 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | University] at 05:17 17 August 2017 of PALABORA Limpopo Province South Africa MALCOLM SOUTHWOOD 7 Campbell Court...Gauteng Johannesburg, South Africa brucec@uj.ac.za A Figure 1. The abandoned Palabora open pit, photographed...bottom of the pit 300 meters below sea level. The Palabora* Igneous Complex (PIC) is located some 450 kilometers...kilometers northeast of Johannesburg in Limpopo Province, South Africa, just below the Tropic of Capricorn...and vermiculite from the complex. In 1956 the Palabora Mining Company was set up to develop the large |  | | Journal (issue) | | Zeolites and associated minerals from the Palabora mine, Transvaal....................................& R. S. W. Braithwaite The Lake George antimony mine, New Brunswick ..................... 263 by W. E...Kalahari m an g an ese field, C ape Province, South Africa. (See th e article in this issue, b eg in n...July-A ugust, 1991 in the collection from a specific mine, state or country, or all the gem beryls over 20...Europe and South America, $7.50/$8.00; by airmail to Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, $8.50/$9 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Nineteen, Number Three Articles The Tonopah-Belmont mine, Maricopa County, A rizona by G. B. Allen & W. Hunt...........221 COVER: ANGLESITE from the Touissit mine, Morocco. The large crystal measures 4.5 cm. This...Chichibu mine” (by Kuniaki Kato and Hidemichi Hori), “ Collecting report: Hikagezawa gold mine, Shizuoka...Avenue Sun City, Arizona 85351 he Tonopah-Belmont mine is a micromounter’s paradise. An un common suite...sulfates, molybdates and chromates can be found at the mine. The abundance of species makes it an ideal introduction |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Auburn, Alabama 36849-5305 cookrob@auburn.edu Scolecite Pune (Poona), Mahavashtva, India T he zeolites...common zeolites (such as natrolite, mesolite, and scolecite) can be similar in appearance, occurring as sprays...as this issue’s Connoisseur’s Choice specimen. Scolecite is typically seen as a colorless to white, transparent...5-5.5, and its measured density is 2.25-2.29. Scolecite is monoclinic (m) and typically occurs as slender...V-shaped striations on {OlO} (Tschernich 1992). Scolecite is commonly seen as radiating sprays, jumbled |  | | Book (edition) | | OF OF SOUTH AFRICA MINES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF REPUBLIC OF THE SOUTH AFRICA...Second World War, and partly as a result of it, South Africa experienced vast industrial expansion. This...official ‘handbook on the mineral resources of South Africa, it has become necessary to revise, or rather...great diversity and magnitude of South African mineral deposits and local mining operations, the Economic...Chamber of Mines of South Africa with Mr G. H. Grange as co-ordinator, and the South, African mining industry; |  | | Journal (issue) | | the Unificada mine, Potosi, Bolivia. Top right: Benitoite, 2 cm, from the Benitoite Gem mine, California...N‘Chwaning I mine, Kuruman, South Africa. Bottom right: Mimetite, 2.7 cm, from the Tsumeb mine, Namibia....Record: (1) Stephanite, Husky mine, Canada. (2) Wulfenite, Rowley mine, Arizona. (3) Diaspore twin, Pinarcik...Adelaide mine, Tasmania. (5) Andradite, Antetezambato, Madagascar. (6) Calcite, Mashamba West mine, Congo...(8) Scorodite, Tsumeb mine, Namibia. (9) Shigaite, N’Chwaning II mine, South Africa. v This special supplement |  | | Catalog/List | | crystals. Good display piece. Vambori, Ahmedhagar District, Maharashtra State, lndia about 5x2.5 inches £70...with micro Sphalerite on 2x2 matrix Lers Malines Mine, Gard, France £20 4. BENTORITE a very rare, Cr containing...£30 . Koksha Valley, Badakshan, Afganistan 7. SCOLECITE single terminated white translucent crystal tim�e...crystals, possible Dickite micros too. Panteg-y-Gaseg Mine, Amlwch Anglesey, Wales £18 I 0. PENNANTITE small...matrix. Plates are about I to 1.5 mm size (Benallt Mine,Lleyn, Wales) £30 11. BOURNONITE good blocky grey |  | | Catalog/List | | ALMANDINE Brastad iron Mine near Arendal ,Norway 87 ■ BERYL Evje area . South Norway Rich fine grained...- -1111 ALMANDINE Epteland, Evje-lveland area, South Norway 164 BERYL Kolsva, Vastmanland Sweden Rich...ANALCITE Bratthagen, near Larvik South Norway 1086 CALCITE Landsverk, Evje, South Norway Unusual rich yellow...··•··· --- -- . 168 ANORTHOCLASE Ula, near Larvik, South Norway 129 CHROMITE Kemi Finland Feldspar group...---·-··----·------ ·- - ---27 ANTHOPHYLLITE Kaveltorp Mine Sweden 1008 CHRYSOBERYL Kolsva. Vastmanland Sweden |  | | Catalog/List | | ~014_ _ 88 ADAMITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico 69 ALUMOHYDROCALCITE South Bay, Scarborough Yorkshire...Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi 1073 AMBL YGONITE Eitarama,Ruanda, Central Africa Rich mass of black...Quebec, Can 1098 ANALCITE Bratthagen, near Larvik South Norway Rich fibrous pale grey-brown mass. Unusual...- - --··---- - - - - - · . 767 AJOITE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona USA 17 ANAL CITE Talisker...North Sweden 501 ALLOPHANE New East Whcal Russell mine, Devon ,England variety VIRIDINE (Mangan rich variety) |  | | Catalog/List | | massive with minor Celsian and Bementite from Benallt Mine, Lleyn, Wales, (Recently tested by XRD) lxl £4 lx2...£15 £6 88 ADAMITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico 1036 ALSTONITE Fallowfield Mine, Northumberland Colourless... £6 BaCa .C0/3 2 AEGIRINE Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi 975 ALTHAUSITE Modum, Buskerud,Norway...x2 £ 1.50 2x2 £3 Al SO/4 767 ■ AJOITE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona USA 14 ALUMINITE Railway cutting...Lepidocrocite. 3mm £3 FeO"OH Cl 69 ALUMOHYDROCALCITE South Bay, Scarborough Yorkshire A rare British mineral |  | | Catalog/List | | £10 2x2 £15 Ix! £3 lx2 £6 I · 88 ADAMITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico Colourless to yellow small crystals...lx½£5 ZnAs0/4 2 AEGIRINE Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi Rich mass ofblnck crystal sections ,on...£10 2x3 £15 Na Ca SiO F 7fJ 7 ■ AJOITE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona USA Blue veinlets in matrix...F OH 2x2 £10 -------------------------Keystone, South Dakota U.S.A. 16 AMBLYGONITE Pure grey cleavable...LiNaAIP0/4FOH 1098 ANALCITE Bratthagen, near Larvik South Norway Unusual rich yellow vitreous mass in Syenite |  | | Catalog/List | | sent with the parceL Eilarama,Ruanda, Central Africa AMBLYGONITE 1073 Near Chclan, E.Washinglon USA...Amphibolc IxI £3 Norway South Larvik near CITE 13ratthagcn, ANAL 1098 Ojucla Mine, Mapimi, Mexico ADAMITE...Skye, Scotland AEGI. R JNE 17 Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi 2 While crystals well covering Basall...cleavage Ti0/2 Mn S 1.5cm£4 5mm£2 ANATASE Virtuous Lady mine,Devon 26 ALBITE Kragcro Norway 6 single dark blue...mass Cc Ca Y Al Fe SiO 2x2 £12 lx2 £6 Dark Star Mine,Ravalli County, Montana U,S_A ANCYLITE Cc Rich pinkish |  | | Book | | Early History • Zeolites were known by many local names in the eighteenth century. Most of the research...the fibrous zeOlites, natrolite, mesolite, and scolecite because intergrown samples were powdered and analyzed...in framework aluminosilicates is always (Ca + Mg+ Ba + NaZ+ KZ)/AI = 1. Zeolites differ from all the other...general formula for a zeolite mineral is (Ca,NaZ,KZ,Ba,Sr,Mg,CsZ,LiZ)a[AlaSi n_a 0Zn] •xHZO The part in...positively charged cations (Ca, K, Na, Li, Mg, Sr, Ba, Cs) to produce an electrically neutral stable mineral | | | Book | | Early History • Zeolites were known by many local names in the eighteenth century. Most of the research...the fibrous zeOlites, natrolite, mesolite, and scolecite because intergrown samples were powdered and analyzed...in framework aluminosilicates is always (Ca + Mg+ Ba + NaZ+ KZ)/AI = 1. Zeolites differ from all the other...general formula for a zeolite mineral is (Ca,NaZ,KZ,Ba,Sr,Mg,CsZ,LiZ)a[AlaSi n_a 0Zn] •xHZO The part in...positively charged cations (Ca, K, Na, Li, Mg, Sr, Ba, Cs) to produce an electrically neutral stable mineral |  | | Book | | Struik Nature (an imprint of Penguin Random House South Africa (Pty) Ltd) Reg. No. 1953/000441/07 The Estuaries...Century City, 7441 PO Box 1144, Cape Town, 8000 South Africa Visit www.randomstruik.co.za and join the Struik...published edition, 2015: Penguin Random House South Africa (Pty) Ltd Publisher: Pippa Parker Managing editor:...Hatfield Campus, University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa Dr Lynnette Greyling Department of Geological...Town Private Bag X3 Rondebosch 7701 Cape Town, South Africa Note: The authors and the publishers cannot |  | | Journal (issue) | | EDITORIAL COVER PHOTO: Bayldonite. Penberthy Croft mine, St. Hilary, Cornwall. Globular aggregates to 0...Simon Camm· Michael Merry ------- 16 ------THE VAN MINE S.J.S. Hughes -------26 ------A JOURNEY THROUGH... MINERAL NOTES SIEGENITE FROM ERGLODD MINE, TALYBONT, DYFED, WALES RGLODD Mine is located 200 metres east of...sphalerite (Livingstone l'I al., 1976); in the South Wales Coalfield it is found in clay-ironstone nodules...(1985) Siegenite in clayironstone nodules from the South Wales Coalfield. Joumal of the Russell Society 1 |  | | Book | | talc vug in 1997, is 1.7 cm long (Marty, 2004 ). AFRICA widely in Litchfield County, where good crystals...and pegmatitic environments. In the mid- l 970s, local historian-collector William J. Brunet set out to...Mount Malosa, Chilwa alkaline province, Zomba district. "Illite" is the name of a series of incompletely...which they called the Bentley Lake Road occurrence, south of Bancroft. Sharp, flattened rhombohedral ilmenite...Springfield show ( 1995: 582). Madawaska [Faraday] mine near Bow Lake, Hastings County. Some of the world's |  | | Book (volume) | | ANALCITE.338 ZEOLITE GROUP.351 Natrolite, Mesolite, Scolecite ...... Thomsonite, Gonnardite, Edingtonite ...Table 2. Cell parameters of alkali felspars aA bA cA Sanidine 8-5642 13-0300 7-1749 90° Orthoclase...ions which may be present in limited amounts include Ba, Ti, Fe+3, Fe+2, Mg, Sr and rarely Mn. Analyses of...separately in Table 9: for the remaining felspars the Ba is considered to substitute for K, while for all...D 14° — Si A1 Fe+1 2 3 4 * 6 7 8 Ti Mg Na Ca K Ba 11-719 4-249 0-024 0-011 0-027 2-916 0-227 0-748 |  | | Book | | major producing districts, or a representative district if there are many. We name the chief mining companies...supply must come not merely from one district but from a single mine. Thus the physical properties of many...eclipsing the mineral magnesite in some areas; the trona mine rather than the Solvay plant is now the main source...comfort. Users of chromite, who must the USSR, South Africa, Albania, and wish that chromite deposits were...Republic of South Africa by the Department of Mines and the Geological Survey of South Africa; such profiles |  | | Journal (issue) | | by R. Z. Kothavala Rare minerals of the Kombat mine, Namibia ................................ 421 by...S. Petrussenko Minerals of the Beltana mine, Puttapa, South A ustralia 449 by P. Elliot Columns ...ichigan 49930 (906) 482-9560 Michigan native copper; mine owner; wholesale, retail 411 Museum o f Geological...07439 Hours: 10-5 M -Sun, M ar.-D ec. Specialty: Local m ining & minerals Carnegie Museum o f Natural...the cavansite occurrence. Con versations with local people also disclosed some circumstances during |  | | Catalog/List | | Arsenopyrite Ghana, Ilmenite South Africa,Cobaltian Gersdorffite from Gortdmm Mine Containing unusual elements...masses with possible Als1oni1e Fallowficld mine. Ix½ £4 Ba Ca C0/3 micros. Hexham.Nonhumbcrlond ALUMINITE...x1/, A rare British m i neral. Rich white veins South Bay. Scarborough - · i re Ca Al C0/3 £5 a n d masses...and polished lx2 16 AMBL\'GONITE 2x2 £3 Keystone, South Dakota U.S.A. Ix I£ I Pure grey cleavable massive..._ _ __ ___ _____ _ _ _ _ 21 7 ANDORITE San Jose Mine, Oruro. Bol ivia 6x6mm £3 Pure grey metallic mass |  | | Catalog/List | | Quebec Ix! £ 1.10 ,Canada Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Ix½ £3 Malawi Nandan Meteroite, Lihu,Nandan 3mm... x i £5 Rich wh ite crusts on matrix. Rawhide Mine, Moh ave County, ½ x ½ Arizona, U.S.A £3 Kragero...LLOPHANE ALSi O A LMANDINE garnet group ♦ A LSTONITE Ba C a CO/3 A LUJ\UNITE Al SO/4 A LUMINITE Al SO/4 A...Bastnas Mine Sweden Jx2 £6 2 x2 £1.20 2x2 £1 2 Ix ! £4 l x2 £8 New East Wheal Russell mine, Devon...50p A rare British mineral. Rich wh ite veins and South Bay, Scarborough ½x½ masses in matrix. Yorkshire |  | | Journal (issue) | | prices include Air Mail. CONTINENTAL EUROPE SOUTH AFRICA I & A Wolters Leeuwendaal 2, 3273 ХD Westmaus...(01864)1975 Horst Windinch P.O. Воx 17273 Groenkloof South Africa 0027 AMERICAN CONTINENT AUSTRALIA Mrs. J...C. van Loon. Diary of Events 4 2 6 Llywernog Mine and Museum S.J.S. Hughes. ADVERTISING Peter Briscoe...Briscoe 'Lloches' Job Lane, Mattersey, Doncaster. South Yorkshire. DN105HE Tel: (0777) 817593 5 8 2 For...'Golconda' Littleworth Lane, Rossington, Doncaster, South Yorkshire. 2 3 0 Sainte Marie-Aux-Mines Show |  | | Journal (issue) | | Marie, Munchen or by post: ARC DE SANT Mаr1i 79 Local, 08032 Barselona, Spain • KUSTOS- Jonh S. White...calcite; crystal aggregates 15 cm in size. Vеrklinii Mine, Dabugorsk, Pпmorskii Krai, Russia. Specimen: V...phillipsite (!x1), pollucite (?), svetlozerite (+x1), scolecite (x1), stellerite (x1), stilbite (x1!), thomsonite...(Stepanov, 1948); svetlozarite (tl) (Efimov, 1979); scolecite (d) (Shkabara, 1940); stilbite (!), thomsonite...the vicinity of the Petropavlovka Village, 3 km south of the town of Simferopol'. Volcanites o f the Bodrak—Karadag |  | | Catalog/List | | location details l cm£4 2cm£8 Mount Malosa, Zomba District. Malawi IxI ins £5 Rich line grained black crystalline...black-brown cleavage Yakutia. Russin 5mm£2 Rawhide Mine, MohavcCounty, ½xY,£3 Arizona , US.A . l.x2 50p...group AlS0/4 Al S0/4 ✓ New East Whcal Russell mine, Devon .England Madagascar Railway cutting nearCreston...Tanzania 69 ALUMOHYDROCALCITE f X 1/1 ½x½ £3 South Bay. Scarborough £5 Yorkshire lxl £.J Flux Canyon...Feldspar Li Na Al P0/4 F OH Zeolite TiO Kcystonc. South Dakota U.S.A. lxl £1 lx2 £1.50 lx2 £1 .JO 20 |
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Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa