Moepe Mine, Pilanesberg Mountain, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
dendritic fluorite. size: 60x50 mm. photo 4-11-2010.
© Philip Bluemner
Pilanesberg Mountain, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
massive, reddish eudialyte in lujavrite rock. FOV: 15 mm. Collection and photo: OT. Ljøstad.
© OT. Ljostad
Purple fluorite with dendritic habit in matrix of aegerine and K feldspar. The fluorite stretches across the entire piece, but where surrounded by aegerine it is difficult to discern. Specimen 5.1 cm top to bottom. Collection and photograph Norman King. Ex: Pearl Freeman.
© Norman King
A sample of the dendritic "herringbone" fluorite from the Moepe mine in the Pilanesburg, 12.8 cm.
© Bruce Cairncross
A flat cleavage on the surface of this specimen exhibits the crystallized, herringbone habit of Fluorite -- similar to other cubic minerals like native Silver and Copper that form feather-like or "herringbone" crystal intergrowths composed of many stacked, intergrown cubes. Personal collection of Sharon Cisneros.
© Eugene & Sharon Cisneros
Unidirectional white crystals of foyaite that crystallised out whilst the matrix was in a fluid state.
Purple herring bone fluorite typical of the Moepe mine.
White foyaite in matrix.
The Moepe Fluorite mine is located in the confines of the Pilanesberg National Park. The mine closed in the 1920s. Access to the mine is not allowed due to the danger of wild animals in the park, e.g., Lion, Elephant, rhino. Permission was granted twice by the Park Board to access the area provided visitors accompanied an armed park ranger. ...
View of the Pilanesberg National Park from the highpoint of Lenong View.