Twyfelaar Mine, Burgersfort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africai
Regional Level Types | |
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Twyfelaar Mine | Mine |
Burgersfort | Town |
Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality | Municipality |
Sekhukhune District Municipality | Municipality |
Limpopo | Province |
South Africa | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° 41' 32'' South , 30° 16' 19'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Lydenburg | 21,695 (2014) | 48.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
69388
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:69388:5
GUID (UUID V4):
83e41e34-dcbd-4eed-9e26-80d251725d54
A PGE mine in a hortonolite-dunite body. Now closed. Workings were at least to the 250 foot/meter (?) level.
Platiniferous magnesian dunite subvertical cylindrical pipe crosscutting the layered cumulates of the Bushveld complex (Lower Zone).
Existence of magmatic replacement.
Magnesian dunite rimmed by harzburgite gradational intopyroxenitic wallrock (layered norites and anorthosites).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)' |
β Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
β Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
β Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
β | Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
O | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
O | β Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Mg | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | β Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
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