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Magnetite from
De Beers Mine, Kimberley, Sol Plaatje Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view De Beers Mine, Kimberley, Sol Plaatje Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1240512
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1240512:9
GUID (UUID V4):1ef79a83-78cf-46e1-8be4-c0ef6e8314e4
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
9.5km (5.9 miles) Benfontein sills, Kimberley, Sol Plaatje Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
60.4km (37.5 miles) Frank Smith Mine, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
References
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Book
LEGACY OF THE MINE LEGACY OF THE MINE LEGACY OF THE MINE ILAN GODFREY JACANA CONTENTS The...The Long (and Dark) Shadow of Mining in South Africa 10 The Photographs 7 Extended Captions 131 ...went Noe rani ese talicim'y z i Palabora Copper Mine, Phalaborwa, Limpopo, 2013. = SS > a 7 =i...Ose The Long (and Dark) Shadow of Mining in South Africa Sakhela Buhlungu For nearly 150 years the mining...mining industry has been the catalyst for South Africa’s economic development and therefore the country’s
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ALPHEUS F. WILLIAMS, B.Sc. GENERAL MANAGER OF DE BEERS CONSOLIDATED J\llNES1 LIMITED VOL. I. I ERNEST...rise and development of the diamond mines of South Africa, from an historical, economic and technical...an historical account of the development of the De Beers group of diamond mines, together with an account...days on the diamond fields when the mines in the Kimberley and Jagersfontein areas were the only diamond...collect during my many visits to all parts of South Africa where kimberlite deposits occurred and the filing
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
PERIDOTITE NOTE ON THE OF KIMBERLEY, VICTOR DIAMOND-BEARING SOUTH AFRICA. HARTOG. WITa x BmLIOORA•'a¾...first calledon to assumethe dutiesof surveyorat the De Beersmine in SouthAfrica the writer of this paperfelt...examination. During a stay of threeyears,however,at the mine, from a careful comparisonof publisheddescriptions...study could not have been extended to all of the South African pipes but it is believedthat the presentdescriptionwill...north, south, east, west and center of certain working levelsin the De BeersMine, Kimberley, South Africa
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Kimberlite-hosted diamond deposits of southern Africa: A review Matthew Field a,⁎, Johann Stiefenhofer...Hole Wells, Somerset, BA5 1DN, United Kingdom De Beers Group Services (Pty) Limited, Mineral Resource... 2135, South Africa c De Beers Group Services, PO Box 47, Kimberley, South Africa d De Beers Canada Inc...deposits in central South Africa in the mid nineteenth century, it was at Kimberley where the volcanic...industrial development of southern Africa. Following the discoveries at Kimberley, even more valuable deposits
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Phase 5. Sample Treatment D) World Production E) South African Diamond Occurrences 1. Large Kimberlite...Finsch 1.4 Kimberley 1.5 Koffiefontein 2. Smaller mineralised kimberlites in South Africa 2.1 The Oaks... their relative production contributions in South Africa were, primary (kimberlite) 8.63 million carats...suggest approximately 40% for the Kimberley mines and 55% for Premier mine. The proportion of gems in the...deposits is over 98%. The MIBA mine in the Congo and the Argyle mine in Australia have an average gem
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sequence and magma evolution of the De Beers dyke (Kimberley, South Africa) Ashton Soltys 1 & Andrea Giuliani...the De Beers dyke, a contemporaneous, composite intrusion bordering the De Beers pipe (Kimberley, South...South Africa). Petrographic features and mineral compositions indicate the following stages in the evolution...mineral compositions of different units within the De Beers dyke are indistinguishable from one another, indicating...root zone intrusions of the main Kimberley pipes (i.e., Wesselton, De Beers, Bultfontein). However, the composition
Book (edition)
iMi THE DIAMOND MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA SOME ACCOUNT OF THEIR AND DEVELOPMENT RISE BY GARDNER F. ... WILLIAMS, M.A. GENERAL MANAGER OF DE BEERS CONSOLIDATED MINES, LTD. ILLUSTRATED THE MACMILLAN COMPANY...The Rush The to 87 114 . the Vaal 140 Kimberley 164 Camps Great White Opening 32 . the...V. Statistics of De Beers Main for Shaft, Kimberley Mine Kimberley Mine Company . 605 667...Mooi Lower Kelder, Plaisis 79, 80 Paarl 81 de Merle, Groot Drakenstein Donkerhoek, Groot Drakenstein
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rmf ' j^lr ^1 THE DIAMOND MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA VOL. II Digitized by the Internet Archive...DIAMOND MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA BY GARDNER F. WILLIAMS, M.A. GENERAL MANAGER OF DE BEERS CONSOLIDATED...Storing and Handling of Dynamite. The Fire in De Beers Mine, iith July, 1888. The Occurrence of “Mud Rushes...Churches in the Compounds. The Mining Towns Kimberley : its ........ Public Buildings, Streets,...torium. School of Mines. worth in XVI. : De Beers Many An Village. Drawbacks. Formation of
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Reunert's Diamond Mines of South Africa. ADVERTISEMENTS. A REVELATION. The frequent the transactions... more SOUTH . 25 MILLIONS -65 . than 1843 IT . . 13 OF POUNDS. 32 AFRICACAPE TOWN, ...L THE OF EG NERA FIELDS WEST. AFRICA. DIAMOND GRIQUALND SOUTH [Reproduced , with permission,... from the Map of n an d South African Exploration Company.] ADVERTISEMENTS. £. BVlRfllESTW... VS, GOODS, Street, (BURMESTER’S BUILDINGS) CAPE SOLE Berlin AGENT FOR TOWN, THE CELEBRATED
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
geochemistry of the Bultfontein kimberlite (Kimberley, South Africa) Andrea Giuliani, Ashton Soltys, David...geochemistry of the Bultfontein kimberlite (Kimberley, South Africa), Chemical Geology (2016), doi:10.1016/j...the SC RI PT Bultfontein kimberlite (Kimberley, South Africa) Andrea Giuliani1,2,3*, Ashton Soltys1...Ryde, Department of Earth Sciences, VU Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV CE 3 PT 2019 NSW, Australia...(BK) from the Bultfontein kimberlite (Kimberley, South MA Africa). Sample BK consists of abundant macrocrysts
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3b7S02.W;O Ultramafic nodules from the Kimberley pipes, South Africa F. R. BOYD Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie...from the Kimberley pipes differ from suites collected in a number of other areas in southern Africa in two...low-temperature (< 1100°C) peridotites from the Kimberley pipes have textures ranging from coarse to fluidal...mosaic-porphyroclastic. In most nodule suites from southern Africa and elsewhere in the world, these low-temperature...Petrographic and electron microprobe study of the Kimberley peridotites shows that they are depleted in basaltic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SOME UPPER CRETACEOUS KIMBERLITE OCCURRENCES IN SOUTH AFRICA P.L. McFADDEN and D.L. JONES Department of Physics...reported from the De Beers, DuToitspan and Wesselton kimberlite pipes (86 -+ 3 Ma) at Kimberley and from the...150 km from Kimberley and although undated are geologically correlated with the Kimberley pipes. Eighty...exception of Finsch) and it is suggested the three Kimberley pipes were emplaced simultaneously. The mean pole...reliable palaeomagnetic results from continental Africa from Cretaceous or Early Tertiary rock formations
Report (issue)
SURVEY OF SOUTH AFRICA COUNCIL FOR GEOSCIENCE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SOUTH AFRICA MINERALOGY OF SOUTH AFRICA:... COUNCIL FOR GEOSCIENCE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SOUTH AFRICA Scientific Editor R.D. Dixon Linguistic and...Council for Geoscience (Geological Survey of South Africa), 280 Pretoria Street, Silverton, Pretoria or........................... 69 5.1 Overview of South African Occurrences ..............................LAYEREDSUITE,BUSHVELDCOMPLEX.... 111 MINERALOGY OF SOUTH AFRICA: TYPE-MINERAL SPECIES AND TYPE-MINERAL NAMES
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ASSOCIATED WITH THE WESSELTON KIMBERLITE PIPE, KIMBERLEY, SOUTH AFRICA J.L. WHITE, R.S.J. SPARKS, K. BAILEY Department...seroster99@hotmail.com © 2012 March Geological Society of South Africa ABSTRACT Field relations, petrography and bulk...complex exposed in water tunnels at Wesselton Mine, Kimberley. The sill complex, together with associated...associated with the Wesselton kimberlite pipe, Kimberley, South Africa. This study investigates their intrusion...Wesselton Mine is situated 6.5 km southeast of Kimberley in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa and
Book (volume)
ALPHEUS F. WILLIAMS, B.Sc. GENERAL JIIANAGER OF DE BEERS CONSOLIDATED MINES, LIMITED VOL. II. I 9 3 2...DIALLAOE MICA SPINEL AND PICOTITE PLEONASTE • MAGNETITE CHROMITE JLMENITE RUTILE PYRRHOTITE GRAPHITE CYANITE...DIAMOND-BEARING ALLUVIAL GRAVELS OF THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA DIAMOND-BEARING GRAVELS DRAINAGE WEATHERING...SYSTEMS THE ORIGIN OF THE ALLUVIAL DIAMONDS THE SOUTH-WEST AFRICA DIAMOND DEPOSITS THE VAAL RIVER ALLUVIAL GRAVELS...Plate No. 96. THIN SECTION (359, X 12) FONTEIN MINE BRONZITE PERIDOTITE FROM JAGERS­ facing page 368
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(Canada), Alto Paranaiba (Brazil) and Kaalvallei (South Africa) Emilie Lim 1 & Andrea Giuliani 1,2 & David... Tres Ranchos-04), and the Kaapvaal craton, South Africa (Kaalvallei: Samada, New Robinson). Olivine...localities: Grizzly and Koala (Ekati property), Lac de Gras, Canada; Limpeza-18 and Tres Ranchos-04, Alto...Samada and New Robinson (Kaalvallei cluster), South Africa (Fig. 1). This is the first detailed study of...Grizzly and Koala kimberlites are located in the Lac de Gras kimberlite field of the Slave craton, Canada
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ancient India to Venice, Antwerp, Diamantina, and Kimberley. The second section, THE ROUGH DIAMOND AND ITS...on-the-spot reporting, it explores the mines of South Africa and India, Zaire and Brazil, Sierra Leone and...photographs: Michel Plassart (front); Guy Philippart de Foy (back). itiay a Ce Diamonds myth, magic... Honorary President, Chambre syndicale francaise de la Bijouterie, Joaillerie, Orfévrerie, Paris Head...Department of Geological Mining, Bureau de Recherches géologiques et miniéres de France (BRGM), Orléans Eduard
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Project of Energy, Mines, and Resources, Canada; and De Beers Consolidated Mines are acknowledged for financial............................... 126 5.3.3.2. West Africa ........................................... 126...11. 6.12. 6.13. 6.14. 6.15. 6.6.3 .1. Diverse South African Kimberlites (Dawson and Smith 1975, Smith.......................... 437 KIMBERLITES Ex Africa semper aliquid novi. Pliny The Elder, Natural...confluence of the Vaal, Orange, and Riet Rivers of South Africa in 1866-1867. The ebb and flow of prospecting
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Perovskite from the Dutoitspan kimberlite, Kimberley, South Africa: implications for magmatic processes R...lithofacies from the Dutoitspan pipe, Kimberley, South Africa, which range from diamondiferous to barren...from the Dutoitspan kimberlite pipe, Kimberley District, South Africa. Data on the chemistry of perovskites... PEROVSKITE FROM THE DUTOITSPAN KIMBERLITE, SOUTH AFRICA kite, hypothesizing that Fe will increasingly...kimberlite is located in the Kimberley cluster, (Kimberley District of South Africa). Clement (1982) identified
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Soc., Brit. Assoc., Inst. Soc. Soc. Psych. Hon. Cape Sc.D. of Good Elect. Eng., Hon. Mem. Roy. Phil...Soc. of South Africa, Amer. Chem. Soc., Amer. Philos. Soc., Roy. Soc. So~. Sci. Bucharest, de Upsala...examine at extracts tional of the did mines, zealous De the and Mines, ing of managers me for free...access 1896 Consolidated Beers their quest In on and Kimberley, at F. Williams, when Mr. Gardner... month per- on two during observations Kimberley, based are pages and had me to to take
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we live on. The previous conferences were held at Cape Town (1973), Santa Fe, New Mexico (1977), Clermont-Ferrand...Araxa, Brazil (1991), Novosibirsk, Russia (1995), Cape Town (1998), Victoria, Canada (2003) and Frankfurt...of Dharwar Craton in South India, (ii) lamproites of Bundelkhand Craton in northern India and (iii) diamond...He obtained a B.Sc. (Hons) from the University of Cape Town in 1986 and a Ph.D. in metamorphic petrology...Glasgow. For over 30 years, he was a consultant to De Beers Consolidated Mines, managing their worldwide outside
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Benfontein Kimberlite Sill complex (Kimberley, South Africa): Textural, petrographic and melt inclusion...the Benfontein Kimberlite Sill complex (Kimberley, South Africa): Textural, petrographic and melt inclusion...the Benfontein Kimberlite Sill Complex (Kimberley, South Africa): Textural, petrographic and melt inclusion...Geological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa 6 Department of Geology, University...emplacement coeval with other kimberlites of the Kimberley SC RI cluster. The Benfontein sills are characterised
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University, NSW 2109, Australia b Université de Lubumbashi, Département de Géologie, B.P. 1825, Lubumbashi, Congo...analysis of perovskites from four previously dated South African Group I kimberlites. Intercepts of regression...component. The ages of Group I kimberlites in Kimberley District cluster around 87 Ma, similar to those determined...kimberlites corresponds to the opening of the northern part of the East African Rift and implies the...members of the magnesian ulvospinel–ulvospinel–magnetite series), diopside (Al- and Ti-poor), monticellite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
phenomena presented by the diamond-mines round Kimberley. This work was in a great measure based upon specimens...Colonial Exhibition in South Kensington as long ago as 1886, when the De Beers mine had perhaps a depth...diamond-mines of South Africa. The history of a rock somewhat similar to that prevailing in the Kimberley pipes...(or serpentine) with the diamond at least in South Africa, and also in Kentucky. Our readers will easily...which such a subject as the diamond-rock of South Africa would have for a man of Professor Lewis' stamp
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with whose research groups at the universities of Cape Town and Chicago I have had long and fruitful collaboration...southern Africa has been carried out with the cooperation and assistance of the geologists of De Beers Consolidated...7.3 2.8 2.9 Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Africa . . . . . . .... . . . . Central Africa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . East Africa. . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southern Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S.S.R. .
 
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