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Calcite from
Phikwe Mine, Selebi-Phikwe belt (Selbi-Pikwe), Selebi-Phikwe, Central District, Botswana


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Phikwe Mine, Selebi-Phikwe belt (Selbi-Pikwe), Selebi-Phikwe, Central District, Botswana
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1238795
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1238795:7
GUID (UUID V4):8b39b41d-0eb5-42c4-adfa-4659bc3ad65b
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
87.8km (54.5 miles) ⓘMoeng manganese deposit, Palapye, Central District, Botswana
References
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Book
of Science, University of Botswana, Private Bag UB 00704, Gaborone, Botswana Elsevier Radarweg 29, PO...Granulite Block References Eastern Ghats Mobile Belt 2.3.1 Introduction 2.3.2 Sileru shear zone 2.3.3...Terrane 2.3.7 Kanigiri ophiolitic melange References Central Indian Tectonic Zone 2.4.1 Introduction 2.4.2 Shear...References Further reading Aravalli-Delhi Orogenic Belt 2.5.1 Introduction 2.5.2 South Delhi Terrane 2.5...References Introduction The Limpopo Belt The Central Zone of the Limpopo Belt The Mahalapye Complex 4.4.1 The
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Craton margin in the Zambezi belt of southern Zambia. It is made up of a Central Gabbro Unit (CGU) core, surrounded...southern side of the MIC, where the Munali Nickel Mine is located, reveals a laterally discontinuous body...within an ultramafic megabreccia that surrounds a central, unmineralised gabbro (Evans, 2011). It shares...the similarly aged Jinchuan deposit, China. The central unmineralised gabbro was intruded at 852 ± 22 Ma...absolute timing of mineralisation relative to the central gabbro unit. The characteristics of the deposit
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the Mowana copper deposit, Matsitama Schist Belt, NE Botswana Amogelang Kooganne1 | Akira Imai2 | Andrea...the Zimbabwe Craton in the northeastern part of Botswana. This study aims to document the characteristics... epidotization, sericitization, hematite, and calcite alteration. Based on the alteration mineral assemblage...mineralization type, represented by the quartz+calcite±K-feldspar veins and breccias is characterized...galena. The Type 2 veins represented by the quartz +calcite±fluorite veins, host appreciable amounts of galena
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typical accessory mineral from the world famous Tsumeb mine Overleaf: Crystalline incrustations of vanadinite...2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 talc (the softest) gypsum calcite fluorspar apatite feldspar quartz topaz corundum...forms. D Monoclinic and Triclinic Systems. The central crystal model shows typical triclinic askew crystal...of calcite cleavage fragments, whereas the pointed scalenohedron (12 faces) is typical of calcite dog-tooth...they are often encrusted with minute crystals of calcite, barite, smithsonite and chlorite, and stained
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human beings. When I first visited Sukinda chromite belt in 1964, it was a sleeping hamlet, gifted by nature’s...), a few kilometers away in the Nausahi chromium belt, produced a few tons. I recently revisited the area...that platinum–palladium do exist at Sukinda–Nausahi Belt. However, what I saw saddened me. There are more...born hills appear parallel to Mahagiri range due to mine-waste dumping. Unpaved roads serve the movement...The sky is gloomy throughout the day due to the mine and road dust. Social evils, crime, alcoholism,
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chalcopyrite, sphalerite, and galena in albite (± calcite, muscovite, pyrochlore-group minerals, high-Th...(Morales-Ruano and Fenoll Hach-Ali 1996), the Michael silver mine, the Góry Sowie mountains, Poland: in a hydrothermal...monomineralic and is comprised of albite, with minor calcite (~ 3 vol%) and occasional muscovite (Fig. 2a, b...in the level of porosity from the margin to the central part of the vein. As a result, the appearance of...orientation of pores and mineral inclusions of calcite and white mica is crystallographically controlled
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deposits able to be considered for mining if the run-of-mine (ROM) feed grade can be upgraded to an acceptable...comparative purposes, as DMS is used successfully at the mine to upgrade the nickel before flotation [7]. Both...sampled from a conveyor belt leaving the primary crusher at the mine. The belt was stopped, and a sample...sample was collected from a belt length of 3 m. A bulk sample of approximately one tonne was collected for...conducted by Mintek on ores associated with the mine where ore B was derived have shown no observable
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normalized to 100% sulfide): (i) the Vammala Nickel Belt (Papunen, 1986, Peltonen, 1995) in the PaleoProterozoic...those of the > 2 Ga Tati and SelebiPhikwe belts in Botswana (Maier et al., 2008) showing oceanic-arc affinities... 2018) was made in the South of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) in China. These deposits occur...economic Ni-Cu-PGE mineralization within the same belt that hosts one of the most economically important...a continental Terrane that was accreted to the Central-Iberian Zone during the late Proterozoic Cadomian
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Magmatic Nickel Ore Deposit in the East Kunlun Orogenic Belt, Northern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China YueGao Liu...Ni deposit is located in the East Kunlun orogenic belt in the northern part of the QinghaiTibet plateau...eclogite exhumation in the East Kunlun orogenic belt. In situ Ύ34SV-CDT value of pyrite from the country...Piña et al., 2013), the deposits in the Selebi-Phikwe belt, Botswana (Maier et al., 2008), are on average...Beijing Central Asian Orogenic Belt Tarim Block ALT NLS SQL SG Te r r a n e Central Orogenic Belt Craton
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Keywords Magmatic Ni-Cu sulfide deposit . Central Asian Orogenic Belt . Huangshan mafic-ultramafic intrusion...Xinjiang, NW China, within the Phanerozoic Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB; F ig . 1 ). The m ain d eposits...1 a Schematic geological map of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (after Jahn et al. 2000 and Xiao et al...deposits Fault/ Suture zone Fa ul t/s ut ur Central Tianshan 0 40km Xin gxi ia ngx fau lt Southern...represents a dynamic magma conduit e E94° Fold Belt c E96° (Zhang et al. 2011). Assimilation of S-bearing
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located in northeastern Brazil, in a high-grade mobile belt belonging to the Brasiliano orogenic cycle (650–500...antigorite with magnetite, talc, chlorite, and calcite (Mota-e-Silva et al. 2013). Deformed rocks, eventually...more primitive than sample 004-095.30 from the central part of Piçarra. The orebodies in the most fractionated...Piçarra areas in Limoeiro Ni–Cu–(PGE) deposit. The central red dashed line represents the bulk deposit average...in the massive sulfide of Tati and Selebi-Phikwe, in eastern Botswana (Fiorentini et al. 2012). Similar
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is composed of three discrete mafic intrusions: Mine Block, South Lac des Iles, and Camp Lake (Fig. 1B;...Roby and Offset zones) in the western part of the Mine Block intrusion (Fig. 1B). Platinum group elements...and Cu-Ni sulfide mineralization in the western Mine Block intrusion are found within or directly adjacent...Pd (Peck et al., 2016). To date, the Lac des Iles mine has produced over 3 Moz of palladium from approximately...Sutcliffe Zone Wall T-Prospect Camp Lake Intrusion Mine Block Intrusion Tip Lac des Iles North East Bay
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label: Aerial view of the Bingham Canyon copper mine, Kennecott Utah Copper, September 2003. Photo courtesy...Copper-Molybdenum and CopperGold Deposits at Los Pelambres, Central Chile JosĂ© PerellĂł, Richard H. Sillitoe, Constantino...Magmatic-Hydrothermal History of the RĂ­o Blanco-Los Bronces District, Central Chile: Development of World’s Greatest Known...Chuquicamata District, Northern Chile Geologic Overview of the Escondida Porphyry Copper District, Northern...± Molybdenum Deposits of the Ertsberg-Grasberg District, Papua, Indonesia Clyde A. Leys, Mark Cloos,
Report (issue)
America and Canada, Mineral Industries of Europe and Central Eurasia, Mineral Industries of the Middle East...Angola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Botswana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Burkina Faso...21 Cameroon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Central African Republic . . . . . . . 27 Chad . . . ....of diversified experience in mineral exploration, mine design, development, and operations, as well as...industries of most of North Africa and a number of central African countries since joining the Bureau' s International
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Selected Deposit Groups, Bureau of Land Management Central Yukon Planning Area, Alaska U.S. Department of...Selected Deposit Groups, Bureau of Land Management Central Yukon Planning Area, Alaska By James V. Jones,...selected deposit groups, Bureau of Land Management Central Yukon Planning Area, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey...of the Melozitna pluton in the Kokrines Hills, central Alaska, contain multiple rare earth element (REE)...northern Alaska showing the Bureau of Land Management Central Yukon Planning Area ..........................
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(field of view 8 cm). Figure 1.3 An opencast iron ore mine (Postmasburg, South Africa). 7 microscopes, or...family (figure 4.15). Figure 4.15 The structure of calcite (CaCO3): the triangular clusters are covalently...from Kayes region, Mali); (C) grossular (Jeffrey mine, Canada, 5.6 cm); and (D) spessartine (Marienfluss...sequential patterns as the crystal grew (Messina mine, South Africa, 8.5 cm). (D) (C) Crystals that...(B) V-twinned cerussite (Kombat mine, Namibia, 4 cm); (C) twinned calcite crystals studded with chalcopyrite
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about identifying a Figure 1.3 An opencast iron ore mine (Postmasburg, South Africa). microscopes, or chemically...and some have van Figure 4.15 The structure of calcite (CaCO;): the triangular clusters are covalently...from Kayes region, Mali); (C) grossular (Jeffrey mine, Canada, 5.6 cm); and (D) spessartine (Marienfluss...sequential patterns as the crystal grew (Messina mine, South Africa, 8.5 cm). Crystals that grow slowly...V-twinned ; cerussite (Kombat mine, Namibia, 4 cm); (C) twinned calcite crystals studded with chalcopyrite
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Refining the Classification Using McCreedy West Mine and Podolsky Project Case Studies 163-180 C.E.G...Dyke, Zimbabwe - Case Study of the Hartley Platinum Mine A.H. Wilson, R.T. Brown 409-429 20. The Platinova...REFINING THE CLASSIFICATION: USING McCREEDY WEST MINE, AND PODOLSKY PROJECT CASE STUDIES C.E.G. Farrow...PGE-bearing layered intrusions in the Kola platinum belt CONCLUSIONS 16. THE DISCOVERY AND CHARACTERIZATION...DYKE, ZIMBABWE – CASE STUDY OF THE HARTLEY PLATINUM MINE A.H. Wilson, R.T. Brown INTRODUCTION EXPLORATION
Report (issue)
........................................ 41 Central Belt of the Brooks Range and the Cosmos Hills .....DarbyHogatza igneous belt and parts of the Ruby batholith in the Kokrines-Hodzana belt. Other areas that...Tofty in the Hot Springs placer district, the Roy Creek area in east-central Alaska, and the Bokan Mountain...in east-central Alaska, the Aniak and Innoko districts in southwestern Alaska, the Nome district on the...Seward Peninsula, and the Valdez Creek district in south-central Alaska, were significant in the past,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
fault rock core penetrating Atotsugawa fault, central Japan BHASKAR J. SAIKIA1, G. PARTHASARATHY2, N...that fluid inclusions are abundant in quartz or calcite in granitic rocks, metasediments, and less in calcarious...ch) We examined the F distribution in SeridĂł Fold Belt biotite at the regional, contact, and grain scale...to the chemical composition of the bedrock. In central Europe, nitrate concentrations in stream water...northern Europe, stream water is more acidic than in central and southern Europe due to the low base cation
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............... . 83 The Fresnillo Ag-Pb-Zn District, Zacatecas, Mexico .............................Massive Sulfide Deposits of the BathurstNewcastle District, New Brunswick, Canada Discussion of Tectonic...Deposits ................ . 4.5.2 The Homestake Gold Mine, South Dakota .. 4.5.3 Pre-Metamorphic Stratiform...Post-Metamorphic Quartz-Rich Vein Ores: The Sigma Mine, Quebec ................ . 4.5.5 Discussion and...180 184 185 191 Additional Aspects of Greenstone Belt Metallogeny ............................ . Overview
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1–420 by a pilot project on mineral deposits in Central Europe and in the spreadsheet classiïŹcation scheme...epigenetic and diagenetic mineral deposits in Central Europe . . . . . . . 54. Conclusions — the importance...numerous and in this context some studies from Central Europe may be quoted as representative of this...on fossil fuels, ore and industrial minerals in Central Europe two separate approaches have been taken...crustal consolidation of what is called today Central Europe: (1) stratabound deposits, (2) thrust-bound
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1–420 by a pilot project on mineral deposits in Central Europe and in the spreadsheet classiïŹcation scheme...epigenetic and diagenetic mineral deposits in Central Europe . . . . . . . 54. Conclusions — the importance...numerous and in this context some studies from Central Europe may be quoted as representative of this...on fossil fuels, ore and industrial minerals in Central Europe two separate approaches have been taken...crustal consolidation of what is called today Central Europe: (1) stratabound deposits, (2) thrust-bound
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Kuopio, Finland P. Heino Yara Suomi Oy, SiilinjÀrvi Mine, SiilinjÀrvi, Finland R.J. Herrington The Natural...US T. Huhtelin QP-FRB Outokumpu Ferrochrome Kemi Mine, Kemi, Finland E. Hyvönen Geological Survey of Finland...Survey of Finland, Rovaniemi, Finland, Mustavaara Mine Ltd, Oulu, Finland J. Kinnunen Mawson Resources...Oulu, Finland Contributors T. MÀki PyhÀsalmi Mine Oy, PyhÀsalmi, Finland H.V. Makkonen Geological...Taipale Palsatech Oy, Rovaniemi, Finland Mustavaara Mine Ltd, Oulu, Finland, Finland O.T. RÀmö University
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reasons for the approach taken Mineral deposit or mine? A genetic model as the basis for exploration The...many geologists who have given their time during mine visits and responded to our queries. We have benefited...Decline Doline A downward inclined tunnel into a mine or potential ore body. A funnel-shaped depression...shaft excavated upwards for connecting levels in a mine or ore body. Ripping The removal of overburden...of the problems which face the mine geologist. The function of the mine geologist varies considerably
 
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