Locality type: | Mine |
Classification |
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Species: | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' (not an IMA approved species) |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Hawthorneite | ⓘ8 photos of Fayalite-Forsterite Series associated with Hawthorneite at this locality. |
Pargasite | 8 photos of Fayalite-Forsterite Series associated with Pargasite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fayalite-Forsterite Series data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Bultfontein Mine, KEM JV Mine (Kimberley Ekapa Mining Joint Venture mine; Kimberley Underground mine), Kimberley, Sol Plaatje Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 240085 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:240085:3 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 13698540-0a2f-41aa-8e1c-cae612b53fd2 |
Nearest other occurrences of Fayalite-Forsterite Series |
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5.9km (3.7 miles) | ⓘBenfontein sills, Kimberley, Sol Plaatje Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
10.6km (6.6 miles) | ⓘKampfersdam Mine, Kimberley, Sol Plaatje Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
64.1km (39.8 miles) | ⓘFrank Smith Mine, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
64.3km (40.0 miles) | ⓘNewlands Mine, Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
74.5km (46.3 miles) | ⓘKoffiefontein Mine, Koffiefontein, Letsemeng Local Municipality, Xhariep District Municipality, Free State, South Africa |
80.9km (50.3 miles) | ⓘRovic Mine, Boshof, Tokologo Local Municipality, Lejweleputswa District Municipality, Free State, South Africa |
References |
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Giuliani, A., Kamenetsky, V. S., Phillips, D., Kendrick, M. A., Wyatt, B. A., Goemann, K. (2012) Nature of alkali-carbonate fluids in the sub-continental lithospheric mantle. Geology: 40(11): 967-970. Giuliani, A., Soltys, A., Phillips, D., Kamenetsky, V. S., Maas, R., Goemann, K., ... & Griffin, W. L. (2017) The final stages of kimberlite petrogenesis: petrography, mineral chemistry, melt inclusions and Sr-CO isotope geochemistry of the Bultfontein kimberlite (Kimberley, South Africa). Chemical Geology: 455: 342-356. |
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