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Fenite from
Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Type:Fenite
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Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1531478
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1531478:5
GUID (UUID V4):3176782f-e99f-49b6-ac0c-3e1bd1022b4c
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Modelling of Major Mineralizing Structures at the Phalaborwa Copper Deposit Ian Basson, Paulien Lourens, Hans-Dieter...Modelling of Major Mineralizing Structures at the Phalaborwa Copper Deposit, Ore Geology Reviews (2016), doi:...Modelling of Major Mineralizing Structures at the Phalaborwa Copper Deposit Ian Basson 1, 3*, Paulien Lourens...Paardevlei, 7130, South Africa 2 Palabora Mining Company Limited, 1 Copper Road, 1390, South Africa 3 Department...Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa Abstract The c. 2060 Ma Phalaborwa Igneous Complex forms an elongate
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
CARBONATITE AND PHOSCORITE MAGMATISM OF THE PHALABORWA COMPLEX (SOUTH AFRICA) S.C. ERIKSSON .1 Bernard Price...University of the Witwatersrand, 2001 Johannesburg (South Africa) (Received January 26, 1984; revised and accepted...the Phalaborwa Complex (South Africa). Isot. Geosci., 2: 291--299. The Phalaborwa Complex (South Africa)... INTRODUCTION The Phalaborwa Complex .2, northeastern Transvaal, South Africa, represents significant...substantiation. Early geologists had postulated that the Phalaborwa Complex could be around 200-140 Ma and associated
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
controlling apatite formation in the Phalaborwa Complex (South Africa) based on combined cathodoluminescence...Nature 2020 Abstract The Phalaborwa world-class phosphate deposit (South Africa) is hosted by a Paleoproterozoic...carbonatite, pyroxenitic rocks, and subordinate fenite. In addition, syenite and trachyte occur in numerous...at constant O and Sr isotopic compositions. In fenite, syenite and trachyte, apatite displays alteration...the Witwatersrand, PO Wits, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa 3 Etienne Deloule etienne.deloule@univā€‘lorraine
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of mica and apatite from the Palabora Carbonatite complex, South Africa R. Johannes Giebel, Michael...of mica and apatite from the Palabora Carbonatite complex, South Africa. Lithos (2018), https://doi.org/10...of mica and apatite from the Palabora Carbonatite Complex, South Africa R. Johannes Giebela, b,* , Michael...-Mandela-Drive, Bloemfont ein 9300, SC a PT Markla South Africa Department of Applied Geology and Geohazards...fenites) of the Loolekop deposit, Palabora Carbonatite Complex (South Africa). Mica in pyroxenites and fenites
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
associations, as exemplified by the Phalaborwa Complex, South Africa Lorenzo Milani 1 & Robert Bolhar...and carbonatite rocks of the Palaeoproterozoic Phalaborwa Complex. Textural and compositional characterization...Witwatersrand, PVT Bag 3, Wits, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa 2 Department of Earth Sciences, University...the Western Cape, PVT Bag X17, Bellville 7530, South Africa 3 Department of Earth Sciences, Stellenbosch...Stellenbosch University, PVT Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa 4 GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam Telegrafenberg
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
phoscoriteā€“carbonatite association at Phalaborwa, South Africa Lorenzo Milani 1 & Robert Bolhar 1 &...of the phoscoriteā€“carbonatite association at Phalaborwa. We trace the behavior of the compatible elements...Witwatersrand, PVT Bag 3, Wits,, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa 2 Department of Earth Sciences, Stellenbosch...Stellenbosch University, PVT Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa 3 Department of Earth Sciences, University...the Western Cape, PVT Bag X17, Bellville 7530, South Africa revealing an evolutionary trend of decreasing
Report (chapter)
palaeomagnetic data from the Kaapvaal Craton, South Africa Shawn Letts, Trond H. Torsvik, Susan J. Webb...palaeomagnetic data from the Kaapvaal Craton, South Africa SHAWN LETTS1,2, TROND H. TORSVIK1,3,4,5*, SUSAN...2050, South Africa 2 Anglo American, P.O. Box 61587, Marshalltown, Johannesburg 2107, South Africa 3 ...from the well-dated 2060.6 + 0.5 Ma Phalaborwa Complex in South Africa (Kaapvaal Craton) are of excellent...coeval 2054.4 + 1.3 Ma Bushveld Complex. The Phalaborwa and Bushveld complex poles, along with poles
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7700, South Africa Abstract The rare Li-mica taeniolite is described...carbonatite, fenite, fenitization, mantle metasomatism. Introduction CARā€¢ONATITES are enriched in Ba, St, REE...(Deans, 1981), while the Phalaborwa complex of north-eastern Transvaal, South Africa, is not only a major...by-products of Zr, P, U, Ni, Au, PGE, Ag, Se and Te (Palabora Mining Company Ltd, 1976; Ericksson, 1989). However...with the large volumes of ore being processed at Phalaborwa. Clearly the mechanisms of formation of carbonatites
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Orbicular rhythmic layering in the Palabora carbonatite, South Africa ALAN C.MOORE BHP Exploration, 20...earliest stage of magmatic activity within the Palabora carbonatite was marked by the intrusion of phosphate-bearing...phosphate concentrations. The resemblance of the Palabora orbicules to Liesegang rings has led to the development...1957) Palabora carbonatite complex, of about 24 km2, is situated in the northeast Transvaal, South Africa...C? Figure 1. Simplified geological map of the Palabora carbonatite complex, after P.M.C. Ltd (1976).
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
carbonatites and phoscorites from Sokli, SiilinjaĢˆrvi, Phalaborwa, Jacupiranga and Fen, which contain Mg-rich calcites...Russel et al., 1954; Zaitsev & Bell, 1995) from Phalaborwa (PA3) and Sokli (SO2), and a glimmerite from...AL1 from AlnoĢˆ is transitional to ijoliteā€“sodic fenite as evidenced by abundant aegirine, nepheline, and...during emplacement (Zhabin, 1978). SoĢˆvites from Phalaborwa and SiilinjaĢˆrvi contained irregular exsolutions... Apatite soĢˆvite SoĢˆve Mine, Fen, Norway FE5 Apatite soĢˆvite SoĢˆve Mine, Fen, Norway AL1 Pegmatitic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Guli, Russia (Kogarko et al. 1991); and Palabora, South Africa (Sharygin et al. 2011), suggests that calcite-...well documented carbonatite provinces: (a) East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and one occurrence in...common in typical magmatic carbonatites, and local enrichment in Ba suggests that by todayā€™s terminology, the...process leading to the formation of fenitesā€™; where fenite is described as: ā€˜a hightemperature metasomatic...country rock by fenitisation-type metasomatism are Ba, Nb, Sr, Sc, Rb, Zn, V (Le Bas 2008) and in some
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
iron-oxide-apatite deposit of the Ouled Dlim Massif, South Morocco Rachid Benaouda, Dennis Kraemer, Maria...iron-oxide-apatite deposit of the Ouled Dlim Massif, South Morocco, Gondwana Research(2019), https://doi.org/10...iron-oxide-apatite deposit of the Ouled Dlim Massif, South Morocco Rachid Benaoudaa*, Dennis Kraemera, Maria...Pre-proof Abstract Recent exploration work in South Morocco revealed the occurrence of several carbonatite...carbonatite outcrop and were identified as glimmerite fenite type. Rare earth -p element (REE) and Nb mineralization
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
example, the carbonatite body of the Phalaborwa complex in South Africa contains one of the worldā€™s largest...sub-economic copper sulphide ores (except for Phalaborwa) are rather uncommon in alkaline rocks and carbonatites...steeply (70ā€“85Ā°) towards its centre. The zone of fenite up to 300 m wide has developed predominantly on...10, perovskite- and magnetite-rich dunite; 11, fenite; 12, gneiss; 13, drilling profiles with the deep...In contrast to the copper ore found within the Phalaborwa carbonatites (Forster, 1958), the mineralization
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
vegetation include Nb, rare earth elements (REEs), P, Ba, Sr, F, U, and Th, and in water, F, Th, and U are...Country Mine production 2014 (Mt) 2015 (Mt) Reserves (Mt) Igneous phosphorites Brazil Russia South Africa...Although the Paleoproterozoic Phalabora Complex in South Africa only produced 2.20 Mt (10%) in 2015, the country...(2013). there is a dominant element (Ca, Pb, Sr, Ba, or Mn) at two of the cation sites, and P, V, or...Carbonatites are commonly enriched in (L)REE, Nb, P, Sr, Ba, HFSE, U, Th, and F (Jones et al., 2013). This enrichment
Report (issue)
the giant Olympic Dam Cu-U-Au-Ag-REE deposit in South Australia in 1975, a conception developed of an...essential resources of PGE, Ni, Se, Te, Zr, As, B, Ba, Cl, Co, Mo, Mn and W. The IOCG classes are generally...ore. The giant and famous Olympic Dam deposit in South Australia is the worldā€™s fourth largest Cu deposit...Billiton. The Phalaborwa deposit in South Africa is the worldā€™s second largest Cu mine and largest vermiculite...vermiculite mine and has by-products of Au, Ag, PGE, magnetite, P, U, Zr, Se, Te and Bi, according to
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
constraints on the petrogenesis of the Phalaborwa carbonatite Complex, South Africa Fu-Yuan Wu a,āŽ, Yue-Heng Yang...Council for Geoscience, Limpopo Unit, P.O. Box 620, Polokwane 0700, South Africa e Department of Earth...Srā€“Ndā€“Hf isotopes Carbonatite Phalaborwa a b s t r a c t The Phalaborwa carbonatite Complex, situated...situated in the northeastern part of South Africa, is characterized by copper and zirconium mineralization,...emplaced. In contrast to other carbonatites, the Phalaborwa Complex is characterized by high initial Sr and
Book (edition)
Venezuela, Brazil, Paraguay, Angola and South-West Africa, i.a. Carbonatites are now the major sources...Canada Brazil Greenland, Europe, and the U.S.S.R. Africa India APPENDICES REFERENCES LOCALITY INDEX SUBJECT...Society of South Africa and C. A. Strauss and F. C. Truter (1950A) : Geological Society of South Africa and...Society of South Africa and R. L. Johnson (1961) 6-12: Geological Society of South Africa and R. L. Johnson... Figure Figure 10-1: Geological Society of South Africa and S.J. Shand (1921A) 10-5: American Journal
Report (issue)
Carbonatite in rocks that enclose the complex. _ _ _ _ Fenite ----_--_--------_-----_------------------_ Mineralogy...pod et Map of fenitized rocks at the Vermiculite mine, showing sample localities and radioactivity anomaly...______--.-__-__-_-_-__--Analyses of rocks from fenite area, Gem Park Complex-___________-____-______...of carbonatite, all of Cambrian age. A mass of fenite lies near the center of the complex. The whole...alluvium and colluvium. Some carbonatite dikes and fenite contain concentrations of niobium, rare-earth elements
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
sulfide mineralization. Keywords: ferrocarbonatite, fenite, sulfide mineralization, thiospinel, fletcherite...Sulfides from the carbonatite of the Phalaborwa Complex, South Africa, exhibit only minor variations in...area of approximately 100 km2, situated ca. 7.5 km south of the border between Angola and Namibia (Fig. 1)...Flow-banding and local magmatic folding are common structures of these carbonatiteā€“fenite mixtures, owing...subhedral grains filling microfractures in the fenite (Fig. 2b). The textural position of pyrite suggests
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
e complexes of the Kovdor (Russia) and Palabora (South Africa) alkaline-ultrabasic massifs have comparable...and Loolekop phoscorite-carbonatite pipes in the Palabora massif have similar sequences of sulfide formation...formation, and the copper specialization of the Palabora massif can be caused by higher water content in...phoscorite-carbonatite pipe in the Palabora (Phalaborwa) massif, South Africa (RSA) is a typical example of...Kovdor massif is one of the richest. Like the Palabora massif, the Kovdor massif predominantly concentrates
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineralogical studies of the deposit, firstly in the mine between 1963 and 1973, and later she documented...phlogopite lode, 250  100 m in size at the +174 m mine level, has the shape of an ellipsoid. According...mapping and interpretation of photographs of the mine walls, show that mineralogical zoning only occurs...melteigite, 10 turjaite, melilitolite, 11 olivinite, 12 fenite, 13 Archean graniteā€“gneiss, gneiss, 14 semi-circular...phlogopite and diopside. Adapted from a photograph of the mine walls, as were Figures 4 and 5; 1,2,..,7: scale
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
primary minerals. They are indicative of Na, Sr, Mg, Ba, and LREE enrichment in their parental carbonatitic...alteration of pyrochlore into hydropyrochlore, and Ba-enrichment. Also, it leads to formation of monazite-(Ce)...present new mineralogical data on the Sevathur Nb-Ba-REE minerals because little information on many of...pyroxenite to vermiculite (in pyroxenite). "Contact fenite" formed at the immediate contact between carbonatite...synthetic and natural minerals: SiO2 (O,Si), BaF2 (F,Ba), NaAlSi3 O8 (Na), MgCaSi2 O6 (Mg,Ca), Al2 O3 (Al)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
rare earth elements (REE), P, Nb, U, Th, Cu, Fe, Ti, Ba, F, Zr, and other rare or incompatible elements....diamondiferous lamproite diatreme of the Argyle mine (see Jaques et al. 1986). The Yungul carbonatite...carbonatites from the southern outcrop (Yungul South), but recent fieldwork has identified a second locality...matite dykes (Yangibana ironstones) associated fenite and ultrabasic sills Series of carbonate-rich lenses...Yungul carbonatite (at Yungul North and Yungul South). The inset map of Western Australia indicates location
Journal (volume)
lkali ne rock province. The complex comprises a fenite a u r eole and a ca rbon atite m assif with three...dolomite tr iangu lar d iag r am constr u ct ed on the ba si s of pet ro ch emistr y. In the U + T a-ThNb /5...consists of a carbonatite massif and a fenite aur eole (Fi g. 1). The fenite aureole has earlier been described...precipitating mineralsĀ», all the carbonate rocks within the fenite aureole of the Sokli complex could be regarded... 1954). An alternative spelling is foskorite (Palabora Mining etc , 1976). Egorov (1975) does not accept
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Russia Abstract The Penchenga Neoproterozoic linear fenite-carbonatite complex in the Yenisei Ridge consists...rocks and are surrounded with alkaline metasomatiс fenite aureoles. Their mineralogy includes primary high-temperature...cebaite, and ancylite), as well as secondary phases (Sr-Ba pyrochlore, ferrocolumbite, fersmite, and Fe and... rocks but may coexist with fenite, such as the Neoproterozoic Penchenga fenite-carbonatite complex in the...lens-like carbonatite bodies surrounded with thick fenite aureoles that form a 25 km long by 2-6 km wide
 
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