Venetia Mine, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Venetia Mine | Mine |
| Musina Local Municipality | Municipality |
| Vhembe District Municipality | Municipality |
| Limpopo | Province |
| South Africa | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 26' 13'' South , 29° 19' 2'' East
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Owned/operated by:
De Beers Group of Companies (85%) - a group of companies owned by Anglo American plc
Mindat Locality ID:
53902
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:53902:8
GUID (UUID V4):
b5266200-0b0a-4cfa-91ef-700bdc23028d
An open pit diamond mine in kimberlite pipes, owned by De Beers. The deposit was discovered in 1980 and consists of 14 kimberlite bodies of which the largest two are being mined. The open pit centered on the main pipes also encompasses some of the smaller bodies, though. Venetia is currently the largest diamond producer in South Africa. In 2005, it produced 7.18 million ct from 5.8 million tons of ore.
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Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Diamond Formula: C References: |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Diamond | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
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