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Pilanesbergite from
Pilanesbergite type locality, Ledig village area, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Pilanesbergite
Formula:Na2Ca2Fe2Ti2(Si2O7)2O2F2
Chemical Analyses:
Empirical formulas:
1Na2.00(Ca1.74Na0.26)Σ2.00(Fe1.00Mn0.52Ca0.49Zr0.05)Σ2.06(Ti1.69Zr0.14Mg0.09Nb0.08)Σ2.00(Si2O7)2.00O1.84F2.16
Sample references:
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Dal Bo, F., Friis, H., Elburg, M. A., Hatert, F., Andersen, T. (2024) Pilanesbergite: a new rock-forming mineral occurring in nepheline syenite from the Pilanesberg Alkaline Complex, South Africa. European Journal of Mineralogy, 36 (1). 73-85 doi:10.5194/ejm-36-73-2024
Comments:Confirmed by authors locality of samples collected where close to Ledig village, personal communication between Debbie Woolf and Bruce Cairncross, June 2023.
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pilanesbergite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pilanesbergite type locality, Ledig village area, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1580573
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1580573:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Bosi, Ferdinando; Hatert, Frédéric; Pasero, Marco; Mills, Stuart J. (2023) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 73. European Journal of Mineralogy, 35 (3). 397-402 doi:10.5194/ejm-35-397-2023
Dal Bo, F., Friis, H., Elburg, M. A., Hatert, F., Andersen, T. (2024) Pilanesbergite: a new rock-forming mineral occurring in nepheline syenite from the Pilanesberg Alkaline Complex, South Africa. European Journal of Mineralogy, 36 (1). 73-85 doi:10.5194/ejm-36-73-2024
 
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