| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Magnetite |
| Formula: | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Valleriite | 35 |
| Calcite | 33 |
| Chalcopyrite | 21 |
| Iowaite | 17 |
| Chondrodite | 14 |
| Bornite | 13 |
| Cubanite | 6 |
| Clinochlore | 5 |
| Fluoborite | 3 |
| Pyrite | 3 |
| Quartz | 1 |
| Fluorapophyllite-(K) | 1 |
| Baddeleyite | 1 |
| Fayalite-Forsterite Series | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Magnetite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 7297 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:7297:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Magnetite in this Region |
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| Loolekop pipe, Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite |
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| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | ⓘLoolekop pipe, Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| 96.5km (60.0 miles) | ⓘPenge Mine, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| 96.7km (60.1 miles) | ⓘFranke Mine, Giyani Greenstone Belt, Greater Giyani Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| References |
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Le Bras, Loic Y., Bolhar, Robert, Bybee, Grant M., Nex, Paul A. M., Guy, Bradley M., Moyana, Thabitha, Lourens, Paulien (2021) Platinum-group and trace elements in Cu-sulfides from the Loolekop pipe, Phalaborwa: implications for ore-forming processes. Mineralium Deposita, 56 (1). 161-177 doi:10.1007/s00126-020-01005-4 |
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Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa