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Mooihoek Farm 255 KT, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africai
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|---|---|
| Mooihoek Farm 255 KT | - not defined - |
| Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality | Municipality |
| Sekhukhune District Municipality | Municipality |
| Limpopo | Province |
| South Africa | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° 33' 28'' South , 30° 8' 38'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Platiniferous magnesian dunite subvertical cylindrical pipe crosscutting the layered cumulates of the Bushveld complex (Upper Critical Zone).
Existence of magmatic replacement.
Magnesian dunite rimmed by iron-rich wehrlite and clinopyroxene pegmatite.
Core zone: hortonolite dunite and wehrlite pegmatites.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Auricupride | 1.AA.10a | Cu3Au |
| ⓘ | Tetra-auricupride | 1.AA.10b | AuCu |
| ⓘ | Native Platinum | 1.AF.10 | Pt |
| ⓘ | Rustenburgite | 1.AG.10 | (Pt,Pd)3Sn |
| ⓘ | var. Copper-bearing Rustenburgite | 1.AG.10 | (Pt,Pd)3Sn |
| ⓘ | Stannopalladinite | 1.AG.25 | (Pd,Cu)3Sn |
| ⓘ | Cabriite | 1.AG.30 | Pd2CuSn |
| ⓘ | Isoferroplatinum | 1.AG.35 | Pt3Fe |
| ⓘ | Tetraferroplatinum (TL) | 1.AG.40 | PtFe |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Zaccariniite | 2.AA.50 | RhNiAs |
| ⓘ | Orcelite | 2.AB.10 | Ni5-xAs2, x ~ 0.25 |
| ⓘ | Stibiopalladinite | 2.AC.20a | Pd5Sb2 |
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Haycockite (TL) | 2.CB.10b | Cu4Fe5S8 |
| ⓘ | Mooihoekite (TL) | 2.CB.10b | Cu9Fe9S16 |
| ⓘ | Sobolevskite | 2.CC.05 | PdBi |
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| ⓘ | Braggite | 2.CC.35a | PdPt3S4 |
| ⓘ | Andrieslombaardite | 2.EB. | RhSbS |
| ⓘ | Geversite | 2.EB.05a | PtSb2 |
| ⓘ | Laurite | 2.EB.05a | RuS2 |
| ⓘ | Sperrylite var. Platarsite | 2.EB.05a | Pt(As,S)2 |
| ⓘ | 2.EB.05a | PtAs2 | |
| ⓘ | Hollingworthite | 2.EB.25 | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| ⓘ | Irarsite | 2.EB.25 | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| ⓘ | Valleriite | 2.FD.30 | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| ⓘ | Ulvöspinel | 4.BB.05 | TiFe2+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Hornblende Root Name Group' | - | ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series var. Hortonolite' | - | from (Fe1.5Mg0.5)2SiO4 to (Mg1.5Fe0.5)2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | 'UM1992-04-Bi:Pt' | - | (Pt,Fe)(Bi,Sb) |
| ⓘ | 'UM1992-12-E:IrPtSb' | - | (Pt,Ir,Fe)3Sb |
| ⓘ | 'UM1992-38-Sn:CuPdPt' | - | (Pd,Pt)4(Cu,Fe)2(Sn,Sb)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| H | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Valleriite | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
| H | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Ulvöspinel | TiFe22+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Valleriite | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
| O | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| O | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| O | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series var. Hortonolite | from (Fe1.5Mg0.5)2SiO4 to (Mg1.5Fe0.5)2SiO4 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| F | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2(SiO4) |
| Mg | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Valleriite | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Mg | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series var. Hortonolite | from (Fe1.5Mg0.5)2SiO4 to (Mg1.5Fe0.5)2SiO4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | ⓘ Valleriite | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series var. Hortonolite | from (Fe1.5Mg0.5)2SiO4 to (Mg1.5Fe0.5)2SiO4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Braggite | PdPt3S4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Haycockite | Cu4Fe5S8 |
| S | ⓘ Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| S | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| S | ⓘ Laurite | RuS2 |
| S | ⓘ Mooihoekite | Cu9Fe9S16 |
| S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| S | ⓘ Sperrylite var. Platarsite | Pt(As,S)2 |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| S | ⓘ Valleriite | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
| S | ⓘ Andrieslombaardite | RhSbS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| K | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| Ti | ⓘ Ulvöspinel | TiFe22+O4 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Haycockite | Cu4Fe5S8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Isoferroplatinum | Pt3Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Mooihoekite | Cu9Fe9S16 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Tetraferroplatinum | PtFe |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | ⓘ Ulvöspinel | TiFe22+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Valleriite | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series var. Hortonolite | from (Fe1.5Mg0.5)2SiO4 to (Mg1.5Fe0.5)2SiO4 |
| Fe | ⓘ UM1992-04-Bi:Pt | (Pt,Fe)(Bi,Sb) |
| Fe | ⓘ UM1992-12-E:IrPtSb | (Pt,Ir,Fe)3Sb |
| Fe | ⓘ UM1992-38-Sn:CuPdPt | (Pd,Pt)4(Cu,Fe)2(Sn,Sb)3 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Orcelite | Ni5-xAs2, x ~ 0.25 |
| Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Ni | ⓘ Zaccariniite | RhNiAs |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Auricupride | Cu3Au |
| Cu | ⓘ Cabriite | Pd2CuSn |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Haycockite | Cu4Fe5S8 |
| Cu | ⓘ Mooihoekite | Cu9Fe9S16 |
| Cu | ⓘ Stannopalladinite | (Pd,Cu)3Sn |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetra-auricupride | AuCu |
| Cu | ⓘ Valleriite | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
| Cu | ⓘ UM1992-38-Sn:CuPdPt | (Pd,Pt)4(Cu,Fe)2(Sn,Sb)3 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| As | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| As | ⓘ Orcelite | Ni5-xAs2, x ~ 0.25 |
| As | ⓘ Sperrylite var. Platarsite | Pt(As,S)2 |
| As | ⓘ Sperrylite | PtAs2 |
| As | ⓘ Zaccariniite | RhNiAs |
| Ru | Ruthenium | |
| Ru | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Ru | ⓘ Laurite | RuS2 |
| Rh | Rhodium | |
| Rh | ⓘ Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| Rh | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Rh | ⓘ Zaccariniite | RhNiAs |
| Rh | ⓘ Andrieslombaardite | RhSbS |
| Pd | Palladium | |
| Pd | ⓘ Braggite | PdPt3S4 |
| Pd | ⓘ Cabriite | Pd2CuSn |
| Pd | ⓘ Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| Pd | ⓘ Rustenburgite | (Pt,Pd)3Sn |
| Pd | ⓘ Sobolevskite | PdBi |
| Pd | ⓘ Stannopalladinite | (Pd,Cu)3Sn |
| Pd | ⓘ Stibiopalladinite | Pd5Sb2 |
| Pd | ⓘ Rustenburgite var. Copper-bearing Rustenburgite | (Pt,Pd)3Sn |
| Pd | ⓘ UM1992-38-Sn:CuPdPt | (Pd,Pt)4(Cu,Fe)2(Sn,Sb)3 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cabriite | Pd2CuSn |
| Sn | ⓘ Rustenburgite | (Pt,Pd)3Sn |
| Sn | ⓘ Stannopalladinite | (Pd,Cu)3Sn |
| Sn | ⓘ Rustenburgite var. Copper-bearing Rustenburgite | (Pt,Pd)3Sn |
| Sn | ⓘ UM1992-38-Sn:CuPdPt | (Pd,Pt)4(Cu,Fe)2(Sn,Sb)3 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Geversite | PtSb2 |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibiopalladinite | Pd5Sb2 |
| Sb | ⓘ UM1992-04-Bi:Pt | (Pt,Fe)(Bi,Sb) |
| Sb | ⓘ UM1992-12-E:IrPtSb | (Pt,Ir,Fe)3Sb |
| Sb | ⓘ UM1992-38-Sn:CuPdPt | (Pd,Pt)4(Cu,Fe)2(Sn,Sb)3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Andrieslombaardite | RhSbS |
| Ir | Iridium | |
| Ir | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Ir | ⓘ UM1992-12-E:IrPtSb | (Pt,Ir,Fe)3Sb |
| Pt | Platinum | |
| Pt | ⓘ Braggite | PdPt3S4 |
| Pt | ⓘ Geversite | PtSb2 |
| Pt | ⓘ Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| Pt | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Pt | ⓘ Isoferroplatinum | Pt3Fe |
| Pt | ⓘ Sperrylite var. Platarsite | Pt(As,S)2 |
| Pt | ⓘ Native Platinum | Pt |
| Pt | ⓘ Rustenburgite | (Pt,Pd)3Sn |
| Pt | ⓘ Sperrylite | PtAs2 |
| Pt | ⓘ Tetraferroplatinum | PtFe |
| Pt | ⓘ UM1992-04-Bi:Pt | (Pt,Fe)(Bi,Sb) |
| Pt | ⓘ UM1992-12-E:IrPtSb | (Pt,Ir,Fe)3Sb |
| Pt | ⓘ Rustenburgite var. Copper-bearing Rustenburgite | (Pt,Pd)3Sn |
| Pt | ⓘ UM1992-38-Sn:CuPdPt | (Pd,Pt)4(Cu,Fe)2(Sn,Sb)3 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Auricupride | Cu3Au |
| Au | ⓘ Tetra-auricupride | AuCu |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Sobolevskite | PdBi |
| Bi | ⓘ UM1992-04-Bi:Pt | (Pt,Fe)(Bi,Sb) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AfricaContinent
African Plate
- Kalahari Craton
- Kaapvaal CratonCraton
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
South Africa
- Bushveld ComplexComplex
- ⭔TransvaalProvince
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References
Cabri, Louis J., Hall, Sydney R. (1972) Mooihoekite and haycockite, two new copper-iron sulfides, and their relationship to chalcopyrite and talnakhite. American Mineralogist, 57 (5-6) 689-708
Rowland, J. F., Hall, S. R. (1975) Haycockite, Cu4Fe5S8: a superstructure in the chalcopyrite series. Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry, 31 (8) 2105-2112 doi:10.1107/s0567740875006929





Mooihoek Farm 255 KT, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa