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Mabilikwe Hill, Pafuri nickel deposit, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africai
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Mabilikwe HillHill
Pafuri nickel depositDeposit
Musina Local MunicipalityMunicipality
Vhembe District MunicipalityMunicipality
LimpopoProvince
South AfricaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° South , 31° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
GRN:
S15E21
Type:
Hill
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Mindat Locality ID:
257541
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:257541:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


35 km NW of Pafuri, 0.8 km south of Limpopo River. Deposit has not been economically exploited - specimens from outcrops.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Annabergite
Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Gaspéite
Formula: NiCO3
ⓘ Glaukosphaerite
Formula: (Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Hellyerite
Formula: NiCO3 · 5.5H2O
ⓘ Millerite
Formula: NiS
ⓘ Otwayite
Formula: Ni2(CO3)(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Tetradymite
Formula: Bi2Te2S
ⓘ Violarite
Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4
ⓘ Zaratite
Formula: Ni3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘMillerite2.CC.20NiS
ⓘViolarite2.DA.05Fe2+Ni3+2S4
ⓘTetradymite2.DC.05Bi2Te2S
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘGaspéite5.AB.05NiCO3
ⓘGlaukosphaerite5.BA.10(Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘHellyerite5.CA.20NiCO3 · 5.5H2O
ⓘOtwayite5.DA.15Ni2(CO3)(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘZaratite5.DA.15Ni3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘAnnabergite8.CE.40Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Hⓘ Glaukosphaerite(Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ HellyeriteNiCO3 · 5.5H2O
Hⓘ OtwayiteNi2(CO3)(OH)2 · H2O
Hⓘ ZaratiteNi3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ GaspéiteNiCO3
Cⓘ Glaukosphaerite(Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ HellyeriteNiCO3 · 5.5H2O
Cⓘ OtwayiteNi2(CO3)(OH)2 · H2O
Cⓘ ZaratiteNi3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GaspéiteNiCO3
Oⓘ Glaukosphaerite(Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ HellyeriteNiCO3 · 5.5H2O
Oⓘ OtwayiteNi2(CO3)(OH)2 · H2O
Oⓘ ZaratiteNi3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?
SSulfur
Sⓘ MilleriteNiS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
Sⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
NiNickel
Niⓘ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Niⓘ GaspéiteNiCO3
Niⓘ Glaukosphaerite(Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2
Niⓘ HellyeriteNiCO3 · 5.5H2O
Niⓘ MilleriteNiS
Niⓘ OtwayiteNi2(CO3)(OH)2 · H2O
Niⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
Niⓘ ZaratiteNi3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Glaukosphaerite(Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
TeTellurium
Teⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
BiBismuth
Biⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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Somali PlateTectonic Plate
South Africa

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References

Southwood, M.J., (1984). A preliminary study of the mineralogy of the nickel occurrence at Mabilikwe Hill, northern Transvaal. MINTEK Report No. M145. Council for Mineral Technology, Randburg, South Africa, 6 pp.
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa. p.1-290.p.54
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