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Amandelbult Platinum Mines, Thabazimbi, Thabazimbi Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africai
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Amandelbult Platinum MinesMine
ThabazimbiMunicipality
Thabazimbi Local MunicipalityMunicipality
Waterberg District MunicipalityMunicipality
LimpopoProvince
South AfricaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° 46' 31'' South , 27° 21' 2'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-24.77534,27.35074
GRN:
S17E18
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Thabazimbi10,365 (2012)21.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
25958
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:25958:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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9 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
References:
MinMag 66:857
ⓘ Cooperite
Formula: PtS
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Laurite
Formula: RuS2
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Merenskyite
Formula: PdTe2
ⓘ Rustenburgite
Formula: (Pt,Pd)3Sn
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste
Formula: (Mg,Fe)Al2O4
ⓘ Ulvöspinel
Formula: TiFe2+2O4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘRustenburgite1.AG.10(Pt,Pd)3Sn
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCooperite2.CC.35bPtS
ⓘMerenskyite2.EA.20PdTe2
ⓘLaurite2.EB.05aRuS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘUlvöspinel4.BB.05TiFe2+2O4
ⓘSpinel
var. Pleonaste		4.BB.05(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4
Oⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SSulfur
Sⓘ CooperitePtS
Sⓘ LauriteRuS2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4
Feⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
RuRuthenium
Ruⓘ LauriteRuS2
PdPalladium
Pdⓘ MerenskyitePdTe2
Pdⓘ Rustenburgite(Pt,Pd)3Sn
SnTin
Snⓘ Rustenburgite(Pt,Pd)3Sn
TeTellurium
Teⓘ MerenskyitePdTe2
PtPlatinum
Ptⓘ CooperitePtS
Ptⓘ Rustenburgite(Pt,Pd)3Sn

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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African PlateTectonic Plate
South Africa

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References

www.angloamerican.com (n.d.) https://www.angloamerican.com/~/media/Files/A/Anglo-American-Group/PLC/sustainability/building-thriving-communities/Amandelbult%20SLP%2002%20July%202015_final%20doc.pdf
Scoon, R. N., & Eales, H. V. (2002). Unusual Fe-Ti-Cr spinels from discordant bodies of iron-rich ultramafic pegmatite at the Amandelbult Platinum mine, northwestern Bushveld Complex. Mineralogical Magazine, 66(6), 857-879.
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