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Montrose chrome mine, Hendriksplaats Farm, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Montrose chrome mine | Mine |
| Hendriksplaats Farm | Farm |
| Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality | Municipality |
| Sekhukhune District Municipality | Municipality |
| Limpopo | Province |
| South Africa | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° South , 30° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~58km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
The Montrose chrome mine is located on the farm Hendriksplaats 281 KT about 15 km west of Burgersfort. Geologically the Steelpoort Layer of the Lower Critical Zone of the Bushveld Complex was exploited for chrome ore. This layer averages one metre in thickness with the ore producing 38-47 percent chrome oxide.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
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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Montrose chrome mine, Hendriksplaats Farm, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa