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Unnamed iron occurrence, Farm 626, Matzikama Local Municipality, West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed iron occurrence | Deposit |
| Farm 626 | Farm |
| Matzikama Local Municipality | Municipality |
| West Coast District Municipality | District |
| Western Cape | Province |
| South Africa | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 28' 32'' South , 18° 17' 47'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Vredendal | 14,806 (2012) | 28.9km |
A northwest-trending deposit of limonite- goethite- and haematite-rich ore was discovered from drilling on farm 626.
The deposit is 1 000 m x 150 m in areal extent and 2 m thick (maximum 6,5 m), grading down into a series of pyrite stringers within phyllite, schist and
quartzite of the Aties Formation. A major Pan-African northwest-trending fault is present, as indicated by abundant quartz veins and fault breccia within the gossan and it is likely that supergene enrichment of the ore, following leaching and oxidation of the pyrite from descending solutions, was
enhanced by the permeable fault zone.
The ore also contained 248 ppm zinc, which was probably leached from sphalerite within the phyllite and schist of the Aties Formation (Cole, 2013).
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate
- Cape Fold BeltOrogenic Belt
- Southwest African Coastal basinBasin
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