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Genkinite from
Onverwacht Mine, Steelpoort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Genkinite
Formula:Pt4Sb3
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tetraferroplatinum1
Fayalite-Forsterite Series1
Sperrylite1
Chromite1
Ruthenarsenite1
Isoferroplatinum1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Genkinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Onverwacht Mine, Steelpoort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:102797
Long-form Identifier:1:3:102797:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Genkinite
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘDriekop Mine, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
References
Cabri, L.J., Stewart, J.M., Laflamme, J.H.G., and Szymanski, J.T. (1977) Platinum-group minerals from Onverwacht. III. Genkinite, (Pt,Pd)4Sb3, a new mineral. Canadian Mineralogist: 15: 389-392.
Cabri, L.J., Laflamme, J.H.G., Stewart, J.M. (1977) Platinum-group minerals from Onverwacht. II. Platarsite, a new sulfarsenide of platinum. Canadian Mineralogist: 15: 385-388.
OberthÞr, Thomas, Melcher, Frank, Goldmann, Simon, FrÃķhlich, Fabian (2021) High grade ores of the Onverwacht platinum pipe, eastern Bushveld, South Africa. The Canadian Mineralogist, 59 (6) 1397-1435 doi:10.3749/canmin.2100031
 
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