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Banded iron formation from
Sishen Mine, Kathu, Gamagara Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa


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Banded iron formation

Sishen Mine, Kathu, Gamagara Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
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Banded iron formation, etc.

Sishen Mine, Kathu, Gamagara Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
05285790017365320161318.jpg
Banded iron formation

Sishen Mine, Kathu, Gamagara Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
08141350017363272799462.jpg
Banded iron formation, etc.

Sishen Mine, Kathu, Gamagara Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
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Banded iron formation

Sishen Mine, Kathu, Gamagara Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
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Banded iron formation, etc.

Sishen Mine, Kathu, Gamagara Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Banded iron formation
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hematite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Banded iron formation data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sishen Mine, Kathu, Gamagara Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1269124
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1269124:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Banded iron formation
42.7km (26.6 miles) ⓘMiddelplaats Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
References
SIEMES, H. (2013) Microstructure and Crystallographic Preferred Orientation (CPO) of Hematite Ores from the Sishen Mine, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. South African Journal of Geology, 116 (1). 79-100 doi:10.2113/gssajg.116.1.79
 
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