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Albite from
Unnamed borehole, Tsantsabane Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa


Locality type:Borehole
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed borehole, Tsantsabane Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1269127
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1269127:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘKolomela Mine, Postmasburg, Tsantsabane Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
46.1km (28.6 miles) ⓘBovenongeluk, Siyancuma Local Municipality, Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘBruce Mine, Gamagara Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
References
Costin, G., Fairey, B., & Tsikos, H. (2014) Tokyoite and As-rich tokyoite: new occurrence in the manganese ore of the Postmasburg Manganese Field, South Africa. 21st annual IMA conference
Costin, Gelu, Fairey, Brenton, Tsikos, Harilaos, Gucsik, Arnold (2015) Tokyoite, As-Rich Tokyoite, and NoÃĐlbensonite: New Occurrences From the Postmasburg Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. The Canadian Mineralogist, 53 (6) 981-990 doi:10.3749/canmin.1500063
 
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