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


Locality type:Borehole
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite 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:1269134
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1269134:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
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
58.8km (36.6 miles) ⓘSishen Mine, Kathu, Gamagara Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
71.9km (44.6 miles) ⓘGriekwastad, Siyancuma Local Municipality, Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
97.2km (60.4 miles) ⓘMamatwan Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
98.5km (61.2 miles) ⓘAdams Pit, Mamatwan Mine, Joe Morolong 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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