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Albite from
Artonvilla Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Albite | |
| Formula: | Na(AlSi3O8) | |
| Comments: | Albite is common in the alteration zones of the orebodies particularly at this mine as Messina & Harper mines have a higher degree of prehnitization and zoistization. The Emery lode shows an outer zone of sericite followed inward by zones of albite, chlorite and epidote. The red colour in albite has been attributed to additions of ferrous ions to the structure after albite formed. | |
| Colour: | Rust-red to mustard-brown to white | |
| Abundance at site: | Common | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | XRD | |
| Confirmation Details: | Where Tested and Reference ID: Jacobsen (1967) Witwatersrand University, unpublished | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Albite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Artonvilla Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 251963 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:251963:0 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Albite | ||
| 5.1km (3.1 miles) | ⓘMessina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa | |
| 6.5km (4.0 miles) | ⓘMusina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa | |
| 37.7km (23.4 miles) | ⓘAlbasini Farm, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa | |
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