| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Calcite |
| Formula: | CaCO3 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Magnetite | 33 |
| Chalcopyrite | 29 |
| Valleriite | 22 |
| Fluorapophyllite-(K) | 21 |
| Mackinawite | 19 |
| Iowaite | 16 |
| Pyrrhotite | 15 |
| Cubanite | 14 |
| Pyrite | 7 |
| Chondrodite | 7 |
| Bornite | 6 |
| Mooihoekite | 5 |
| Prehnite | 3 |
| Covellite | 2 |
| Clinochlore | 2 |
| Mesolite | 2 |
| Datolite | 1 |
| Antigorite | 1 |
| Baddeleyite | 1 |
| Ilmenite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Calcite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (8 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 2620 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:2620:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Calcite in this Region |
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| Loolekop pipe, Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| Nearest other occurrences of Calcite |
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| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | ⓘLoolekop pipe, Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| 2.8km (1.8 miles) | ⓘFoskor Open Pit, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| 6.7km (4.2 miles) | ⓘGuide Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| 46.7km (29.0 miles) | ⓘAthens-Weigel Mine, Consolidated Murchison Mines, Gravelotte, Murchison Range, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| 50.4km (31.3 miles) | ⓘBeta shaft, Alpha-Gravelotte Mine, Consolidated Murchison Mines, Gravelotte, Murchison Range, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| 52.2km (32.4 miles) | ⓘMurchison Mine, Consolidated Murchison Mines, Gravelotte, Murchison Range, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| 52.6km (32.7 miles) | ⓘGravelotte, Murchison Range, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| 55.2km (34.3 miles) | ⓘMalati Pump mine, Murchison Range, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| 82.7km (51.4 miles) | ⓘEcho Caves, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
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Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa