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Chondrodite from
Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Chondrodite | |
| Formula: | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 | |
| Comments: | Chondrodite is found as coarse brown masses or as brilliant red to reddish-orange transparent crystals of exceptional quality up to 1 cm in size. | |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Magnetite | 17 | |
| - var Ishkulite | 3 | |
| Calcite | 7 | |
| Clinochlore | 4 | |
| Iowaite | 3 | |
| Fayalite-Forsterite Series | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Chondrodite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (14 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 3589 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:3589:7 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Localities for Chondrodite in this Region | ||
| Loolekop pipe, Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa | ||
| Nearest other occurrences of Chondrodite | ||
| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | ⓘLoolekop pipe, Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa | |
| References | ||
Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa