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Fluoborite from
Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa


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Fluoborite

Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Fluoborite

Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Fluoborite, etc.

Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Fluoborite, etc.

Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Fluoborite

Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Fluoborite

Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Fluoborite, etc.

Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Fluoborite, etc.

Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Fluoborite

Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
07970390017272008761312.jpg
Fluoborite

Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
05502010017272008782210.jpg
Fluoborite, etc.

Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
09342590017272008796631.jpg
Fluoborite, etc.

Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Fluoborite
Formula:Mg3(BO3)(F,OH)3
Comments:Found in foskorite rocks of the Phalaborwa complex as white mats grown in parallel alignment, associated with Iowaite and Magnetite.
Colour:White
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Magnetite3
Fluorapophyllite-(K)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluoborite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:5198
Long-form Identifier:1:3:5198:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Braithwaite, R. S. W., Dunn, P. J., Pritchard, R. G., Paar, W. H. (1994) Iowaite, a re-investigation. Mineralogical Magazine, 58 (390) 79-85 doi:10.1180/minmag.1994.058.390.08
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa. p.1-290.p.206
Gliddon, J. (1996) Minerals of the Palabora open pit. British Micromount Society 43: 2-7.
 
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