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Albite from
Zaaiplaats Mine, Zaaiplaats tin field, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Zaaiplaats Mine, Zaaiplaats tin field, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:565963
Long-form Identifier:1:3:565963:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘZaaiplaats tin field, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘAkanani prospects, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘTurfspruit farm, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
77.4km (48.1 miles) ⓘAurora project, Blouberg Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
99.1km (61.6 miles) ⓘKalkfontein farm, Pietersburg greenstone belt, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
References
Pollard, P. J., Taylor, R. G. (1986) Progressive evolution of alteration and tin mineralization; controls by interstitial permeability and fracture-related tapping of magmatic fluid reservoirs in tin granites. Economic Geology, 81 (7) 1795-1800 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.81.7.1795
McNaughton, N. J.; Pollard, P. J.; Groves, D. I.; Taylor, R. G. (1993) A long-lived hydrothermal system in Bushveld granites at the Zaaiplaats tin mine: lead isotope evidence. Economic Geology, 88 (1). 27-43 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.88.1.27
 
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