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Native Gold from
Franke Mine, Giyani Greenstone Belt, Greater Giyani Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Franke Mine, Giyani Greenstone Belt, Greater Giyani Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:887748
Long-form Identifier:1:3:887748:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘKlein Letaba Mine, Giyani Greenstone Belt, Greater Giyani Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘLouis Moore Mine, Giyani Greenstone Belt, Greater Giyani Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘBirthday Mine, Giyani Greenstone Belt, Greater Giyani Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
34.2km (21.3 miles) ⓘGolden Osprey Mine, Thulamela Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘFumani Mine, Giyani Greenstone Belt, Greater Giyani Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
63.5km (39.4 miles) ⓘMalati Pump mine, Murchison Range, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
66.1km (41.0 miles) ⓘDoornhoek Farm, Molemole Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
68.7km (42.7 miles) ⓘAthens-Weigel Mine, Consolidated Murchison Mines, Gravelotte, Murchison Range, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
72.5km (45.0 miles) ⓘAlpha-Gravelotte Mine, Consolidated Murchison Mines, Gravelotte, Murchison Range, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
75.4km (46.8 miles) ⓘGravelotte Emerald Mine, Gravelotte, Murchison Range, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
References
Gan, S., van Reenen. D.D. (1995) Geology of gold deposits in the Southern Marginal Zone of the Limpopo Belt and the adjacent Sutherland Greenstone Belt, South Africa - Franke Mine. South African Journal of Geology, 98(3), 263-275.
www.geoscience.org.za (n.d.) http://www.geoscience.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=162&Itemid=182
 
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