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Western Bushveld Complex

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Südafrika / Nordwest (North West), Provinz / Bojanala Platinum, Distrikt / Western Bushveld Complex

Exposure description

Der Bushfeld-Komplex ist der größte bekannte vulkanische Alkali-Intrusions-Komplex, der ca. 90% der weltbekannten Platin-Gruppen-Element Reserven (PGE) enthält.

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Western Bushveld Complex, Bojanala Platinum, Nordwest, ZA
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Mineral images (4 Images total)

Fluorit-Dendriten
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Fluorit-Dendriten
Größe: 60x50 mm; Fundort: Moepe Mine, Pilanesberg, Nordwestprovinz, Südafrika
Copyright: slugslayer; Contribution: slugslayer
Location: Südafrika/Nordwest (North West), Provinz/Bojanala Platinum, Distrikt/Western Bushveld Complex/Pilanesberg-Nationalpark/Moepe Mine
Mineral: Fluorite
Encyclopedia: Aggregat, Dendriten
Image: 1270978245
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Fluorit-Dendriten

Größe: 60x50 mm; Fundort: Moepe Mine, Pilanesberg, Nordwestprovinz, Südafrika

Copyright: slugslayer
Contribution: slugslayer 2010-04-11
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Fluorit
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Fluorit
Fluorit-Dendriten in einem Eudialith-führenden Nephelin Syenit; Moepe Mine, Pilanesberg; Größe: 10 x 12 cm
Copyright: Collector; Contribution: Collector
Location: Südafrika/Nordwest (North West), Provinz/Bojanala Platinum, Distrikt/Western Bushveld Complex/Pilanesberg-Nationalpark/Moepe Mine
Mineral: Fluorite
Encyclopedia: Dendriten
Image: 1185294894
Rating: 4 (votes: 1)
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Fluorit

Fluorit-Dendriten in einem Eudialith-führenden Nephelin Syenit; Moepe Mine, Pilanesberg; Größe: 10 x 12 cm

Copyright: Collector
Contribution: Collector 2007-07-24
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Rustenburgit
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Rustenburgit
Größe: 1,5 x 0,8 x 0,7 cm, Fundort: Rustenburg Mine, Western Bushveld Complex, Nordwest, Südafrika
Copyright: Rob Lavinsky; Contribution: thdun5
Location: Südafrika/Nordwest (North West), Provinz/Bojanala Platinum, Distrikt/Western Bushveld Complex/Rustenburg/Rustenburg Town & Townlands Mine
Mineral: Rustenburgite
Image: 1276276917
Rating: 6 (votes: 2)
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Rustenburgit

Größe: 1,5 x 0,8 x 0,7 cm, Fundort: Rustenburg Mine, Western Bushveld Complex, Nordwest, Südafrika

Copyright: Rob Lavinsky
Contribution: thdun5 2010-06-11
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Minerals (Count: 208)

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Aegiriner
Fabrice Dal Bo, Henrik Friis, Marlina Elburg, Frédéric Hatert, Tom Andersen: Pilanesbergite: a new rock-forming mineral occurring in nepheline syenite from the Pilanesberg Alkaline Complex, South Africa. European Journal of Mineralogy Vol. 36, Nr. 1 (2024) S. 73-85.
(Nordwest (North West), Provinz/Bojanala Platinum, Distrikt/Western Bushveld Complex/Pilanesberg-Nationalpark/Pilanesbergit Typlokalität)
3M
Barytolamprophylliter
Mitchell, R.H., & Liferovich, R.P. (2006). Subsolidus deuteric/hydrothermal alteration of eudialyte in lujavrite from the Pilansberg alkaline complex, South Africa. Lithos, 91(1), 352-72.
(Nordwest (North West), Provinz/Bojanala Platinum, Distrikt/Western Bushveld Complex/Pilanesberg-Nationalpark)
1M
Bowlesite (TL)r
Anna Vymazalová; Federica Zaccarini; Giorgio Garuti; František Laufek; Daniela Mauro; Chris J. Stanley; Cristian Biagioni: Bowlesite, PtSnS, a new platinum group mineral (PGM) from the Merensky Reef of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa. Mineralogical Magazine Vol. 84, Nr. 3 (2020) S. 468-476.

Vymazalová, A., Zaccarini, F., Garuti, G., Laufek, F., Mauro, D., Stanley, C.J. and Biagioni, C. (2019) Bowlesite, IMA 2019-079. CNMNC Newsletter No. 52; Mineralogical Magazine, 83, https://doi.org/10.1180/mgm.2019.73
(Nordwest (North West), Provinz/Bojanala Platinum, Distrikt/Western Bushveld Complex/Merensky Reef)
1M
Chalcopyriter
Anna Vymazalová; Federica Zaccarini; Giorgio Garuti; František Laufek; Daniela Mauro; Chris J. Stanley; Cristian Biagioni: Bowlesite, PtSnS, a new platinum group mineral (PGM) from the Merensky Reef of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa. Mineralogical Magazine Vol. 84, Nr. 3 (2020) S. 468-476.
(Nordwest (North West), Provinz/Bojanala Platinum, Distrikt/Western Bushveld Complex/Merensky Reef)
10M
Ecandrewsiter
MITCHELL, R.H. & LIFEROVICH, R.P. (2004).

(Nordwest (North West), Provinz/Bojanala Platinum, Distrikt/Western Bushveld Complex/Pilanesberg-Nationalpark)
1M
Lauriter
Federica Zaccarini, Giorgio Garuti: Zoned Laurite from the Merensky Reef, Bushveld Complex, South Africa: “Hydrothermal” in Origin? Minerals Vol. 10, Nr. 4 (2020) Art.-Nr. 373.
(Nordwest (North West), Provinz/Bojanala Platinum, Distrikt/Western Bushveld Complex/Rustenburg/Rustenburg Town & Townlands Mine)
5M
Nepheliner
Fabrice Dal Bo, Henrik Friis, Marlina Elburg, Frédéric Hatert, Tom Andersen: Pilanesbergite: a new rock-forming mineral occurring in nepheline syenite from the Pilanesberg Alkaline Complex, South Africa. European Journal of Mineralogy Vol. 36, Nr. 1 (2024) S. 73-85.
(Nordwest (North West), Provinz/Bojanala Platinum, Distrikt/Western Bushveld Complex/Pilanesberg-Nationalpark/Pilanesbergit Typlokalität)
2M
Palladosilicider
Cabri, L.J. et al.
(Nordwest (North West), Provinz/Bojanala Platinum, Distrikt/Western Bushveld Complex/UG-2 Chromit)
1M
Parahibbingite (TL)r
Koděra, P., Majzlan, J., Pollok, K., Kiefer, S., Šimko, F., Luptáková, J., and Cawthorn, G.: Parahibbingite, IMA 2020-038a, in: CNMNC Newsletter 59, Eur. J. Mineral., 33, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-33-139-2021, 2021.
(Nordwest (North West), Provinz/Bojanala Platinum, Distrikt/Western Bushveld Complex/Rustenburg/Karee Mine)
1M
Pentlanditer
Anna Vymazalová; Federica Zaccarini; Giorgio Garuti; František Laufek; Daniela Mauro; Chris J. Stanley; Cristian Biagioni: Bowlesite, PtSnS, a new platinum group mineral (PGM) from the Merensky Reef of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa. Mineralogical Magazine Vol. 84, Nr. 3 (2020) S. 468-476.
(Nordwest (North West), Provinz/Bojanala Platinum, Distrikt/Western Bushveld Complex/Merensky Reef)
9M
Pilanesbergite (TL)r
Dal Bo, F., Friis, H., Elburg, M. A., Hatert, F., and Andersen, T.: Pilanesbergite, IMA 2023-007, in: CNMNC Newsletter 73, Eur. J. Mineral., 35, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-35-397-2023, 2023.

Fabrice Dal Bo, Henrik Friis, Marlina Elburg, Frédéric Hatert, Tom Andersen: Pilanesbergite: a new rock-forming mineral occurring in nepheline syenite from the Pilanesberg Alkaline Complex, South Africa. European Journal of Mineralogy Vol. 36, Nr. 1 (2024) S. 73-85.
(Nordwest (North West), Provinz/Bojanala Platinum, Distrikt/Western Bushveld Complex/Pilanesberg-Nationalpark/Pilanesbergit Typlokalität)
1M
Pyrrhotiter
Anna Vymazalová; Federica Zaccarini; Giorgio Garuti; František Laufek; Daniela Mauro; Chris J. Stanley; Cristian Biagioni: Bowlesite, PtSnS, a new platinum group mineral (PGM) from the Merensky Reef of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa. Mineralogical Magazine Vol. 84, Nr. 3 (2020) S. 468-476.
(Nordwest (North West), Provinz/Bojanala Platinum, Distrikt/Western Bushveld Complex/Merensky Reef)
10M
Sodaliter
Fabrice Dal Bo, Henrik Friis, Marlina Elburg, Frédéric Hatert, Tom Andersen: Pilanesbergite: a new rock-forming mineral occurring in nepheline syenite from the Pilanesberg Alkaline Complex, South Africa. European Journal of Mineralogy Vol. 36, Nr. 1 (2024) S. 73-85.
(Nordwest (North West), Provinz/Bojanala Platinum, Distrikt/Western Bushveld Complex/Pilanesberg-Nationalpark/Pilanesbergit Typlokalität)
2M
Titaniter
Fabrice Dal Bo, Henrik Friis, Marlina Elburg, Frédéric Hatert, Tom Andersen: Pilanesbergite: a new rock-forming mineral occurring in nepheline syenite from the Pilanesberg Alkaline Complex, South Africa. European Journal of Mineralogy Vol. 36, Nr. 1 (2024) S. 73-85.
(Nordwest (North West), Provinz/Bojanala Platinum, Distrikt/Western Bushveld Complex/Pilanesberg-Nationalpark/Pilanesbergit Typlokalität)
2M
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Platin-Reicherz
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Platin-Reicherz
Mit Sperrylit, Cooperit, Braggit in Pyrrhotin und Chalkopyrit - in Gabbro. Rustenburg, Südafrika. 8x7cm.
Copyright: Doc Diether; Contribution: Doc Diether
Collection: Doc Diether
Location: Südafrika/Nordwest (North West), Provinz/Bojanala Platinum, Distrikt/Western Bushveld Complex/Rustenburg
Rock: gabbro (s.s.)
Image: 1310229500
Rating: 6 (votes: 1)
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Platin-Reicherz

Mit Sperrylit, Cooperit, Braggit in Pyrrhotin und Chalkopyrit - in Gabbro. Rustenburg, Südafrika. 8x7cm.

Collection: Doc Diether
Copyright: Doc Diether
Contribution: Doc Diether 2011-07-09
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Rocks (Count: 25)

Foyaitr
Fabrice Dal Bo, Henrik Friis, Marlina Elburg, Frédéric Hatert, Tom Andersen: Pilanesbergite: a new rock-forming mineral occurring in nepheline syenite from the Pilanesberg Alkaline Complex, South Africa. European Journal of Mineralogy Vol. 36, Nr. 1 (2024) S. 73-85.
(Nordwest (North West), Provinz/Bojanala Platinum, Distrikt/Western Bushveld Complex/Pilanesberg-Nationalpark/Pilanesbergit Typlokalität)
2R
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Reference- and Source indication, Literature

Literatur:

  • Maier, W.D., and Barnes, S.J. (2003). Platinum-group elements in the Boulder Bed, Western Bushveld Complex, S Africa. Min. Depos.: 38: 370-80.

IDs

GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) BWDIgErGdUWfoNfYbe2Eyw
GUID (Global unique identifier) 80C86005-C64A-4575-9FA0-D7D86DED84CB
Database ID 38233