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Locality Name:
Tweefontein Farm, Mokopane (Potgietersrus), Mogalakwena, Waterberg District, Limpopo, South Africa

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2050
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2050

mindat Locality ID: 25532
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25532.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tweefontein Farm, Mokopane (Potgietersrus), Mogalakwena, Waterberg District, Limpopo, South Africa": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 24°'10"S
Longitude: 28°49'60"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -24.002777777778,28.833333333333
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As Cr Cu Fe H Mg Ni O Pd Pt Ru S Sb Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Cr Cu Fe H Mg Ni O Pd Pt Ru S Sb Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAuricuprideChalcopyriteCopperModderiteNickelineNoneOlivinePentlanditePerovskite
PyriteRutileSpinelStillwaterite

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Bornite  (*)Braggite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Cooperite  (*)Fayalite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Isoferroplatinum  (*)Laurite  (*)
Mertieite-II  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Platinum  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Ruthenarsenite  (*)
Ruthenium  (*)Rutile  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Stibiopalladinite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42050205005516
Braggite  (*)NonePdPt3S4205020500101
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS220502050027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O42050205003902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O2050205003531
Cooperite  (*)NonePtS205020500124
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)205020500371
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)2050205001188
Isoferroplatinum  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePt3Fe205020500128
Laurite  (*)PyriteRuS2205020500226
Mertieite-II  (*)StillwateritePd8Sb2.5As0.520502050044
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S82050205001512
Platinum  (*)CopperPt205020500485
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82050205009056
Ruthenarsenite  (*)Modderite(Ru,Ni)As2050205009
Ruthenium  (*)NoneRu20502050046
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22050205005614
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs2205020500337
Stibiopalladinite  (*)NonePd5Sb220502050075


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
EG105_1057_025205020502050     Yes Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru3087Mokopane (Potgietersrus), Mogalakwena, Waterberg District, Limpopo, South AfricaPlatreef (Mokopane)Begg et al. (2010)10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057EG105_1057 

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