Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Merensky Reef, Limpopo, South Africa


mindat Locality ID: 280324
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-280324.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Merensky Reef, Limpopo, South Africa": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Atok Mine

Latitude: 24°17'49"S
Longitude: 29°52'44"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -24.296944444444,29.878888888889
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 Bi Cu Fe H K Mg Ni O Pb Pd Pt Ru S Si Sn Te 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AuricuprideChalcopyriteClayCopperMeloniteMicaNickelineNonePentlanditePerovskite
PyriteRocksaltSpinel

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Atokite  (*)Braggite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cooperite  (*)Galena  (*)
Laurite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Moncheite  (*)Paolovite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Platinum  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Sperrylite  (*)
Violarite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Atokite  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePd3Sn110640629
Braggite  (*)NonePdPt3S41106406101
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2110640627198
Cooperite  (*)NonePtS1106406124
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS110640624243
Laurite  (*)PyriteRuS21106406226
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)1106406451
Moncheite  (*)MelonitePt(Te,Bi)21106406133
Paolovite  (*)NonePd2Sn110640638
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S811064061512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)211064062273
Platinum  (*)CopperPt1106406485
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2110640639462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S811064069056
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs21106406337
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S41106406380


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R120168Merensky Reef, Limpopo, South Africahttps://rruff.info/R120168

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