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Buffalo Fluorspar Mine, Mookgophong, Modimolle-Mookgophong Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africai
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Buffalo Fluorspar MineMine
Mookgophong- not defined -
Modimolle-Mookgophong Local MunicipalityMunicipality
Waterberg District MunicipalityMunicipality
LimpopoProvince
South AfricaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° 28' 51'' South , 28° 39' 42'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-24.48111,28.66194
GeoHash:
G#: keskspqgp
GRN:
S17E19
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Modimolle20,527 (2018)36.0km
Mokopane101,090 (2012)47.5km
Warmbaths90,210 (2012)58.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
54045
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:54045:9
GUID (UUID V4):
2363b7dc-aca3-4514-b62a-5c15844c4c87


Buffalo Fluorspar which is currently called Rooiberg Stone. Mining ops for fluorspar are no longer taking place but the mine is producing crushed stone for road aggregate/packing (Stephen J Gomersall, pers. comm following a site visit May 2013).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


22 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Allanite-(Ce)
Formula: (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Description: The SEM work is done by Maria Atanasova at Council for Geoscience in Pretoria (Stephen J Gomersall, pers. comm to Debbie Woolf).
β“˜ 'BastnΓ€site'
Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
β“˜ Beudantite
Formula: PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Description: The SEM work is done by Maria Atanasova at Council for Geoscience in Pretoria (Stephen J Gomersall, pers. comm to Debbie Woolf).
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
Description: The SEM work is done by Maria Atanasova at Council for Geoscience in Pretoria (Stephen J Gomersall, pers. comm to Debbie Woolf).
β“˜ Columbite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6
β“˜ Fluocerite-(Ce)
Formula: CeF3
β“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Description: Mostly massive, small amounts of green and purple crystals have been recovered.
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Description: The SEM work is done by Maria Atanasova at Council for Geoscience in Pretoria (Stephen J Gomersall, pers. comm to Debbie Woolf).
β“˜ Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
Description: The SEM work is done by Maria Atanasova at Council for Geoscience in Pretoria (Stephen J Gomersall, pers. comm to Debbie Woolf).
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Description: The SEM work is done by Maria Atanasova at Council for Geoscience in Pretoria (Stephen J Gomersall, pers. comm to Debbie Woolf).
β“˜ 'K Feldspar'
Description: The SEM work is done by Maria Atanasova at Council for Geoscience in Pretoria (Stephen J Gomersall, pers. comm to Debbie Woolf).
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Description: The SEM work is done by Maria Atanasova at Council for Geoscience in Pretoria (Stephen J Gomersall, pers. comm to Debbie Woolf).
β“˜ 'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
β“˜ Nontronite
Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
β“˜ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
β“˜ Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Tapiolite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Ta2O6

Gallery:

CaF2β“˜ Fluorite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
β“˜Fluocerite-(Ce)3.AC.15CeF3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Hematite
var. Specularite		4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Opal4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
β“˜var. Opal-AN4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Tapiolite-(Fe)4.DB.10Fe2+Ta2O6
β“˜Columbite-(Fe)4.DB.35Fe2+Nb2O6
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Beudantite8.BL.05PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Allanite-(Ce)9.BG.05b(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Nontronite9.EC.40Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'BastnΓ€site'-(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
β“˜'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ BeudantitePbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Oβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Oβ“˜ BeudantitePbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Oβ“˜ Tapiolite-(Fe)Fe2+Ta2O6
Oβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Oβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Fβ“˜ Fluocerite-(Ce)CeF3
Fβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Sβ“˜ BeudantitePbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ BeudantitePbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Feβ“˜ Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Feβ“˜ Tapiolite-(Fe)Fe2+Ta2O6
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Feβ“˜ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ BeudantitePbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
YYttrium
Yβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
NbNiobium
Nbβ“˜ Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
CeCerium
Ceβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ceβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ceβ“˜ Fluocerite-(Ce)CeF3
NdNeodymium
Ndβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
TaTantalum
Taβ“˜ Tapiolite-(Fe)Fe2+Ta2O6
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbβ“˜ BeudantitePbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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References

Watson, M.D. and Snyman, C.P., (1975). The geology and mineralogy of the fluorite deposits at the Buffalo Fluorspar Mine on Buffelsfontein 347 KR, Naboomspruit district. Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa, 78, 137-151
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa, Linden .
Cairncross, Bruce (2004) Field Guide to Rocks & Minerals of Southern Africa. 288pp.
www.sallies.co.za (n.d.) http://www.sallies.co.za/index.html
Atanasova, M., Cairncross, B. and Windisch, W.R. (2016) Microminerals of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa. Popular Geoscience Series 6, Council for Geoscience, Pretoria, South Africa, 435 pp
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