Mine detail: Marico District Fluorspar Mines

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Location

Lat / long:

-25.74664, 26.10147

Resource(B)

Primary:	Fluorine-Fluorite
Secondary:	Lead, Zinc
Tertiary:	Iron, Dolomite, Quartz
Ore:	Fluorite
Gangue:	Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Dolomite, Graphite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Talc, Tremolite, Vanadinite
Orebody form:	TABULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1917

Geology

Host rock:	Dolomite
Host type:	Dolomite
Associated type:	Mafic Intrusive Rock
Structure:	Bushveld Igneous Complex
Alteration processes:	Silicification (Talc Zone, Tremolite Zone)

References

MRDS	W007004
DEP	10069465
Reference	{Deposit:: MARTINI, J., 1975, THE FLUORITE DEPOSITS IN THE DOLOMITE SERIES OF THE MARICO DISTRICT, TRANSVAAL, SOUTH AFRICA: TO BE PUBLISHED IN ECON GEOL.}{Deposit:: CHERMETTE, A, 1964, LE SPATH-FLUOR EN AFRIQUE DU SUD: MINES ET METALLURGIE, APRIL TO SEPTEMBER 1964.}{Production:: CHERMETTE, A, 1964, LE SPATH-FLUOR: P. 13. MARTINI, J., 1975, FLUORITE OF MARICO, P. 1}{Reserve-Resource:: MARTINI, J., 1975, FLUORITE OF MARICO DIST. P. 1}
Reporter	Schruben, Paul G., Beougher, Delilah J. (Spanski, Gregory T.)