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Zwartkop, Groot-Marico - Bushveld Complex
South Africa
Main commodities: Cr


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The Zwartkop and Groot-Marico chromite deposits are located on the Western and Far Western (Groot-Marico) Lobes of the 2050 Ma Bushveld layered mafic complex in South Africa respectively.   These sections contains large resources and mines exploiting extensive reserves of Chromite.   Zwartkop is adjacent to the Amandelbult Platinum mine.

These mines exploit chromitite layers within the Lower Critical Zone of the Bushveld Complex.   See the Elandsdrift record for information on other chromite reefs worked in the complex.

For details of the Bushveld mineralisation, stratigraphy and chromite bearing reefs, see the Bushveld Complex record.

For other detail consult the reference(s) listed below.

The most recent source geological information used to prepare this decription was dated: 1986.    
This description is a summary from published sources, the chief of which are listed below.
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    Selected References
Collins L A, Human D R  1986 - The Groot-Marico chromitite deposit, western Transvaal: in Anhaeusser C R, Maske S, (Eds.), 1986 Mineral Deposits of South Africa Geol. Soc. South Africa, Johannesburg   v2 pp 1229-1235
Von Gruenewaldt G, Worst B G  1986 - Chromite deposits at Zwartkop chrome mine, western Bushveld Complex: in Anhaeusser C R, Maske S, (Eds.), 1986 Mineral Deposits of South Africa Geol. Soc. South Africa, Johannesburg   v2 pp 1217-1227


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