Description
Dr. H. N. Visser
Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryVermiculite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formRING STRUCTURE (WITH DISCONTINUOUS RING DIKES)
Ore controlTransgressive Carbonatite
Materials
GangueHematite, Ilmenite, Perovskite, Pyrochlore, Rutile
Other materialsLimonite, Martite
Geology
Host rockIntrusive Carbonatite · Nylstroom Series, Waterberg System Shales And Sandstones
Associated rockIntrusive Carbonatite · Glenover Carbonatite Complex
StructureThe Complex Is An Igneous Intrusion Into Shales And Sandstones Of The Nylstroom Series, Waterberg System (All Pre-Cambrian In Origin)., "Glenover Carbonatite Complex" (Igneous), An Intrusive Near-Vertical Pipe Composed Largely Of Breccias And Pyroxenite.
Tectonic settingShield
AlterationPartial Alteration Of The Breccias And Pyroxenite Extend To Measured Depth Of 90 Meters Below Surface
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1955
Discovery year1953
Identification
Deposit ID10079227
MRDS IDW028278
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-23.86339, 27.13476
References
MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, FIFTH EDITION, HANDBOOK 7 , DEPARTMENT OF MINES, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; 1976GLENOVER PHOSPHATE LIMITED, 1977, ANNUAL REPORTS.GLENOVER PHOSPHATE LIMITED, 1976, ANNUAL REPORTS.GLENOVER PHOSPHATE LIMITED, 1975, ANNUAL REPORTS.GLENOVER PHOSPHATE LIMITED, 1974, ANNUAL REPORTS.GLENOVER PHOSPHATE LIMITED, 1973, ANNUAL REPORTS.GOLDFIELDS OF SOUTH AFRICA, 1968, PHOSPHATES - SOUTH AFRICA: BROCHURE, DECEMBER 1968.GLENOVER PHOSPHATE COMPANY ANNUAL REPORTS ; GLENOVER ANNUAL REPORT - 1982 ; GLENOVER ANNUAL REPORT-1983 ; GLENOVER PHOSPHATE COMPANY ANNUAL REPORT 1980 ; GLENOVER ANNUAL REPORT - 1981 ; GLENOVER PHOSPHATE COMPANY ANNUAL REPORT 1979 ; GLENOVER PHOSPHATE LIMITED. ANNUAL REPORT 1978