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Schoch, A. E., Beukes, G. J., Praekelt, H. E. (1985) A natroalunite - zaherite - hotsonite paragenesis from Pofadder, Bushmanland, South Africa. The Canadian Mineralogist, 23 (1) 29-34

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TitleA natroalunite - zaherite - hotsonite paragenesis from Pofadder, Bushmanland, South Africa
JournalThe Canadian MineralogistISSN1499-1276
AuthorsSchoch, A. E.Author
Beukes, G. J.Author
Praekelt, H. E.Author
Year1985 (February)Volume23
Issue1
PublisherMineralogical Association of Canada
Download URLhttps://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/CM23_29.pdf+
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Full ReferenceSchoch, A. E., Beukes, G. J., Praekelt, H. E. (1985) A natroalunite - zaherite - hotsonite paragenesis from Pofadder, Bushmanland, South Africa. The Canadian Mineralogist, 23 (1) 29-34
Plain TextSchoch, A. E., Beukes, G. J., Praekelt, H. E. (1985) A natroalunite - zaherite - hotsonite paragenesis from Pofadder, Bushmanland, South Africa. The Canadian Mineralogist, 23 (1) 29-34
In(1985, February) The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 23 (1) Mineralogical Association of Canada

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Hotson 6 Mine, Koenabib farm, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

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Hotsonite
Natroalunite
Zaherite

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Hotson Mines (Hotson 1 Mine; Hotson 2 Mine; Hotson 3 Mine; Hotson 4 Mine; Hotson 5 Mine), Hotson farm, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africaⓘ Biotite, ⓘ Sillimanite
Hotson 6 Mine, Koenabib farm, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africaⓘ Atacamite, ⓘ Biotite, ⓘ Brochantite, ⓘ Chalcanthite, ⓘ Chalcopyrite, ⓘ Corundum, ⓘ Covellite, ⓘ Diaspore, ⓘ Goethite, ⓘ Gypsum, ⓘ Hotsonite, ⓘ Ilmenite, ⓘ Kaolinite, ⓘ Muscovite, ⓘ Natroalunite, ⓘ Pyrite, ⓘ Pyrophyllite, ⓘ Rutile, ⓘ Sillimanite, ⓘ Topaz, ⓘ Turquoise, ⓘ Zaherite
Hotson 7 Mine, Koenabib farm, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africaⓘ Biotite, ⓘ Sillimanite

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Beukes, G. J., Schoch, A. E., de Bruiyn, H., Van der Westhuizen, W. A., Bok, L. D. C. (1984) A new occurrence of the hydrated aluminium sulphate zaherite, from Pofadder, South Africa. Mineralogical Magazine, 48 (346) 131-135 doi:10.1180/minmag.1984.048.346.18
Schoch, A.E., Beukes, G.J., van der Westhuizen, W.A. and de Bruiyn H. (1989). Natroalunite from Koenabib, Pofadder district, South Africa. Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa, 92, 20-28.
De Bruiyn, H., Schoch, A. E., Beukes, G. J., Bok, L. D. C., Van Der Westhuizen, W. A. (1985) Note on cell parameters of zaherite. Mineralogical Magazine, 49 (350) 145-146 doi:10.1180/minmag.1985.049.350.26
COLLISTON, W. P., SCHOCH, A. E., PRAEKELT, H. E. (2012) STRATIGRAPHY OF THE MESOPROTEROZOIC AGGENEYS TERRANE, WESTERN NAMAQUA MOBILE BELT, SOUTH AFRICA. South African Journal of Geology, 115 (4) 449-464 doi:10.2113/gssajg.115.4.449
Praekelt, H.E., Colliston, W.P., Schoch, A.E. (1983) The stratigraphic interpretation of a highly deformed proterozoic region in central bushmanland, South Africa: First correlation of structurally separated metasediments of the aggeneys subgroup. Precambrian Research, 23 (2) 177-185 doi:10.1016/0301-9268(83)90034-7
de Bruiyn, H., Van Der Westhuizen, W. A., Beukes, G. J., Meyer, T. Q. (1990) Corkite from Aggeneys, Bushmanland, South Africa. Mineralogical Magazine, 54 (377) 603-608 doi:10.1180/minmag.1990.054.377.12
Meyer, T. Q., van der Westhuizen, W. A., Beukes, G. J., de Bruiyn, H., Schoch, A. E. (1986) An occurrence of the hydrous lead-copper-iron silicate creaseyite in South Africa. Mineralogical Magazine, 50 (356) 346-348 doi:10.1180/minmag.1986.050.356.28
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Praekelt, H. E. and A. E. Schoch, A.E. 1997. Stratigraphic synthesis of the metasediments of the Aggeneys terrane in the Namaqua Mobile Belt. South African Journal of Geology 100:85–100.
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