South africa
Africa — 1,219,090 km²
Capital: Pretoria
4 specimens in collection
Notable mining localities
Principal mineralogical sites associated with collector specimens. Yellow dot indicates an endemic species — found exclusively or in world-class quality at this locality.
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Wessels Mine Northern Cape endemicSugilite — only commercial source; Hausmannite, Welinite
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N'Chwaning Northern Cape endemicOlmiite, Poldervaartite, Sturmanite
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Kimberley Northern CapeDiamond — original "Big Hole"
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Bushveld Complex Limpopo/NWPlatinum, Palladium, Chromite — world's largest PGE deposit
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Merelani LimpopoTanzanite (see Tanzania border zone)
Notable locality
Endemic or exclusive world-class locality
