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Locality Name:
Pala Kop, Letaba, Gravelotte, Murchison Range, Limpopo, South Africa

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2969
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2969

mindat Locality ID: 54193
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-54193.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pala Kop, Letaba, Gravelotte, Murchison Range, Limpopo, South Africa": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Kubannek Quarry
Kubannek Quarry (2)

Latitude: 23°17'59"S
Longitude: 30°31'53"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -23.299722222222,30.531388888889

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al B Be Ca F H K Li Mg Na O P Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca F Li O P Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteBerylClayMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyroxeneQuartzTourmaline

7 IMA Minerals at location:
Beryl  (*)Dravite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Spodumene  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O182969296911064484286
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)296929691106449648
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2969296902740
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO42969296911064491507
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)229692969110644817380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO229692969110644861156
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6296929690688



1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Be-00047296929692969  high    Beryl, PhenakiteBe54193Pala Kop, Letaba, Gravelotte, Murchison Range, Limpopo, South Africa Poujol (2001)10.1016/S0899-5362(01)90096-XJAES33_155 


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