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Locality Name:
Zaaiplaats Mine, Zaaiplaats Tin Field, Mokopane (Potgietersrus), Mogalakwena, Waterberg District, Limpopo, South Africa

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2050
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2050

mindat Locality ID: 26749
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-26749.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zaaiplaats Mine, Zaaiplaats Tin Field, Mokopane (Potgietersrus), Mogalakwena, Waterberg District, Limpopo, South Africa": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 24°3'"S
Longitude: 28°45'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -24.05,28.75

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 As Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Na O Pb S Si Sn W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Na O Pb S Si Sn W 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteKobellite
MicaNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheelite

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Galenobismutite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)
Wittichenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2050205008803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)205020500706
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2050205009052
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)20502050027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22050205005171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS220502050027198
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22050205009617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS20502050024243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S4205020500192
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O320502050014640
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)220502050017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS220502050039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO220502050061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2050205004894
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F205020500232
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS3205020500297



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
EG105_1057_025205020502050     Yes Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru3087Mokopane (Potgietersrus), Mogalakwena, Waterberg District, Limpopo, South AfricaPlatreef (Mokopane)Begg et al. (2010)10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057EG105_1057 


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