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Locality Name:
Buffalo Mine (Buffalo Fluorspar), Naboomspruit (Mookgophong), Waterberg District, Limpopo, South Africa

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1600
Youngest recorded age at locality: 541

mindat Locality ID: 54045
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-54045.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Buffalo Mine (Buffalo Fluorspar), Naboomspruit (Mookgophong), Waterberg District, Limpopo, South Africa": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 24°28'51"S
Longitude: 28°39'42"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -24.480833333333,28.661666666667

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 C Ca Ce F Fe H K Na Nb O P Pb S Si Ta Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Ce F Fe H K Na Nb O P Pb S Si Ta Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAluniteAmorphousApatiteBaryteCalciteClayColumbiteCorundumDiaspore
EpidoteFeldsparFluoceriteFluoriteGypsumKaoliniteNonePyriteQuartzRocksalt
Smectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTapiolite

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Anglesite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)
Fluocerite-(Ce)  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Nontronite  (*)Opal  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)16005410706
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)160054102734
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)616005410413
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1600541027770
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O616005410518
Fluocerite-(Ce)  (*)FluoceriteCeF31600541045
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F160054102740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2160054109617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1600541024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)160054107437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O160054106890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31600541014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4160054105591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41600541014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)160054104924
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O16005410471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O160054102994
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21600541039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21600541061156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)160054106417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1600541021482
Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)TapioliteFe2+Ta2O61600541088



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
ree-005771600541Middle Proterozoic        54045Buffalo Mine (Buffalo Fluorspar), Naboomspruit (Mookgophong), Waterberg District, Limpopo, South AfricaBuffalo FluorsparOrris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 


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