Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Waterberg Deposit, Naboomspruit (Mookgophong), Waterberg District, Limpopo, South Africa

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2058
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2058

mindat Locality ID: 31394
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-31394.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

Latitude: 24°29'5"S
Longitude: 28°39'39"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -24.484722222222,28.660833333333
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 Au Ca Cr Cu Fe H Hg K Mn O Pb Pd Pt S Sb Si Ti V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Ca Cr Cu Fe H Hg K Mn O Pb Pd Pt S Sb Si Ti V 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BrauniteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumDiasporeKaoliniteMicaNonePotarite
PyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSpinelStillwateriteTitaniteZircon

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Braggite  (*)Braunite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromatite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Hongshiite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Lópezite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Platinum  (*)Potarite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Roscoelite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sperrylite  (*)
Stibiopalladinite  (*)Stillwaterite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Braggite  (*)NonePdPt3S4205820580101
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)205820580483
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS220582058027198
Chromatite  (*)ZirconCaCr6+O42058205806
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS20582058024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2058205807437
Gold  (*)CopperAu20582058030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O320582058014640
Hongshiite  (*)NonePtCu20582058027
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42058205805591
Lópezite  (*)NoneK2Cr2O72058205805
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O420582058014899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)220582058017380
Platinum  (*)CopperPt205820580485
Potarite  (*)PotaritePdHg20582058025
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS220582058039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO220582058061156
Roscoelite  (*)MicaKV3+2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2205820580253
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22058205805614
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs2205820580337
Stibiopalladinite  (*)NonePd5Sb220582058075
Stillwaterite  (*)StillwateritePd8As320582058024
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2058205804899


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
Cr-0000320582058       Chromatite, LopeziteCr31394Waterberg Deposit, Naboomspruit (Mookgophong), Waterberg District, Limpopo, South Africa Charlene Charlene 

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