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Locality Name:
Zondereinde Mine, Waterberg District, Limpopo, South Africa


mindat Locality ID: 298072
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-298072.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zondereinde Mine, Waterberg District, Limpopo, South Africa": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 24°49'45"S
Longitude: 27°20'28"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -24.829166666667,27.341111111111
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 Cr Cu Fe H Ir K Mg Ni O Pb Pt Ru S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Cr Cu Fe H Ir K Mg Ni O Pb Pd Pt Ru S Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAuricuprideCalciteChalcopyriteClayFeldsparGarnetMicaMilleriteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePentlanditePerovskitePotaritePyritePyroxeneRocksaltRutile
SerpentineSpinelTalcTitanite

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Anatase  (*)Anorthite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Braggite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Cooperite  (*)Enstatite  (*)
Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Isoferroplatinum  (*)Laurite  (*)Magnesiochromite  (*)
Malanite  (*)Millerite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Talc  (*)Tetraferroplatinum  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Uvarovite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO202162
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)01036
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40708
Braggite  (*)NonePdPt3S40101
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S05707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O403902
Cooperite  (*)NonePtS0124
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O60944
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)01188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Isoferroplatinum  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePt3Fe0128
Laurite  (*)PyriteRuS20226
Magnesiochromite  (*)SpinelMgCr2O40311
Malanite  (*)SpinelCu1+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4035
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS01066
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S801512
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs20337
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Tetraferroplatinum  (*)PotaritePtFe066
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562
Uvarovite  (*)GarnetCa3Cr2(SiO4)30212


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