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Locality Name:
Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1739
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.01

mindat Locality ID: 2420
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2420.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa": 126
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 110

Number of Child Localities: 37
Child Localities:
Abassus
Aggeneys
Brakfontein
Buffels Mine
Calvinia
Carnarvon
Dabeeb Farm
Doringkraal
Garies
Gordonia District
Henkries
Hytkoras Farm
Kleinzee
Koingnaas Complex
Langhoogte Mine
Leeuwfontein Farm
Leeuwkop
Mollenfontein
Neilersdrif
Okiep Copper District
Onseepkans Farm
Orange River
Pella
Platbakkies
Port Nolloth
Richards Bay
Richtersveld
Sandkopsdrif (Zandkops Drift)
Spodumene Kop I
Spodumene Kop II
Steenkampskraal Deposit
Steinkopf
Sutherland
Vuurdoodberg
Wallekraal Mine
Wolfkop
Zuurwater Farm

Latitude: 29°41'16"S
Longitude: 18°29'5"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -29.687777777778,18.484722222222

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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cr Cs Cu F Fe H Hg K La Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Ta Te Th Ti U W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenic
ArsenopyriteAtacamiteAutuniteAxiniteBaryteBerylBismutiteBrochantiteBrookiteCalcite
CaledoniteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteConnelliteCopperCorundum
CovelliteCubaniteCyanotrichiteDiamondDiasporeDigeniteDufréniteDumortieriteEpidoteEudialyte
FeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetGraftoniteGypsumKaoliniteKornerupineLinariteMalachite
MarcasiteMatlockiteMeloniteMicaMilariteMilleriteMolybdeniteMonaziteNatroliteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePentlanditePerovskitePhenakitePhosphosideritePlancheitePrehnitePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSapphirineScheeliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinel
StauroliteStibniteTetradymiteTetrahedriteTitaniteTopazTourmalineTridymiteTripliteTurquoise
ValleriiteVesuvianiteVivianiteWagneriteWollastoniteWurtziteZircon

197 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Alabandite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)
Allanite-(La)  (*)Allophane  (*)Almandine  (*)Alunite  (*)Amblygonite  (*)
Analcime  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Antigorite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Augite  (*)Autunite  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)Becquerelite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Bismoclite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brazilianite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Calderite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysoberyl  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Churchite-(Y)  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Coloradoite  (*)Connellite  (*)
Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)Corkite  (*)Cornetite  (*)Corundum  (*)
Covellite  (*)Creaseyite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Curite  (*)
Cyanotrichite  (*)Diaboleite  (*)Diamond  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dioptase  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dufrénite  (*)Dumortierite  (*)Elbaite  (*)
Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)Eucryptite  (*)Eudialyte  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)
Faheyite  (*)Ferberite  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)Ferrokinoshitalite  (*)Ferrosilite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)Gahnite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gedrite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gorceixite  (*)Goyazite  (*)
Graftonite  (*)Grandidierite  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Grunerite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hercynite  (*)
Hessite  (*)Hotsonite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kalinite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kornerupine  (*)Kyanite  (*)Leadhillite  (*)
Libethenite  (*)Linarite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Lithiophilite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melonite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natroalunite  (*)
Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Nontronite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Osumilite-(Mg)  (*)Paratacamite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Petalite  (*)Phenakite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)Plancheite  (*)Plumbogummite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)
Pollucite  (*)Polycrase-(Y)  (*)Prehnite  (*)Purpurite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Reichenbachite  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Rickardite  (*)Rutile  (*)Samarskite-(Y)  (*)Sapphirine  (*)
Sauconite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Soddyite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Spodumene  (*)Staurolite  (*)Strengite  (*)Sylvanite  (*)
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tetraferriphlogopite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Thorianite  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Torbernite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Triphylite  (*)Triplite  (*)Triploidite  (*)Turquoise  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Valleriite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Vivianite  (*)Werdingite  (*)Wolfeite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O611071461022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O61107146286
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS173911981107053312
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)988977.411107136,107151,107153,107154,107155,107156,107158,107159,107160,107161,1071628803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1107063706
Allanite-(La)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaLa(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)110707025
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O10319501107082470
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)317399503107049,107082,1071122353
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6173911984107049,107052,107059,107060966
Amblygonite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)F4107153,107154,107155,107161244
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O78.171.311071691627
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)311070621534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)173911982107049,1070512734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)10319503107082,107108,1071121588
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41107066708
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS173911982107049,1070659052
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3173911982107049,107051544
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6173911983107049,107063,1071462060
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O11070651272
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)210319502107082,107112260
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)217399503107049,107082,1070875509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)173971.38107049,107051,107053,107082,107099,107112,107169,10717311547
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)AlunitePb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6173911981107051132
Becquerelite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O110706592
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2988977.42107136,107156606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18988977.411107136,107148,107151,107156,107157,107158,107160,107161,107162,107163,1071664286
Bismoclite  (*)MatlockiteBiOCl988977.42107136,10715671
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi10319503107112,107156,1071661966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S310319508107103,107109,107112,107136,107150,107161,107165,1071661935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)10319502107112,107156716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4173995014107049,107052,107082,107085,107087,107090,107092,107102,107103,107107,107108,107114,107116,1071255516
Brazilianite  (*)Not in a structural groupNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4110714459
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)617399503107049,107051,1070821633
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO278.171.31107169700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)173971.39107049,107052,107058,107082,107099,107112,107146,107150,10716927770
Calderite  (*)GarnetMn2+3Fe3+2(SiO4)317391198110704917
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6173911982107049,107052359
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2988977.42107135,1071385171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1739119811070494979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O10319502107082,107101925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S173995010107052,107082,107085,107087,107103,107112,107116,107124,107126,1071315707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2173995015107049,107052,107082,107085,107087,107092,107099,107103,107112,107113,107114,107116,107125,107131,10714927198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O411070683902
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O4988977.43107079,107136,107172321
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O17399505107049,107051,107082,107102,1071263531
Churchite-(Y)  (*)GypsumY(PO4)·2H2O110714670
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8103195011070821756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)17399502107049,1070821025
Coloradoite  (*)SphaleriteHgTe10319501107082169
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O17399502107049,107088295
Copper  (*)CopperCu17399508107049,107052,107082,107089,107096,107097,107120,1071493846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1817399546107049,107061,107065,107073,107082,1071131008
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6173911982107049,107051151
Cornetite  (*)NoneCu3(PO4)(OH)31031950110712326
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O310189546107054,107061,107073,107082,107113,1071501797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS17399506107052,107082,107103,107109,107112,1071254165
Creaseyite  (*)NoneCu2Pb2Fe3+2Si5O17·6H2O173911982107049,10705127
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S310319501107082802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O10319503107082,107087,1071562970
Curite  (*)NonePb3+x[(UO2)4O4+x(OH)3-x]2·2H2O110715051
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)210319502107082,107124179
Diaboleite  (*)PerovskiteCuPb2Cl2(OH)4173911982107049,10705157
Diamond  (*)DiamondC7107055,107056,107068,107075,107076,107077,107140697
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1739119811070521027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6173911982107049,1070684135
Dioptase  (*)NoneCuSiO3·H2O173911982107049,107051164
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2103195011070999895
Dufrénite  (*)DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O173911981107049139
Dumortierite  (*)DumortieriteAlAl6BSi3O1817390.010231
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1107160520
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O610319503107068,107082,107149944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)10319506107081,107082,107099,107112,107134,1071368173
Eucryptite  (*)PhenakiteLiAlSiO42107080,10715529
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)278.171.31107169182
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O6988977.41107136414
Faheyite  (*)NoneBe2Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)4·6H2O11071623
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)10319503107083,107112,107114551
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO42107064,107065196
Ferrokinoshitalite  (*)NoneBaFe2+3(Si2Al2)O10(OH)21739119811070524
Ferrosilite  (*)PyroxeneFe2+2Si2O617391198110704984
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F17399507107053,107082,107112,107149,107153,107156,1071652740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2103171.34107082,107099,107112,1071699617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)11070681188
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)22107064,107134163
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4173911982107049,107052445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS17399508107049,107050,107051,107052,107053,107082,107092,10711224243
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)22107061,107073178
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)103171.32107082,1071697437
Gorceixite  (*)AluniteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)61107146121
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)61107146173
Graftonite  (*)GraftoniteFe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2173911981107053107
Grandidierite  (*)NoneMgAl3O2(BO3)(SiO4)10189542107065,10711340
Graphite  (*)NoneC173911982107049,1070682812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3173911982107049,1070631544
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2173911982107049,107053223
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O173971.34107049,107082,107112,1071696890
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6173911981107049741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3173995011107049,107051,107053,107082,107085,107099,107112,107116,107125,107134,10713514640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O173911982107049,1070521689
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O42107065,107149407
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te10319501107082804
Hotsonite  (*)NoneAl5(SO4)(PO4)(OH)10·8H2O11071395
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)10319501107112469
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O317390.0111107049,107065,107082,107085,107092,107103,107109,107125,107142,107146,1071495433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61739119811070492228
Kalinite  (*)NoneKAl(SO4)2·11H2O17391198110704954
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)417399503107049,107065,1071125591
Kornerupine  (*)Kornerupine(Mg,Fe2+,Al,   )10(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH,F)210189544107061,107065,107073,10711368
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO411071411507
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2173911982107049,107051265
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)10319502107123,107156234
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2173911982107049,107051987
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S410319501107082249
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)988977.44107136,107148,107156,107161155
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)10319501107082451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4173995017107049,107051,107052,107053,107082,107085,107092,107102,107107,107108,107109,107112,107114,107116,107125,107149,10717314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)217399507107049,107052,107082,107089,107120,107149,10715012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2173911983107049,107052,1070535674
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe210319501107082207
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)103195011107064,107081,107112,107151,107156,107158,107159,107160,107161,107162,1071634924
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS103195011070821066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2103195010107082,107083,107103,107110,107111,107112,107114,107116,107125,1071355800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)3107149,107156,107166945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2173995017107049,107053,107082,107112,107136,107151,107153,107154,107155,107156,107158,107159,107160,107161,107162,107163,10716617380
Natroalunite  (*)AluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6173911982107049,107139128
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O78.171.311071691236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)78.171.31107169884
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O173911981107049471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O11070722994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)17399504107049,107082,107099,1071122349
Osumilite-(Mg)  (*)MilariteKMg2Al3(Al2Si10)O301018954110711342
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)6173911981107051158
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S810319502107082,1070921512
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O101107161124
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)988977.43107136,107152,107156326
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)210319505107061,107068,107073,107082,1071462273
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O1107156182
Plancheite  (*)PlancheiteCu8(Si4O11)2(OH)4·H2O1031950110708274
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6173911981107049170
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6173911981107049477
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O1107160140
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)63107064,107150,107165121
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)210319504107058,107082,107112,1071361898
Purpurite  (*)OlivineMn3+(PO4)110715680
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS217399509107049,107051,107052,107053,107082,107099,107103,107112,10716539462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl173911982107051,1070531725
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)3988977.42107068,107135341
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S817399509107049,107052,107053,107082,107092,107093,107114,107116,1071309056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2173971.353107049,107050,107051,107052,107053,107054,107058,107063,107064,107069,107082,107083,107092,107099,107102,107103,107107,107108,107110,107111,107112,107113,107114,107116,107122,107125,107134,107135,107136,107137,107138,107143,107146,107149,107150,107151,107153,107154,107155,107156,107157,107158,107159,107160,107161,107162,107163,107164,107165,107166,107169,107170,10717161156
Reichenbachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)41031950110712326
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)173911982107049,1070521711
Rickardite  (*)NoneCu3-xTe21031950110708252
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO217390.017107049,107065,107109,107113,107136,107142,1071695614
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteYFe3+Nb2O81107065353
Sapphirine  (*)SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]10189543107061,107073,107113129
Sauconite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Zn3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O17391198110704956
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)10319507107048,107083,107103,107112,107135,107136,1071714894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)3107159,107162,1071632705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O11070651153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)173971.33107049,107052,1071696417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5173995012107049,107052,107053,107054,107061,107065,107073,107103,107109,107112,107113,1071141516
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)17399503107049,107052,1070822473
Soddyite  (*)None(UO2)2(SiO4)(H2O)2988977.4110713644
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31739977.43107049,107052,1071361214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS17399508107049,107052,107053,107082,107092,107099,107103,10711221482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O410189545107061,107073,107082,107113,1071251934
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6988977.48107071,107136,107147,107148,107156,107158,107160,107161688
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)173911981107053978
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O1107156263
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe410319501107082337
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O61107156211
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO103195011070821101
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S10319501107082510
Tetraferriphlogopite  (*)MicaKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2110706827
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13103195011071205317
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO278.171.31107169236
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)102271.35107065,107103,107156,107161,1071691006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O17399504107049,107099,107136,1071464899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F211071591476
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O11070651059
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2988977.42107136,1071452562
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)1107156313
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F2107156,107161233
Triploidite  (*)WagneriteMn2+2(PO4)(OH)110715629
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O173911981107049484
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO22107065,1071562718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O988977.41107136890
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]10319501107082237
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O1107146652
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1011070631395
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O173911982107049,107052636
Werdingite  (*)NoneMg2Al14Si4B4O3710189542107065,1071138
Wolfeite  (*)WagneriteFe2+2(PO4)(OH)17391198110705343
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO311070631247
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)103171.32107082,107169939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)17390.016107049,107065,107109,107112,107142,1071495251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1739977.42107049,1071361025



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000672MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular intrusion and thin dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Breccias, tuff, trachyte, olivine melilitite dykes and sills and pyroclastic kimberlite.
Jen_0000673MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular intrusion and thin dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Breccias, tuff, trachyte, olivine melilitite dykes and sills and pyroclastic kimberlite.
Jen_0000674MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular intrusion and thin dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Breccias, tuff, trachyte, olivine melilitite dykes and sills and pyroclastic kimberlite.


24 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
sedexmvt-0020416001400Early Mesoproterozoic host rock age      53698Big Syncline (Aggeneysberg), Aggeneys, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaBig SynclineTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 
sedznpb-00398173915591649±90        53698Big Syncline (Aggeneysberg), Aggeneys, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaBig SynclineSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 
sedexmvt-00205128511981285-1198 Ma (geological relations)geological relations       53700Black Mountain (Swartberg Mine), Aggeneys, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaBlack MountainTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 
sedznpb-00399173915591649±90        53700Black Mountain (Swartberg Mine), Aggeneys, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaBlack MountainSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 
sedexmvt-00206128511981285-1198 Ma (geological relations)geological relations       5550Broken Hill Mine, Aggeneys, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaBroken HillTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 
sedznpb-00400173915591649±90        5550Broken Hill Mine, Aggeneys, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaBroken HillSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 
sedexmvt-00208128511981285-1198 Ma (geological relations)geological relations       53701Gamsberg Zinc Mine, Aggeneys, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaGamsbergTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 
sedznpb-00402173915591649±90        53701Gamsberg Zinc Mine, Aggeneys, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaGamsbergSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 
Mo-002681031950 Re-Os molybdenite   MolybdeniteMolybdeniteMo53587Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaOkiep Copper DistrictRaith and Stein (2000)10.1007/s001260050276MD35_741 
Mo-00439102210141018±4Re-Os molybdeniteNA335-3  Molybdenite Mo206060Kliphoog Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaKliphoogRaith and Stein (2000)10.1007/s001260050276MD35_741 
Mo-00440101910111015±4Re-Os molybdeniteNA44  Molybdenite Mo206060Kliphoog Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaKliphoogRaith and Stein (2000)10.1007/s001260050276MD35_741 
Mo-00438101510071011±4Re-Os molybdeniteNA51  Molybdenite Mo206059Nababeep Far West Mine, Nababeep Tungsten Mines, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaNababeep Far WestRaith and Stein (2000)10.1007/s001260050276MD35_741 
Kristen00225510189541018-954Re-Osmineralization agemolybdenite   Molybdenite W, Mo57343Namaqualand Metamorphic Complex, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaWestern Namaqualan W (Mo) DepositHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
Mo-00269958950954±4Re-Os molybdeniteNA167-1  Molybdenite Mo53600Narrap Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaNarrapRaith and Stein (2000)10.1007/s001260050276MD35_741 
Mo-00270103110211026±5Re-Os molybdeniteNA167-1  Molybdenite Mo53600Narrap Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaNarrapRaith and Stein (2000)10.1007/s001260050276MD35_741 
Mo-00436101010021006±4Re-Os molybdeniteNA336-5  Molybdenite Mo206057Tweedam Mine, Springbok, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaTweedamRaith and Stein (2000)10.1007/s001260050276MD35_741 
Mo-0043710049961000±4Re-Os molybdeniteNA336-6  Molybdenite Mo206057Tweedam Mine, Springbok, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaTweedamRaith and Stein (2000)10.1007/s001260050276MD35_741 
Alexandra-0249988977.4982.7±5.3U-PbAge of Nb-Ta mineralizationtantalite-(mn), columbite-(mn)272   Ta, Nb56220Orange River, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaHomesteadMelcher et al. (2015)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003OGR64_667 
Alexandra-0250984.7978.1981.4±3.3U-PbAge of Nb-Ta mineralizationtantalite-(mn), columbite-(mn)274   Ta, Nb56220Orange River, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaHomesteadMelcher et al. (2015)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003OGR64_667 
Alexandra-0251987.7982.1984.9±2.8U-PbAge of Nb-Ta mineralizationtantalite-(mn), columbite-(mn)275   Ta, Nb56220Orange River, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaHomesteadMelcher et al. (2015)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003OGR64_667 
ree-005752.60.01Pleistocene        57098Richards Bay, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaRichards BayOrris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 
Jen_000067274.674.674.6        27329Salpeterkop Mountain (Saltpetre Kop), Sutherland, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaSaltpeterkopWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000067378.175.576.8±1.3K-Ar melilite     27329Salpeterkop Mountain (Saltpetre Kop), Sutherland, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaSaltpeterkopWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000067473.771.372.5±1.2K-Ar melilite     27329Salpeterkop Mountain (Saltpetre Kop), Sutherland, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaSaltpeterkopWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070405Springbok Mine, Springbok, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africahttps://rruff.info/R070405


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