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

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1739
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1198

mindat Locality ID: 53702
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-53702.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Aggeneys, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Big Syncline (Aggeneysberg)
Black Mountain (Swartberg Mine)
Broken Hill Mine
Gamsberg Zinc Mine
Namies Schist

Latitude: 29°15'1"S
Longitude: 18°47'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -29.250277777778,18.783333333333
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 Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteAtacamiteBaryteBerylBrochantite
CalciteCaledoniteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteConnelliteCopperCorundumCovelliteDigenite
DufréniteEpidoteFeldsparGarnetGraftoniteGypsumKaoliniteLinariteMalachiteMarcasite
MicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutile
Smectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStauroliteTitaniteTurquoiseVivianiteWagneriteZircon

80 IMA Minerals at location:
Alabandite  (*)Almandine  (*)Alunite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Atacamite  (*)Augite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Calderite  (*)Caledonite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Connellite  (*)Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)Corkite  (*)Corundum  (*)
Covellite  (*)Creaseyite  (*)Diaboleite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dioptase  (*)Dufrénite  (*)Ferrokinoshitalite  (*)Ferrosilite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Graftonite  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Grunerite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kalinite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Leadhillite  (*)
Linarite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Natroalunite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Paratacamite  (*)Plumbogummite  (*)
Plumbojarosite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sauconite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Turquoise  (*)Vivianite  (*)Wolfeite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS173911981107053312
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31739119802353
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6173911981107052966
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1739119811070512734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1739119809052
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3173911981107051544
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61739119802060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21739119805509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)173911982107051,10705311547
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)AlunitePb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6173911981107051132
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41739119811070525516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61739119811070511633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)17391198110705227770
Calderite  (*)GarnetMn2+3Fe3+2(SiO4)317391198017
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6173911981107052359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1739119804979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1739119811070525707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS217391198110705227198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1739119811070513531
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1739119801025
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O173911980295
Copper  (*)CopperCu1739119811070523846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181739119801008
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6173911981107051151
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O311070541797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1739119811070524165
Creaseyite  (*)NoneCu2Pb2Fe3+2Si5O17·6H2O17391198110705127
Diaboleite  (*)PerovskiteCuPb2Cl2(OH)417391198110705157
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1739119811070521027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61739119804135
Dioptase  (*)NoneCuSiO3·H2O173911981107051164
Dufrénite  (*)DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O173911980139
Ferrokinoshitalite  (*)NoneBaFe2+3(Si2Al2)O10(OH)21739119811070524
Ferrosilite  (*)PyroxeneFe2+2Si2O617391198084
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1739119811070532740
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4173911981107052445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS173911984107050,107051,107052,10705324243
Graftonite  (*)GraftoniteFe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2173911981107053107
Graphite  (*)NoneC1739119802812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31739119801544
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2173911981107053223
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1739119806890
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6173911980741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3173911982107051,10705314640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O1739119811070521689
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31739119805433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61739119802228
Kalinite  (*)NoneKAl(SO4)2·11H2O17391198054
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41739119805591
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2173911981107051265
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2173911981107051987
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4173911983107051,107052,10705314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)217391198110705212537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2173911982107052,1070535674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)217391198110705317380
Natroalunite  (*)AluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6173911980128
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O173911980471
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1739119802349
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)6173911981107051158
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6173911980170
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6173911980477
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2173911983107051,107052,10705339462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl173911982107051,1070531725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8173911982107052,1070539056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2173911985107050,107051,107052,107053,10705461156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1739119811070521711
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21739119805614
Sauconite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Zn3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O17391198056
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1739119811070526417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5173911983107052,107053,1070541516
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1739119811070522473
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31739119811070521214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS173911982107052,10705321482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)173911981107053978
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1739119804899
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O173911980484
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O173911981107052636
Wolfeite  (*)WagneriteFe2+2(PO4)(OH)17391198110705343
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1739119805251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1739119801025


8 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 

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