Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Foskor Apatite Pit, Phalaborwa, Limpopo, South Africa

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2094
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1993

mindat Locality ID: 13499
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13499.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Foskor Apatite Pit, Phalaborwa, Limpopo, South Africa": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 23°58'"S
Longitude: 31°7'28"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -23.966666666667,31.124444444444

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Aragonite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Fluorite	None	Quartz	Smectite-vermiculite

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 Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg O S Si Sr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg O S Si Sr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Aragonite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Fluorite None Quartz Smectite-vermiculite

9 IMA Minerals at location:

Baryte ()*	Calcite ()*	Celestine ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Quartz ()*	Vermiculite ()*	Witherite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2094	1993	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2094	1993	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	2094	1993	1252
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2094	1993	27198
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2094	1993	9895
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	2094	1993	9617
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2094	1993	61156
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	2094	1993	652
Witherite ()*	Aragonite	Ba(CO₃)	2094	1993	251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000532	carbonatite complex
Jen_0000533	carbonatite complex
Jen_0000534	carbonatite complex
Jen_0000535	carbonatite complex
Jen_0000536	carbonatite complex
Jen_0001077	MAGMATIC STYLE: 400x900 vertical pipe of arcuate sheets of ‘banded’ carbonatite intruded by a central, irregular body of ‘transgressive’ carbonatite with numerous dykes and veins emanating from it. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, phoscorite, serpentinite, mica rocks, syenite and fenite.
Jen_0001078	MAGMATIC STYLE: 400x900 vertical pipe of arcuate sheets of ‘banded’ carbonatite intruded by a central, irregular body of ‘transgressive’ carbonatite with numerous dykes and veins emanating from it. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, phoscorite, serpentinite, mica rocks, syenite and fenite.
Jen_0001079	MAGMATIC STYLE: 400x900 vertical pipe of arcuate sheets of ‘banded’ carbonatite intruded by a central, irregular body of ‘transgressive’ carbonatite with numerous dykes and veins emanating from it. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, phoscorite, serpentinite, mica rocks, syenite and fenite.

9 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Jen_0000532	2060.6	2059	2059.8±0.8			Yes		27708	Phalaborwa, Limpopo, South Africa	Phalaborwa	Ernst and Bell (2010)	10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1	MP98_55
Jen_0000533	2061.1	2060.1	2060.6±0.5	U-Pb		Yes		27708	Phalaborwa, Limpopo, South Africa	Phalaborwa	Ernst and Bell (2010)	10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1	MP98_55
Jen_0000534	2063.3	2056.5	2059.9±3.4	U-Pb		Yes		27708	Phalaborwa, Limpopo, South Africa	Phalaborwa	Ernst and Bell (2010)	10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1	MP98_55
Jen_0000535	2060	2059.2	2059.6±0.4	U-Pb		Yes		27708	Phalaborwa, Limpopo, South Africa	Phalaborwa	Ernst and Bell (2010)	10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1	MP98_55
Jen_0001077	2031	1993	2012±19	U-Pb	uranothorianite, baddeleyite	Yes		3091	Palabora Mine (Foscor Open Pit; PMC Mine), Loolekop, Phalaborwa, Limpopo, South Africa	Phalaborwa	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0001078	2050	2050	2050	U-Pb	zircon	Yes	Zircon	3091	Palabora Mine (Foscor Open Pit; PMC Mine), Loolekop, Phalaborwa, Limpopo, South Africa	Phalaborwa	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0001079	2047	2047	2047	Rb-Sr	phlogopite	Yes	Phlogopite	3091	Palabora Mine (Foscor Open Pit; PMC Mine), Loolekop, Phalaborwa, Limpopo, South Africa	Phalaborwa	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
MD36_189-00001	2060	2060	2060			Yes		3091	Palabora Mine (Foscor Open Pit; PMC Mine), Loolekop, Phalaborwa, Limpopo, South Africa	Phalabowra Complex	Groves and Vielreivher (2001)	10.1007/s001260050298	MD36_189
Jen_0000536	2094	2024	2059±35	U-Pb	apatite	Yes		56243	Schiel, Vhembe District, Limpopo, South Africa	Schiel	Ernst and Bell (2010)	10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1	MP98_55

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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