Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Free State, South Africa

mindat Locality ID: 14474
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14474.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Free State, South Africa": 63
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 46

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Beatrix Mine (Oryx Mine; Beisa Mine)
Carbon Leader Reef
Fezile Dabi District
Government Area Mine
Lejweleputswa District
Thaba Nchu
Thabo Mofutsanyane District
Virginia
Xhariep District

Latitude: 28°34'11"S
Longitude: 26°36'1"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -28.569722222222,26.600277777778

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.

Analcime	Andalusite	Aphthitalite	Apophyllite	Aragonite	Arcanite	Auricupride	Baddeleyite	Baryte	Beryl
Bradleyite	Calcite	Calzirtite	Cancrinite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Catapleiite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Copper	Coronadite	Corrensite	Corundum	Crichtonite	Diamond	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet
Gypsum	Iron	Mica	Natrolite	None	Not in a structural group	Pectolite	Perovskite	Pseudobrookite	Pyrite
Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Spurrite-Afwillite	Staurolite
Thomsonite	Titanite	Tridymite	Wurtzite	Zircon

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 Au Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Ir K Mg N Na Nb Ni O P Pb Pd Pt S Sb Si Sr Ti U V Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Analcime Andalusite Aphthitalite Apophyllite Aragonite Arcanite Auricupride Baddeleyite Baryte Beryl
Bradleyite Calcite Calzirtite Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite Catapleiite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite
Copper Coronadite Corrensite Corundum Crichtonite Diamond Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet
Gypsum Iron Mica Natrolite None Not in a structural group Pectolite Perovskite Pseudobrookite Pyrite
Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Spurrite-Afwillite Staurolite
Thomsonite Titanite Tridymite Wurtzite Zircon

104 IMA Minerals at location:

Almandine ()*	Analcime ()*	Anatase ()*	Andalusite ()*	Anorthite ()*
Aphthitalite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Armalcolite ()*	Augite ()*	Baddeleyite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bradleyite ()*	Bultfonteinite ()*	Calcite ()*	Calzirtite ()*
Catapleiite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinoferrosilite ()*
Coesite ()*	Cooperite ()*	Cordierite ()*	Corundum ()*	Cuprite ()*
Curite ()*	Diamond ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Eitelite ()*
Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Freudenbergite ()*	Galena ()*
Geikielite ()*	Gold ()*	Goldschmidtite ()*	Graphite ()*	Grossular ()*
Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Iridium ()*	Iron ()*
Isoferroplatinum ()*	Kalsilite ()*	Kassite ()*	Khibinskite ()*	Kyanite ()*
Lanarkite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Letovicite ()*	Lindsleyite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Majorite ()*	Mannardite ()*	Margarite ()*	Mascagnite ()*	Mathiasite ()*
Moissanite ()*	Mullite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nahpoite ()*	Natrolite ()*
Nepheline ()*	Omphacite ()*	Parakeldyshite ()*	Pectolite ()*	Periclase ()*
Perovskite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pigeonite ()*	Pitiglianoite ()*	Priderite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrope ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rectorite ()*
Rutile ()*	Salammoniac ()*	Sanidine ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Silver ()*
Sodalite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Staurolite ()*	Stibiopalladinite ()*
Stishovite ()*	Sudoite ()*	Sylvite ()*	Taenite ()*	Tetraferriphlogopite ()*
Thénardite ()*	Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Titanite ()*	Troilite ()*	Uraninite ()*
Witherite ()*	Zemkorite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zirkelite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	106102	2353
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	1	106071	1627
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1	106055	2162
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	3	106057,106062,106064	1310
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1	106099	1036
Aphthitalite ()*	Aphthitalite	K₃Na(SO₄)₂	1	106102	77
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1	106074	3250
Armalcolite ()*	Pseudobrookite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)Ti₂O₅	1	106113	39
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	2	106071,106102	2060
Baddeleyite ()*	Baddeleyite	ZrO₂	1	106102	238
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2	106060,106113	11547
Bradleyite ()*	Bradleyite	Na₃Mg(PO₄)(CO₃)	1	106102	14
Bultfonteinite ()*	Spurrite-Afwillite	Ca₂SiO₃(OH)F·H₂O	1	106113	20
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	8	106071,106073,106074,106081,106085,106087,106095,106102	27770
Calzirtite ()*	Calzirtite	Ca₂Zr₅Ti₂O₁₆	1	106102	32
Catapleiite ()*	Catapleiite	Na₂Zr(Si₃O₉)·2H₂O	1	106102	113
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	106071	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	4	106071,106096,106099,106113	3902
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	106074	1756
Clinoferrosilite ()*	Pyroxene	Fe²⁺₂Si₂O₆	1	106063	18
Coesite ()*	Not in a structural group	SiO₂	3	106062,106064,106071	77
Cooperite ()*	None	PtS	1	106055	124
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	1	106064	1008
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	4	106058,106064,106071,106113	1797
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	106103	2970
Curite ()*	None	Pb_3+x[(UO₂)₄O_4+x(OH)_3-x]₂·2H₂O	1	106055	51
Diamond ()*	Diamond	C	14	106058,106059,106069,106070,106071,106078,106079,106080,106081,106086,106102,106113,106114,106116	697
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	4	106071,106102,106113,106116	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	106102	9895
Eitelite ()*	None	Na₂Mg(CO₃)₂	1	106102	20
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	2	106102,106113	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	106085,106102	8173
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O	1	106113	303
Freudenbergite ()*	None	Na(Ti⁴⁺₃Fe³⁺)O₈	2	106073,106102	8
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	106055	24243
Geikielite ()*	Corundum	MgTiO₃	1	106113	70
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	21	106054,106055,106066,106074,106076,106083,106084,106085,106087,106088,106089,106090,106091,106092,106093,106094,106095,106096,106097,106105,106106	30554
Goldschmidtite ()*	Perovskite	KNbO₃	1	106116	1
Graphite ()*	None	C	3	106054,106071,106113	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	106071	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	106060	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	1	106102	1398
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	4	106064,106099,106102,106113	5433
Iridium ()*	Copper	Ir	3	106074,106087,106090	162
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe	1	106099	1089
Isoferroplatinum ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Pt₃Fe	6	106074,106085,106090,106095,106096,106097	128
Kalsilite ()*	None	KAlSiO₄	1	106102	49
Kassite ()*	None	CaTi₂O₄(OH)₂	1	106102	10
Khibinskite ()*	None	K₂ZrSi₂O₇	1	106102	6
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	5	106058,106062,106064,106069,106071	1507
Lanarkite ()*	None	Pb₂O(SO₄)	1	106055	97
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	1	106111	1271
Letovicite ()*	None	(NH₄)₃H(SO₄)₂	1	106060	18
Lindsleyite ()*	Crichtonite	(Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)₂(Ti,Cr,Fe)₁₈O₃₈	1	106113	12
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	106064	14899
Majorite ()*	Garnet	Mg₃(MgSi)(SiO₄)₃	1	106102	24
Mannardite ()*	Coronadite	Ba(Ti₆V³⁺₂)O₁₆	1	106081	12
Margarite ()*	Mica Clay	CaAl₂Si₂Al₂O₁₀(OH)₂	1	106054	168
Mascagnite ()*	Arcanite	(NH₄)₂(SO₄)	1	106060	61
Mathiasite ()*	Crichtonite	(K,Ba,Sr)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)₂(Ti,Cr,Fe)₁₈O₃₈	1	106113	7
Moissanite ()*	Wurtzite	SiC	1	106102	57
Mullite ()*	None	Al_4+2xSi_2-2xO_10-x (x ≈ 0.4)	1	106071	78
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	5	106054,106060,106064,106082,106097	17380
Nahpoite ()*	None	Na₂(PO₃OH)	1	106102	5
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	2	106085,106113	1236
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	1	106102	884
Omphacite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si₂O₆	1	106071	229
Parakeldyshite ()*	None	Na₂ZrSi₂O₇	1	106102	12
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)	1	106113	363
Periclase ()*	Rocksalt	MgO	1	106116	114
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	3	106081,106102,106113	495
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	8	106058,106059,106060,106071,106077,106081,106102,106113	2273
Pigeonite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆	1	106099	303
Pitiglianoite ()*	Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite	K₂Na₆(Si₆Al₆)O₂₄(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	106102	6
Priderite ()*	Coronadite	K(Ti₇Fe³⁺)O₁₆	2	106081,106102	41
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	10	106054,106071,106074,106081,106082,106088,106095,106096,106105,106113	39462
Pyrope ()*	Garnet	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	2	106102,106113	341
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	6	106054,106074,106082,106085,106088,106097	771
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	14	106054,106064,106065,106069,106071,106074,106082,106085,106087,106096,106097,106105,106110,106113	61156
Rectorite ()*	Corrensite Clay	(Na,Ca)Al₄(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·2H₂O	1	106054	49
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	4	106054,106064,106082,106113	5614
Salammoniac ()*	None	(NH₄)Cl	1	106060	105
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	106071	598
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	1	106064	1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	106054	5186
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	1	106102	444
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	106054	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	3	106071,106081,106113	1934
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	1	106064	978
Stibiopalladinite ()*	None	Pd₅Sb₂	1	106074	75
Stishovite ()*	Rutile	SiO₂	2	106062,106064	26
Sudoite ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₂Al₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₈	1	106082	51
Sylvite ()*	Rocksalt	KCl	1	106102	275
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)	1	106099	703
Tetraferriphlogopite ()*	Mica	KMg₃(Si₃Fe³⁺)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	106102	27
Thénardite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)	1	106102	299
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O	1	106113	452
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	2	106102,106113	4899
Troilite ()*	None	FeS	1	106099	1044
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	3	106055,106095,106096	2718
Witherite ()*	Aragonite	Ba(CO₃)	1	106102	251
Zemkorite ()*	None	Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂	1	106102	5
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	6	106054,106064,106072,106073,106096,106102	5251
Zirkelite ()*	Fluorite	(Ti,Ca,Zr)O_2-x	1	106102	27

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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