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Locality Name:
Nkomati Mine, Uitkomst Complex, Waterval, Nkangala District, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2052
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2036

mindat Locality ID: 225030
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-225030.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nkomati Mine, Uitkomst Complex, Waterval, Nkangala District, Mpumalanga, South Africa": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 25°43'32"S
Longitude: 30°35'51"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -25.725555555556,30.5975
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 As Au Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Ni O Pb Pd Pt S Si Te Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Au Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Ni O Pb Pd Pt S Si Te Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAuricuprideCalciteChalcopyriteClayCobaltiteCopperDjerfisheriteMeloniteMillerite
NickelineNonePentlanditePerovskitePyriteRocksaltSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelTalc
TetradymiteUllmannite

29 IMA Minerals at location:
Altaite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Awaruite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Coloradoite  (*)Djerfisherite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Heazlewoodite  (*)Hessite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Merenskyite  (*)Michenerite  (*)Millerite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Periclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Temagamite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe205020500489
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4205020500708
Awaruite  (*)Auricupride PerovskiteNi3Fe205020500166
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)20502050027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS220502050027198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS205020500966
Coloradoite  (*)SphaleriteHgTe205020500169
Djerfisherite  (*)DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl20502050060
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22050205009895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS20502050024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu20502050030554
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S2205020500205
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te205020500804
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)2050205001487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O420502050014899
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe2205020500155
Michenerite  (*)UllmannitePdBiTe205020500114
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS2050205001066
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS205020500767
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S82050205001512
Periclase  (*)RocksaltMgO205020500114
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS220502050039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82050205009056
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs2205020500337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS20502050021482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22050205003337
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te3205020500276
Temagamite  (*)NonePd3HgTe320502050024
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22050205002562


2 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
Hg-0009920522036 Pb-Pb    YesColoradoite, TemagamiteHg49415Uitkomst Complex, Waterval, Nkangala District, Mpumalanga, South Africa de Waal et al. (2001)10.2113/gscanmin.39.2.557CM39_557 
EG105_1057_026205020502050       Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru225030Nkomati Mine, Uitkomst Complex, Waterval, Nkangala District, Mpumalanga, South AfricaNkomatiBegg et al. (2010)10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057EG105_1057 

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