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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

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.

Allanite	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic
Arsenopyrite	Atacamite	Autunite	Axinite	Baryte	Beryl	Bismutite	Brochantite	Brookite	Calcite
Caledonite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Connellite	Copper	Corundum
Covellite	Cubanite	Cyanotrichite	Diamond	Diaspore	Digenite	Dufrénite	Dumortierite	Epidote	Eudialyte
Feldspar	Fluorite	Gadolinite	Garnet	Graftonite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Kornerupine	Linarite	Malachite
Marcasite	Matlockite	Melonite	Mica	Milarite	Millerite	Molybdenite	Monazite	Natrolite	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Phenakite	Phosphosiderite	Plancheite	Prehnite	Pyrite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sapphirine	Scheelite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Staurolite	Stibnite	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Topaz	Tourmaline	Tridymite	Triplite	Turquoise
Valleriite	Vesuvianite	Vivianite	Wagnerite	Wollastonite	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 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:
Allanite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenic
Arsenopyrite Atacamite Autunite Axinite Baryte Beryl Bismutite Brochantite Brookite Calcite
Caledonite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Connellite Copper Corundum
Covellite Cubanite Cyanotrichite Diamond Diaspore Digenite Dufrénite Dumortierite Epidote Eudialyte
Feldspar Fluorite Gadolinite Garnet Graftonite Gypsum Kaolinite Kornerupine Linarite Malachite
Marcasite Matlockite Melonite Mica Milarite Millerite Molybdenite Monazite Natrolite Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Olivine Pentlandite Perovskite Phenakite Phosphosiderite Plancheite Prehnite Pyrite
Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sapphirine Scheelite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel
Staurolite Stibnite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite Topaz Tourmaline Tridymite Triplite Turquoise
Valleriite Vesuvianite Vivianite Wagnerite Wollastonite Wurtzite Zircon

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 name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆			1	107146	1022
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆			1	107146	286
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS	1739	1198	1	107053	312
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	988	977.4	11	107136,107151,107153,107154,107155,107156,107158,107159,107160,107161,107162	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	107063	706
Allanite-(La) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaLa(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	107070	25
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	1031	950	1	107082	470
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1739	950	3	107049,107082,107112	2353
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1739	1198	4	107049,107052,107059,107060	966
Amblygonite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)F			4	107153,107154,107155,107161	244
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	78.1	71.3	1	107169	1627
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	107062	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1739	1198	2	107049,107051	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	1031	950	3	107082,107108,107112	1588
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	107066	708
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1739	1198	2	107049,107065	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	1739	1198	2	107049,107051	544
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1739	1198	3	107049,107063,107146	2060
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O			1	107065	1272
Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Fe²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂	1031	950	2	107082,107112	260
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1739	950	3	107049,107082,107087	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1739	71.3	8	107049,107051,107053,107082,107099,107112,107169,107173	11547
Beaverite-(Cu) ()*	Alunite	Pb(Fe³⁺₂Cu)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1739	1198	1	107051	132
Becquerelite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₆O₄(OH)₆·8H₂O			1	107065	92
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	988	977.4	2	107136,107156	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	988	977.4	11	107136,107148,107151,107156,107157,107158,107160,107161,107162,107163,107166	4286
Bismoclite ()*	Matlockite	BiOCl	988	977.4	2	107136,107156	71
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1031	950	3	107112,107156,107166	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1031	950	8	107103,107109,107112,107136,107150,107161,107165,107166	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	1031	950	2	107112,107156	716
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1739	950	14	107049,107052,107082,107085,107087,107090,107092,107102,107103,107107,107108,107114,107116,107125	5516
Brazilianite ()*	Not in a structural group	NaAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₄			1	107144	59
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1739	950	3	107049,107051,107082	1633
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	78.1	71.3	1	107169	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1739	71.3	9	107049,107052,107058,107082,107099,107112,107146,107150,107169	27770
Calderite ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1739	1198	1	107049	17
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	1739	1198	2	107049,107052	359
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	988	977.4	2	107135,107138	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1739	1198	1	107049	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1031	950	2	107082,107101	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1739	950	10	107052,107082,107085,107087,107103,107112,107116,107124,107126,107131	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1739	950	15	107049,107052,107082,107085,107087,107092,107099,107103,107112,107113,107114,107116,107125,107131,107149	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			1	107068	3902
Chrysoberyl ()*	Olivine	BeAl₂O₄	988	977.4	3	107079,107136,107172	321
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1739	950	5	107049,107051,107082,107102,107126	3531
Churchite-(Y) ()*	Gypsum	Y(PO₄)·2H₂O			1	107146	70
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1031	950	1	107082	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1739	950	2	107049,107082	1025
Coloradoite ()*	Sphalerite	HgTe	1031	950	1	107082	169
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	1739	950	2	107049,107088	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1739	950	8	107049,107052,107082,107089,107096,107097,107120,107149	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	1739	954	6	107049,107061,107065,107073,107082,107113	1008
Corkite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	1739	1198	2	107049,107051	151
Cornetite ()*	None	Cu₃(PO₄)(OH)₃	1031	950	1	107123	26
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	1018	954	6	107054,107061,107073,107082,107113,107150	1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1739	950	6	107052,107082,107103,107109,107112,107125	4165
Creaseyite ()*	None	Cu₂Pb₂Fe³⁺₂Si₅O₁₇·6H₂O	1739	1198	2	107049,107051	27
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1031	950	1	107082	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1031	950	3	107082,107087,107156	2970
Curite ()*	None	Pb_3+x[(UO₂)₄O_4+x(OH)_3-x]₂·2H₂O			1	107150	51
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	1031	950	2	107082,107124	179
Diaboleite ()*	Perovskite	CuPb₂Cl₂(OH)₄	1739	1198	2	107049,107051	57
Diamond ()*	Diamond	C			7	107055,107056,107068,107075,107076,107077,107140	697
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1739	1198	1	107052	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1739	1198	2	107049,107068	4135
Dioptase ()*	None	CuSiO₃·H₂O	1739	1198	2	107049,107051	164
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1031	950	1	107099	9895
Dufrénite ()*	Dufrénite	Ca_0.5Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₆·2H₂O	1739	1198	1	107049	139
Dumortierite ()*	Dumortierite	AlAl₆BSi₃O₁₈	1739	0.01	0		231
Elbaite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Al_1.5Li_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	107160	520
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	1031	950	3	107068,107082,107149	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1031	950	6	107081,107082,107099,107112,107134,107136	8173
Eucryptite ()*	Phenakite	LiAlSiO₄			2	107080,107155	29
Eudialyte ()*	Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂	78.1	71.3	1	107169	182
Euxenite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	Y(NbTi)O₆	988	977.4	1	107136	414
Faheyite ()*	None	Be₂Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₄·6H₂O			1	107162	3
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)	1031	950	3	107083,107112,107114	551
Fergusonite-(Y) ()*	Scheelite	YNbO₄			2	107064,107065	196
Ferrokinoshitalite ()*	None	BaFe²⁺₃(Si₂Al₂)O₁₀(OH)₂	1739	1198	1	107052	4
Ferrosilite ()*	Pyroxene	Fe²⁺₂Si₂O₆	1739	1198	1	107049	84
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1739	950	7	107053,107082,107112,107149,107153,107156,107165	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1031	71.3	4	107082,107099,107112,107169	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			1	107068	1188
Gadolinite-(Y) ()*	Gadolinite	Y₂Fe²⁺Be₂O₂(SiO₄)₂			2	107064,107134	163
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄	1739	1198	2	107049,107052	445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1739	950	8	107049,107050,107051,107052,107053,107082,107092,107112	24243
Gedrite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂			2	107061,107073	178
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1031	71.3	2	107082,107169	7437
Gorceixite ()*	Alunite	BaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆			1	107146	121
Goyazite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆			1	107146	173
Graftonite ()*	Graftonite	Fe²⁺Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)₂	1739	1198	1	107053	107
Grandidierite ()*	None	MgAl₃O₂(BO₃)(SiO₄)	1018	954	2	107065,107113	40
Graphite ()*	None	C	1739	1198	2	107049,107068	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1739	1198	2	107049,107063	1544
Grunerite ()*	Amphibole	Fe²⁺₂Fe²⁺₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1739	1198	2	107049,107053	223
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1739	71.3	4	107049,107082,107112,107169	6890
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	1739	1198	1	107049	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1739	950	11	107049,107051,107053,107082,107085,107099,107112,107116,107125,107134,107135	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1739	1198	2	107049,107052	1689
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄			2	107065,107149	407
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	1031	950	1	107082	804
Hotsonite ()*	None	Al₅(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₁₀·8H₂O			1	107139	5
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	1031	950	1	107112	469
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1739	0.01	11	107049,107065,107082,107085,107092,107103,107109,107125,107142,107146,107149	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1739	1198	1	107049	2228
Kalinite ()*	None	KAl(SO₄)₂·11H₂O	1739	1198	1	107049	54
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1739	950	3	107049,107065,107112	5591
Kornerupine ()*	Kornerupine	(Mg,Fe²⁺,Al, )₁₀(Si,Al,B)₅O₂₁(OH,F)₂	1018	954	4	107061,107065,107073,107113	68
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄			1	107141	1507
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1739	1198	2	107049,107051	265
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	1031	950	2	107123,107156	234
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	1739	1198	2	107049,107051	987
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	1031	950	1	107082	249
Lithiophilite ()*	Olivine	LiMn²⁺(PO₄)	988	977.4	4	107136,107148,107156,107161	155
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	1031	950	1	107082	451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1739	950	17	107049,107051,107052,107053,107082,107085,107092,107102,107107,107108,107109,107112,107114,107116,107125,107149,107173	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1739	950	7	107049,107052,107082,107089,107120,107149,107150	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1739	1198	3	107049,107052,107053	5674
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂	1031	950	1	107082	207
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1031	950	11	107064,107081,107112,107151,107156,107158,107159,107160,107161,107162,107163	4924
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	1031	950	1	107082	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1031	950	10	107082,107083,107103,107110,107111,107112,107114,107116,107125,107135	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)			3	107149,107156,107166	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1739	950	17	107049,107053,107082,107112,107136,107151,107153,107154,107155,107156,107158,107159,107160,107161,107162,107163,107166	17380
Natroalunite ()*	Alunite	NaAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1739	1198	2	107049,107139	128
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	78.1	71.3	1	107169	1236
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	78.1	71.3	1	107169	884
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1739	1198	1	107049	471
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	107072	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1739	950	4	107049,107082,107099,107112	2349
Osumilite-(Mg) ()*	Milarite	KMg₂Al₃(Al₂Si₁₀)O₃₀	1018	954	1	107113	42
Paratacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)Cl₂(OH)₆	1739	1198	1	107051	158
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1031	950	2	107082,107092	1512
Petalite ()*	Not in a structural group	LiAlSi₄O₁₀			1	107161	124
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)	988	977.4	3	107136,107152,107156	326
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1031	950	5	107061,107068,107073,107082,107146	2273
Phosphosiderite ()*	Phosphosiderite	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O			1	107156	182
Plancheite ()*	Plancheite	Cu₈(Si₄O₁₁)₂(OH)₄·H₂O	1031	950	1	107082	74
Plumbogummite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	1739	1198	1	107049	170
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1739	1198	1	107049	477
Pollucite ()*	Analcime	Cs(Si₂Al)O₆·nH₂O			1	107160	140
Polycrase-(Y) ()*	Columbite	Y(Ti,Nb)₂(O,OH)₆			3	107064,107150,107165	121
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1031	950	4	107058,107082,107112,107136	1898
Purpurite ()*	Olivine	Mn³⁺(PO₄)			1	107156	80
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1739	950	9	107049,107051,107052,107053,107082,107099,107103,107112,107165	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1739	1198	2	107051,107053	1725
Pyrope ()*	Garnet	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	988	977.4	2	107068,107135	341
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1739	950	9	107049,107052,107053,107082,107092,107093,107114,107116,107130	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1739	71.3	53	107049,107050,107051,107052,107053,107054,107058,107063,107064,107069,107082,107083,107092,107099,107102,107103,107107,107108,107110,107111,107112,107113,107114,107116,107122,107125,107134,107135,107136,107137,107138,107143,107146,107149,107150,107151,107153,107154,107155,107156,107157,107158,107159,107160,107161,107162,107163,107164,107165,107166,107169,107170,107171	61156
Reichenbachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	1031	950	1	107123	26
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1739	1198	2	107049,107052	1711
Rickardite ()*	None	Cu_3-xTe₂	1031	950	1	107082	52
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1739	0.01	7	107049,107065,107109,107113,107136,107142,107169	5614
Samarskite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	YFe³⁺Nb₂O₈			1	107065	353
Sapphirine ()*	Sapphirine	Mg₄(Mg₃Al₉)O₄[Si₃Al₉O₃₆]	1018	954	3	107061,107073,107113	129
Sauconite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Zn₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	1739	1198	1	107049	56
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1031	950	7	107048,107083,107103,107112,107135,107136,107171	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			3	107159,107162,107163	2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O			1	107065	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1739	71.3	3	107049,107052,107169	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	1739	950	12	107049,107052,107053,107054,107061,107065,107073,107103,107109,107112,107113,107114	1516
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1739	950	3	107049,107052,107082	2473
Soddyite ()*	None	(UO₂)₂(SiO₄)(H₂O)₂	988	977.4	1	107136	44
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1739	977.4	3	107049,107052,107136	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1739	950	8	107049,107052,107053,107082,107092,107099,107103,107112	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1018	954	5	107061,107073,107082,107113,107125	1934
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆	988	977.4	8	107071,107136,107147,107148,107156,107158,107160,107161	688
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	1739	1198	1	107053	978
Strengite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O			1	107156	263
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄	1031	950	1	107082	337
Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆			1	107156	211
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1031	950	1	107082	1101
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	1031	950	1	107082	510
Tetraferriphlogopite ()*	Mica	KMg₃(Si₃Fe³⁺)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	107068	27
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1031	950	1	107120	5317
Thorianite ()*	Fluorite	ThO₂	78.1	71.3	1	107169	236
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	1022	71.3	5	107065,107103,107156,107161,107169	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1739	950	4	107049,107099,107136,107146	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			1	107159	1476
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O			1	107065	1059
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	988	977.4	2	107136,107145	2562
Triphylite ()*	Olivine	LiFe²⁺(PO₄)			1	107156	313
Triplite ()*	Triplite	Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)F			2	107156,107161	233
Triploidite ()*	Wagnerite	Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)(OH)			1	107156	29
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	1739	1198	1	107049	484
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			2	107065,107156	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	988	977.4	1	107136	890
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	1031	950	1	107082	237
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O			1	107146	652
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀			1	107063	1395
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	1739	1198	2	107049,107052	636
Werdingite ()*	None	Mg₂Al₁₄Si₄B₄O₃₇	1018	954	2	107065,107113	8
Wolfeite ()*	Wagnerite	Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)(OH)	1739	1198	1	107053	43
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃			1	107063	1247
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	1031	71.3	2	107082,107169	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1739	0.01	6	107049,107065,107109,107112,107142,107149	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1739	977.4	2	107049,107136	1025

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000672	MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular intrusion and thin dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Breccias, tuff, trachyte, olivine melilitite dykes and sills and pyroclastic kimberlite.
Jen_0000673	MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular intrusion and thin dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Breccias, tuff, trachyte, olivine melilitite dykes and sills and pyroclastic kimberlite.
Jen_0000674	MAGMATIC 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 ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
sedexmvt-00204	1600	1400	Early Mesoproterozoic		host rock age						53698	Big Syncline (Aggeneysberg), Aggeneys, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa	Big Syncline	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297
sedznpb-00398	1739	1559	1649±90								53698	Big Syncline (Aggeneysberg), Aggeneys, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa	Big Syncline	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252
sedexmvt-00205	1285	1198	1285-1198 Ma (geological relations)	geological relations							53700	Black Mountain (Swartberg Mine), Aggeneys, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa	Black Mountain	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297
sedznpb-00399	1739	1559	1649±90								53700	Black Mountain (Swartberg Mine), Aggeneys, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa	Black Mountain	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252
sedexmvt-00206	1285	1198	1285-1198 Ma (geological relations)	geological relations							5550	Broken Hill Mine, Aggeneys, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa	Broken Hill	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297
sedznpb-00400	1739	1559	1649±90								5550	Broken Hill Mine, Aggeneys, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa	Broken Hill	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252
sedexmvt-00208	1285	1198	1285-1198 Ma (geological relations)	geological relations							53701	Gamsberg Zinc Mine, Aggeneys, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa	Gamsberg	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297
sedznpb-00402	1739	1559	1649±90								53701	Gamsberg Zinc Mine, Aggeneys, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa	Gamsberg	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252
Mo-00268	1031	950		Re-Os		molybdenite		Molybdenite	Molybdenite	Mo	53587	Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa	Okiep Copper District	Raith and Stein (2000)	10.1007/s001260050276	MD35_741
Mo-00439	1022	1014	1018±4	Re-Os		molybdenite	NA335-3	Molybdenite		Mo	206060	Kliphoog Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa	Kliphoog	Raith and Stein (2000)	10.1007/s001260050276	MD35_741
Mo-00440	1019	1011	1015±4	Re-Os		molybdenite	NA44	Molybdenite		Mo	206060	Kliphoog Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa	Kliphoog	Raith and Stein (2000)	10.1007/s001260050276	MD35_741
Mo-00438	1015	1007	1011±4	Re-Os		molybdenite	NA51	Molybdenite		Mo	206059	Nababeep Far West Mine, Nababeep Tungsten Mines, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa	Nababeep Far West	Raith and Stein (2000)	10.1007/s001260050276	MD35_741
Kristen002255	1018	954	1018-954	Re-Os	mineralization age	molybdenite		Molybdenite		W, Mo	57343	Namaqualand Metamorphic Complex, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa	Western Namaqualan W (Mo) Deposit	Han et al. (2014)	10.1111/rge.12033	RG64_136
Mo-00269	958	950	954±4	Re-Os		molybdenite	NA167-1	Molybdenite		Mo	53600	Narrap Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa	Narrap	Raith and Stein (2000)	10.1007/s001260050276	MD35_741
Mo-00270	1031	1021	1026±5	Re-Os		molybdenite	NA167-1	Molybdenite		Mo	53600	Narrap Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa	Narrap	Raith and Stein (2000)	10.1007/s001260050276	MD35_741
Mo-00436	1010	1002	1006±4	Re-Os		molybdenite	NA336-5	Molybdenite		Mo	206057	Tweedam Mine, Springbok, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa	Tweedam	Raith and Stein (2000)	10.1007/s001260050276	MD35_741
Mo-00437	1004	996	1000±4	Re-Os		molybdenite	NA336-6	Molybdenite		Mo	206057	Tweedam Mine, Springbok, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa	Tweedam	Raith and Stein (2000)	10.1007/s001260050276	MD35_741
Alexandra-0249	988	977.4	982.7±5.3	U-Pb	Age of Nb-Ta mineralization	tantalite-(mn), columbite-(mn)	272			Ta, Nb	56220	Orange River, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa	Homestead	Melcher et al. (2015)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003	OGR64_667
Alexandra-0250	984.7	978.1	981.4±3.3	U-Pb	Age of Nb-Ta mineralization	tantalite-(mn), columbite-(mn)	274			Ta, Nb	56220	Orange River, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa	Homestead	Melcher et al. (2015)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003	OGR64_667
Alexandra-0251	987.7	982.1	984.9±2.8	U-Pb	Age of Nb-Ta mineralization	tantalite-(mn), columbite-(mn)	275			Ta, Nb	56220	Orange River, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa	Homestead	Melcher et al. (2015)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003	OGR64_667
ree-00575	2.6	0.01	Pleistocene								57098	Richards Bay, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa	Richards Bay	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189
Jen_0000672	74.6	74.6	74.6								27329	Salpeterkop Mountain (Saltpetre Kop), Sutherland, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa	Saltpeterkop	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000673	78.1	75.5	76.8±1.3	K-Ar		melilite					27329	Salpeterkop Mountain (Saltpetre Kop), Sutherland, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa	Saltpeterkop	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000674	73.7	71.3	72.5±1.2	K-Ar		melilite					27329	Salpeterkop Mountain (Saltpetre Kop), Sutherland, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa	Saltpeterkop	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070405	Springbok Mine, Springbok, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa	https://rruff.info/R070405

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