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Locality Name:
Chris Hani District, Eastern Cape, South Africa


mindat Locality ID: 244621
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-244621.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chris Hani District, Eastern Cape, South Africa": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Cradock
Molteno Meteorite
St. Mark's Meteorite

Latitude: 31°47'58"S
Longitude: 26°33'49"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -31.799444444444,26.563611111111
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 Al As Au C Ca Cl Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Ni O P S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeDjerfisherite
FeldsparIronKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
PerovskitePrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelWurtzite

39 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Alabandite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Cohenite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Daubréelite  (*)
Djerfisherite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Iron  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Niningerite  (*)
Oldhamite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Perryite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Schreibersite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Troilite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S11060342793
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS1106038312
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)11060371036
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22106034,1060355509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS411060345516
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S11060345707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22106034,10603627198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl11060341382
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O411060373902
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)811060361756
Cohenite  (*)PerovskiteCFe3110603877
Copper  (*)CopperCu11060343846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS11060364165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S31106038802
Daubréelite  (*)SpinelFeCr2S41106038157
Djerfisherite  (*)DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl110603860
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O61106038944
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11060367437
Gold  (*)CopperAu2106034,10603630554
Graphite  (*)NoneC2106036,1060382812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3110603414640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311060375433
Iron  (*)IronFe2106037,1060381089
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411060365591
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2110603412537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS211060365674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS211060365800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2110603617380
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs1106036633
Niningerite  (*)RocksaltMgS110603828
Oldhamite  (*)RocksaltCaS110603858
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS1106036767
Perryite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)8(Si,P)3110603825
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)22106034,1060351898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2110603439462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22106034,10603861156
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P1106038374
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2106036,10603821482
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS2106037,1060381044


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