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Locality Name:
ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape, South Africa

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 977.4

mindat Locality ID: 256129
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-256129.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape, South Africa": 46
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 35

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Adjoining Geelvloer
Augrabies
Daniëlskuil
Kakamas
Kakamus-Suid
Keimoes
Kenhardt
Klein Xamchap
Kombaers Brand Farm
Mottelsrivier
Putsberg
Rietfontein
Rozynenbosch
Upington

Latitude: 28°51'20"S
Longitude: 21°27'1"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -28.855555555556,21.450277777778
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: Al As B Be Bi C Ca Ce Cr Cu F Fe H K La Li Mg Mn Na Nb Ni O P S Si Sn Ta Th Ti U V W Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAndalusiteApatiteArsenicBerylBismutiteBranneriteCalciteClayColumbite
CorundumCrichtoniteDiamondDumortieriteEpidoteFeldsparFluoceriteFluoriteGadoliniteGarnet
HureauliteIronLöllingiteLazuliteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePhosphosideritePyroxene
QuartzRockbridgeiteRocksaltRutileScheeliteSpinelTopazTourmalineTridymiteTriplite
TurquoiseWollastoniteZircon

61 IMA Minerals at location:
Alabandite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Andalusite  (*)Barbosalite  (*)
Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismutite  (*)Brannerite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)Chrysoberyl  (*)Corundum  (*)
Cuprotungstite  (*)Daubréelite  (*)Davidite-(La)  (*)Diamond  (*)Dumortierite  (*)
Elbaite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)Fluocerite-(Ce)  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Heterosite  (*)Hureaulite  (*)Iron  (*)Löllingite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Oldhamite  (*)Perryite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)Polycrase-(Y)  (*)
Purpurite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)Rutile  (*)Samarskite-(Y)  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Schreibersite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Spodumene  (*)
Strengite  (*)Tavorite  (*)Topaz  (*)Tridymite  (*)Triphylite  (*)
Triplite  (*)Troilite  (*)Turquoise  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS1107235312
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)988977.410107237,107242,107251,107252,107253,107257,107258,107264,107265,1072668803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)6107236,107240,107243,107250,107263,107268706
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO54107236,107238,107246,1072701310
Barbosalite  (*)LazuliteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2988977.4110726543
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)22107248,107262606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18988977.413107237,107242,107244,107248,107251,107252,107253,107257,107258,107262,107263,107265,1072674286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi2107237,1072551966
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)1107237716
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O61107237248
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)11001100110725027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2988977.45107233,107253,107265,107266,1072755171
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)FluoriteCeO2110723794
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O42107240,107248321
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O34107238,107246,107261,1072701797
Cuprotungstite  (*)NoneCu2+3(WO4)2(OH)2110727567
Daubréelite  (*)SpinelFeCr2S41107235157
Davidite-(La)  (*)CrichtoniteLa(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)3811001100110725031
Diamond  (*)DiamondC1107272697
Dumortierite  (*)DumortieriteAlAl6BSi3O181107260231
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)988977.43107252,107265,107266520
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O61107235944
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O61107264414
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO4110011001107250196
Fluocerite-(Ce)  (*)FluoceriteCeF3110725545
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2107245,1072742740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF211072439617
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)2110011001107250163
Graphite  (*)NoneC11072352812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3110724314640
Heterosite  (*)OlivineFe3+(PO4)988977.41107265204
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O988977.41107265125
Iron  (*)IronFe11072351089
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs21107240762
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)988977.46107237,107240,107252,107264,107265,1072674924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2988977.410107237,107242,107251,107252,107253,107254,107257,107258,107265,10726717380
Oldhamite  (*)RocksaltCaS110723558
Perryite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)8(Si,P)3110723525
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O988977.41107265182
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)62107250,107264121
Purpurite  (*)OlivineMn3+(PO4)988977.4110726580
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2988977.420107232,107235,107236,107237,107240,107242,107243,107244,107247,107250,107251,107252,107253,107254,107257,107258,107264,107265,107267,10727461156
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5988977.41107265206
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22107250,1072625614
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteYFe3+Nb2O81107255353
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)11072754894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)988977.44107242,107252,107265,1072662705
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P1107235374
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)32107252,1072661214
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6988977.44107252,107253,107265,107266688
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O988977.41107265263
Tavorite  (*)NoneLiFe3+(PO4)(OH)988977.4110726535
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F23107233,107237,1072551476
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO21107235458
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)988977.41107265313
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F988977.41107265233
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS11072351044
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O1107249484
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO311072471247
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)1107264939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)3107237,107239,1072555251


5 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
Alexandra-0249988977.4982.7±5.3U-PbAge of Nb-Ta mineralizationtantalite-(mn), columbite-(mn)272 Yes Ta, Nb56220Orange River, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaHomesteadMelcher et al. (2015)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003OGR64_667 
Alexandra-0250984.7978.1981.4±3.3U-PbAge of Nb-Ta mineralizationtantalite-(mn), columbite-(mn)274 Yes Ta, Nb56220Orange River, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaHomesteadMelcher et al. (2015)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003OGR64_667 
Alexandra-0251987.7982.1984.9±2.8U-PbAge of Nb-Ta mineralizationtantalite-(mn), columbite-(mn)275 Yes Ta, Nb56220Orange River, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaHomesteadMelcher et al. (2015)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003OGR64_667 
EG105_1057_013110011001100       Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru56877Jacomynspan Farm, Kenhardt, ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape, South AfricaJacomynspanBegg et al. (2010)10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057EG105_1057 
sedznpb-0040425001600Paleoproterozoic        56213Putsberg, ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape, South AfricaPutsbergSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 

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