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Locality Name:
Delmas, Nkangala District, Mpumalanga, South Africa


mindat Locality ID: 258098
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-258098.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Delmas, Nkangala District, Mpumalanga, South Africa": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Argent
Eensaamheid Mine (Eenzaamheid Mine)
Hartbeestfontein Mine

Latitude: 25°56'41"S
Longitude: 28°53'38"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -25.944722222222,28.893888888889
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 Ba C Ca Cd Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenoliteArsenopyrite
AtacamiteBaryteBournoniteBrochantiteCalciteCaledoniteCarminiteChalcophylliteChalcopyriteClay
CopperCorundumCovelliteDescloiziteDevillineDiasporeEnargiteFornaciteGypsumHopeite
IraniteKtenasiteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMatlockiteMeneghiniteMiniumMonaziteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupOrpimentPharmacosideritePyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltRutileScheelite
Smectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetrahedriteWurtzite

109 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Adamite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Antlerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Argentojarosite  (*)Arsenolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Atacamite  (*)Aurorite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beudantite  (*)
Botallackite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Caledonite  (*)Carminite  (*)Cassedanneite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chapmanite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Covellite  (*)Crocoite  (*)Descloizite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Duftite  (*)
Elyite  (*)Embreyite  (*)Enargite  (*)Fiedlerite  (*)Fornacite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gudmundite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemihedrite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hopeite  (*)
Hydrocerussite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Ktenasite  (*)Lanarkite  (*)
Langite  (*)Laurionite  (*)Lavendulan  (*)Lead  (*)Leadhillite  (*)
Linarite  (*)Ludlamite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Massicot  (*)Matlockite  (*)Meneghinite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Minium  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Mottramite  (*)Natropharmacosiderite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Opal  (*)
Orpiment  (*)Paralaurionite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Phoenicochroite  (*)Phosgenite  (*)
Plattnerite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Realgar  (*)Rosasite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sideronatrite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Vauquelinite  (*)
Wroewolfeite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)Wüstite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S11067382793
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)1106738254
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)2106740,1067472734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)11067381588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)211067383092
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)41106747246
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)11067383250
Argentojarosite  (*)AluniteAgFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6110673858
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O31106738231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS11067389052
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)31106738544
Aurorite  (*)NoneMn2+Mn4+3O7·3H2O110673822
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)211067385509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)110673811547
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)61106738413
Botallackite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3110673849
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S111106738843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS311067381089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)611067381633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)110673827770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)63106738,106739,106742359
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)21106738178
Cassedanneite  (*)NonePb5(VO4)2(CrO4)2·H2O11067383
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)4106738,106739,106746,1067474979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S11067385707
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O1106738194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2110673827198
Chapmanite  (*)NoneFe3+2Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)110673931
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl11067381382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O11067383531
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS11067384165
Crocoite  (*)Monazite BarytePb(CrO4)3106739,106746,10674781
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)2106742,106747378
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)211067389895
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)1106738220
Elyite  (*)NoneCuPb4(SO4)O2(OH)4·H2O110673885
Embreyite  (*)NonePb5(CrO4)2(PO4)2·H2O2106738,1067395
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS41106738910
Fiedlerite  (*)NonePb3Cl4F(OH)·H2O00110673814
Fornacite  (*)FornaciteCuPb2(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)110673885
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS110674724243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11067387437
Gold  (*)CopperAu110673830554
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS1106738717
Gudmundite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeSbS1106738170
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2106738,1067406890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3110673814640
Hemihedrite  (*)IraniteZnPb10(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2110673814
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O11067381689
Hopeite  (*)HopeiteZn3(PO4)2·4H2O110673829
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)21106738201
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S141106738784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)611067382228
Ktenasite  (*)Ktenasite DevillineZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·6H2O110673875
Lanarkite  (*)NonePb2O(SO4)2106738,10674097
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O2106738,106739593
Laurionite  (*)NonePbCl(OH)110674749
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O1106738149
Lead  (*)CopperPb1106738192
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)22106738,106740265
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)23106739,106740,106747987
Ludlamite  (*)NoneFe2+3(PO4)2·4H2O110673866
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4110673814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2110673812537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS211067385674
Massicot  (*)NonePbO1106738202
Matlockite  (*)MatlockitePbClF110673829
Meneghinite  (*)MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S241106738158
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl2106738,1067391107
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O42106738,106739247
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O11067381508
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)1106738362
Natropharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteNaFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·4H2O110673813
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)1106738492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O11067382994
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S32106738,106739511
Paralaurionite  (*)NonePbCl(OH)110673846
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O1106738428
Phoenicochroite  (*)NonePb2O(CrO4)110673835
Phosgenite  (*)NonePb2(CO3)Cl21106738142
Plattnerite  (*)RutilePbO21106738158
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61106738477
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O1106738309
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS31106738733
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)41106738369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2110673839462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO211067383106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl4106738,106739,106746,1067471725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S811067389056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22106738,10673961156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS1106739712
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)22106738,106747454
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O11067381153
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O1106738292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2106738,1067396417
Sideronatrite  (*)NoneNa2Fe3+(SO4)2(OH)·3H2O110673873
Silver  (*)CopperAg11067385186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)11067382473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS110674721482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)1106738446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S311067383418
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO11067381101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1311067385317
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl4106738,106739,106746,106747605
Vauquelinite  (*)NoneCuPb2(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)2106738,10673963
Wroewolfeite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O2106738,10674795
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO42106739,1067471655
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS1106738372
Wüstite  (*)RocksaltFeO110673874


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