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Locality Name:
Ugu District, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Oldest recorded age at locality: 261
Youngest recorded age at locality: 259

mindat Locality ID: 260150
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-260150.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ugu District, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa": 24
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 20

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Highbury
Marble Delta
Port Shepstone
Umzinto Goldfield

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 Au B Be C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mo Na O P S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleApatiteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopper
CorundumCovelliteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparGarnetHumiteKornerupineMarcasiteMica
MolybdeniteNickelineNoneOlivinePyritePyroxeneQuartzScapoliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculite
SpinelTalcTitaniteTourmalineWollastonite

49 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chondrodite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Dravite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Grandidierite  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hercynite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kornerupine  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Marialite  (*)Meionite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nontronite  (*)Opal  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Saponite  (*)Spinel  (*)Spodumene  (*)Talc  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2612592106289,1062938803
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)42612591106290708
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O182612592106289,1062934286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)261259110629027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22612592106290,10629427198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F22612591106290285
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)42612591106290951
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F22612591106290236
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)26125911062901025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS2612591106294966
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1826125911062901008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS26125911062944165
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)22612591106290327
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O626125911062904135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)226125911062909895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2612591106290648
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F26125911062902740
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)26125911062901188
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)26125911062907437
Gold  (*)CopperAu261259110629430554
Grandidierite  (*)NoneMgAl3O2(BO3)(SiO4)261259110629340
Graphite  (*)NoneC2612593106289,106290,1062932812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)32612592106290,1062911544
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O62612591106290741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3261259110629014640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O42612591106290407
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32612592106290,1062935433
Kornerupine  (*)Kornerupine(Mg,Fe2+,Al,   )10(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH,F)2261259110629368
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)22612591106290238
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS226125911062945674
Marialite  (*)ScapoliteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl2612591106290139
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)2612591106290176
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2612593106289,106290,1062934924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS226125911062945800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22612593106289,106290,10629317380
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O2612591106290471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O26125911062902994
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)226125911062902273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2261259110629039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82612592106290,1062949056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22612594106289,106290,106293,10629461156
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O2612591106290301
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O426125911062901934
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O62612592106289,106293688
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)226125911062903337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O26125911062904899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)226125911062902562
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO326125911062901247
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)26125911062901025


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000802The Eshowe Formation is part of the sediments of the KwaZulu-Natal area of South Africa


1 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
Giersdorf_00000802261259260±1 Age given in support of earlier works by Gentle el al. (1978) due to its consistency in its findings   Yes  57245Eshowe, Uthungulu District, KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaEshoweBordy et al. (2005)10.2113/108.3.454SAJG107_397Age of the clays of the Eshowe group

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