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Locality Name:
Pilanesberg Mtn, Pilanesberg Alkaline Complex, Bojanala Platinum District, North West, South Africa

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 541

mindat Locality ID: 27328
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-27328.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pilanesberg Mtn, Pilanesberg Alkaline Complex, Bojanala Platinum District, North West, South Africa": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Moepe Mine
Saulspoort
Thabayadiotsa
Vlakfontein Nickel Deposit
Wydhoek Farm

Latitude: 24°'59"S
Longitude: 28°37'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -24.016388888889,28.633055555556

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 Be C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K La Mg Mn Na Nb Ni O P Pb Pt REE S Si Sr Th Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O Pb REE S Si Sr Ti Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteAragoniteAstrophylliteBastnäsiteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteCatapleiite
CeriteChalcopyriteCorundumCubaniteEpsomiteEudialyteFeldsparFluoriteIlvaiteNickeline
NoneOlivinePectolitePentlanditePyritePyroxeneRocksaltRutileScheeliteSodalite
SphaleriteSpinelTridymiteWurtziteWöhleriteZircon

45 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Astrophyllite  (*)
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)Catapleiite  (*)Cerite-(Ce)  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Cooperite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Epsomite  (*)Eudialyte  (*)
Fayalite  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Helvine  (*)Ilvaite  (*)Lamprophyllite  (*)Låvenite  (*)Leucite  (*)
Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Morenosite  (*)Mosandrite-(Ce)  (*)
Nepheline  (*)Opal  (*)Pectolite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrophanite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Rinkite-(Ce)  (*)Rutile  (*)Sodalite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Strontianite  (*)Thorite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61405138411068041022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)250054108803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O250054101627
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)225005410295
Astrophyllite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F25005410161
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F25005410304
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)140513842106805,106806115
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2500541027770
Catapleiite  (*)CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9)·2H2O25005410113
Cerite-(Ce)  (*)Cerite(Ce7Ca2)   Mg(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)32500541047
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214051384110680727198
Cooperite  (*)NonePtS140513841106807124
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3140513841106807802
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O140513841106807484
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2140513841106804182
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)25005410371
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO425005410196
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1405138411068082740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2140513843106804,106806,1068089617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2500541024243
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S25005410237
Ilvaite  (*)IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe2+2O(Si2O7)(OH)25005410197
Lamprophyllite  (*)None(SrNa)Ti2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)22500541063
Låvenite  (*)Wöhlerite(Na,Ca)4(Mn2+,Fe2+)2(Zr,Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2(O,F)42500541058
Leucite  (*)AnalcimeK(AlSi2O6)25005410233
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)140513841106807451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42500541014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)250054104924
Morenosite  (*)EpsomiteNi(SO4)·7H2O14051384110680784
Mosandrite-(Ce)  (*)None(Ca3REE)[(H2O)2Ca0.5   0.5]Ti(Si2O7)2(OH)2(H2O)214051384110680545
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)25005410884
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O250054102994
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)25005410363
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81405138411068071512
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22500541039462
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO325005410244
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81405138411068079056
Rinkite-(Ce)  (*)None(Ca3REE)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F22500541053
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2250054105614
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl25005410444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2500541021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41405138411068071934
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)25005410589
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1405138411068051006
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)250054105251



2 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
CG455_148_0001140513841394.5 ± 10.5U-Pbhost rocktitanite   Titanite  27328Pilanesberg Mtn, Pilanesberg Alkaline Complex, Bojanala Platinum District, North West, South AfricaPilanesberg alkaline complexElburg (2017) CG455_148 
ree-005722500541Proterozoic        27328Pilanesberg Mtn, Pilanesberg Alkaline Complex, Bojanala Platinum District, North West, South AfricaPilansberg Complex (Pilanesberg, Pilaan's berg)Orris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 


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