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Locality Name:
Jagersfontein, Xhariep District, Free State, South Africa


mindat Locality ID: 29352
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29352.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jagersfontein, Xhariep District, Free State, South Africa": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Jagersfontein Mine
New Jagersfontein Mine

Latitude: 29°45'55"S
Longitude: 25°25'8"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -29.765277777778,25.418888888889
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 Ba C Ca Cr F Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Sr Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApophylliteBaryteClayCorundumCrichtoniteDiamondGarnetMicaNatroliteNone
PectolitePerovskitePseudobrookitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRutileSpinelSpurrite-AfwilliteThomsonite
Titanite

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Armalcolite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bultfonteinite  (*)Chromite  (*)Corundum  (*)
Diamond  (*)Diopside  (*)Enstatite  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Geikielite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Lindsleyite  (*)Mathiasite  (*)Natrolite  (*)
Pectolite  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrope  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Spinel  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Titanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Armalcolite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5110611339
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)110611311547
Bultfonteinite  (*)Spurrite-AfwilliteCa2SiO3(OH)F·H2O110611320
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O411061133902
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O311061131797
Diamond  (*)DiamondC2106113,106114697
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O611061134135
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O61106113944
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O1106113303
Geikielite  (*)CorundumMgTiO3110611370
Graphite  (*)NoneC11061132812
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311061135433
Lindsleyite  (*)Crichtonite(Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38110611312
Mathiasite  (*)Crichtonite(K,Ba,Sr)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O3811061137
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O11061131236
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)1106113363
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO31106113495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)211061132273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2110611339462
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)31106113341
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2110611361156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211061135614
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O411061131934
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O1106113452
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O11061134899


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