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

mindat Locality ID: 3061
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3061.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Argent, Delmas, Nkangala District, Mpumalanga, South Africa": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Argent Mines
Argent Slags
Boschpoort Mine
Dwarsfontein No. 1 Shaft
Groenfontein Mine
Rondevlei Silver Prospect
Schoongezicht Mine
Shimwell Vein (Pretoria Mine)
Transvaal Mine (Main Mine; Argent Main Mine)

Latitude: 26°2'44"S
Longitude: 28°48'13"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -26.045555555556,28.803611111111

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Acanthite	Adelite	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite
Atacamite	Baryte	Bournonite	Brochantite	Calcite	Caledonite	Carminite	Chalcophyllite	Chalcopyrite	Clay
Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Descloizite	Devilline	Diaspore	Enargite	Fornacite	Gypsum	Hopeite
Iranite	Ktenasite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Matlockite	Meneghinite	Minium	Monazite	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite
Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Wurtzite

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: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cd Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si V Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Adelite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenolite Arsenopyrite
Atacamite Baryte Bournonite Brochantite Calcite Caledonite Carminite Chalcophyllite Chalcopyrite Clay
Copper Corundum Covellite Descloizite Devilline Diaspore Enargite Fornacite Gypsum Hopeite
Iranite Ktenasite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Matlockite Meneghinite Minium Monazite Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Orpiment Pharmacosiderite Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite
Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetrahedrite Wurtzite

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 name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S			0		2793
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)			0		254
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			2	106740,106747	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			0		1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			0		3092
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄			1	106747	246
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			0		3250
Argentojarosite ()*	Alunite	AgFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			0		58
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃			0		231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			0		9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃			0		544
Aurorite ()*	None	Mn²⁺Mn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O			0		22
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			0		5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			0		11547
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆			0		413
Botallackite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃			0		49
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁			0		843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃			0		1089
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			0		1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			0		27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆			2	106739,106742	359
Carminite ()*	Carminite	PbFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂			0		178
Cassedanneite ()*	None	Pb₅(VO₄)₂(CrO₄)₂·H₂O			0		3
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			3	106739,106746,106747	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			0		5707
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O			0		194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			0		27198
Chapmanite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂Sb³⁺(Si₂O₅)O₃(OH)			1	106739	31
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl			0		1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			0		3531
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			0		4165
Crocoite ()*	Monazite Baryte	Pb(CrO₄)			3	106739,106746,106747	81
Descloizite ()*	Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)			2	106742,106747	378
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			0		9895
Duftite ()*	Adelite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)			0		220
Elyite ()*	None	CuPb₄(SO₄)O₂(OH)₄·H₂O			0		85
Embreyite ()*	None	Pb₅(CrO₄)₂(PO₄)₂·H₂O			1	106739	5
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄			0		910
Fiedlerite ()*	None	Pb₃Cl₄F(OH)·H₂O	0	0	0		14
Fornacite ()*	Fornacite	CuPb₂(CrO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)			0		85
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			1	106747	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			0		7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			0		30554
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS			0		717
Gudmundite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeSbS			0		170
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	106740	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			0		14640
Hemihedrite ()*	Iranite	ZnPb₁₀(CrO₄)₆(SiO₄)₂(OH)₂			0		14
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O			0		1689
Hopeite ()*	Hopeite	Zn₃(PO₄)₂·4H₂O			0		29
Hydrocerussite ()*	None	Pb₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			0		201
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄			0		784
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			0		2228
Ktenasite ()*	Ktenasite Devilline	ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·6H₂O			0		75
Lanarkite ()*	None	Pb₂O(SO₄)			1	106740	97
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O			1	106739	593
Laurionite ()*	None	PbCl(OH)			1	106747	49
Lavendulan ()*	None	NaCaCu₅(AsO₄)₄Cl·5H₂O			0		149
Lead ()*	Copper	Pb			0		192
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	106740	265
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂			3	106739,106740,106747	987
Ludlamite ()*	None	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·4H₂O			0		66
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			0		14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			0		12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			0		5674
Massicot ()*	None	PbO			0		202
Matlockite ()*	Matlockite	PbClF			0		29
Meneghinite ()*	Meneghinite	Pb₁₃CuSb₇S₂₄			0		158
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl			1	106739	1107
Minium ()*	Minium	Pb²⁺₂Pb⁴⁺O₄			1	106739	247
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			0		1508
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)			0		362
Natropharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	NaFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·4H₂O			0		13
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)			0		492
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			0		2994
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃			1	106739	511
Paralaurionite ()*	None	PbCl(OH)			0		46
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O			0		428
Phoenicochroite ()*	None	Pb₂O(CrO₄)			0		35
Phosgenite ()*	None	Pb₂(CO₃)Cl₂			0		142
Plattnerite ()*	Rutile	PbO₂			0		158
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			0		477
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O			0		309
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃			0		733
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄			0		369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			0		39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			0		3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			3	106739,106746,106747	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			0		9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			1	106739	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS			1	106739	712
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	106747	454
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O			0		1153
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O			0		292
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	106739	6417
Sideronatrite ()*	None	Na₂Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·3H₂O			0		73
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			0		5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			0		2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			1	106747	21482
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)			0		446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			0		3418
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO			0		1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			0		5317
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl			3	106739,106746,106747	605
Vauquelinite ()*	None	CuPb₂(CrO₄)(PO₄)(OH)			1	106739	63
Wroewolfeite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O			1	106747	95
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄			2	106739,106747	1655
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS			0		372
Wüstite ()*	Rocksalt	FeO			0		74

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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