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Locality Name:
Akanani Prospects, Mokopane (Potgietersrus), Mogalakwena, Waterberg District, Limpopo, South Africa

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2050
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2050

mindat Locality ID: 307431
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-307431.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Akanani Prospects, Mokopane (Potgietersrus), Mogalakwena, Waterberg District, Limpopo, South Africa": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 23°58'"S
Longitude: 28°50'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -23.966666666667,28.833333333333

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 Bi Ca Cr Cu Fe Mg Na Ni O Pb Pd Pt Rh S Si Te Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Bi Ca Cr Cu Fe Mg Na Ni O Pb Pd Pt Rh S Si Te Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AuricuprideChalcopyriteCopperCorundumFeldsparGarnetMeloniteNickelineNonePentlandite
PerovskitePyritePyroxeneRocksaltSpinelUllmannite

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Altaite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Cooperite  (*)Diopside  (*)Froodite  (*)Grossular  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hessite  (*)Hollingworthite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Isoferroplatinum  (*)Kotulskite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Maslovite  (*)Merenskyite  (*)Michenerite  (*)Moncheite  (*)
Pentlandite  (*)Platinum  (*)Plumbopalladinite  (*)Polarite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Zvyagintsevite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2050205008803
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe205020500489
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)2050205001036
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS220502050027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O42050205003902
Cooperite  (*)NonePtS205020500124
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62050205004135
Froodite  (*)NonePdBi220502050062
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)32050205001544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O320502050014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te205020500804
Hollingworthite  (*)UllmanniteRhAsS205020500119
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32050205005433
Isoferroplatinum  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePt3Fe205020500128
Kotulskite  (*)NickelinePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)205020500116
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O420502050014899
Maslovite  (*)PyritePtBiTe20502050023
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe2205020500155
Michenerite  (*)UllmannitePdBiTe205020500114
Moncheite  (*)MelonitePt(Te,Bi)2205020500133
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S82050205001512
Platinum  (*)CopperPt205020500485
Plumbopalladinite  (*)NonePd3Pb220502050010
Polarite  (*)NonePd(Bi,Pb)20502050010
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS220502050039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82050205009056
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs2205020500337
Zvyagintsevite  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePd3Pb20502050032



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
EG105_1057_025205020502050     Yes Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru3087Mokopane (Potgietersrus), Mogalakwena, Waterberg District, Limpopo, South AfricaPlatreef (Mokopane)Begg et al. (2010)10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057EG105_1057 


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