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

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2055.7
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2000

mindat Locality ID: 3087
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3087.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mokopane (Potgietersrus), Mogalakwena, Waterberg District, Limpopo, South Africa": 29
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 28

Number of Child Localities: 22
Child Localities:
Akanani Prospects
Biesjesfontein Farm
Central Mine
Drenthe Farm
Duitschland Cu Deposit (Nederland)
Ficus Cave
Grass Valley Chrome Mine
Honeydew Farm
Klipspringer Mine
Koedoesrand Farm
Makapan Cave
Marsfontein Mine
Meinhardskraal Farm
Mogalakwena Mine
Overysel Deposit
Peppercorn's Cave
Rooipoort Farm
Sandsloot Mine
Tweefontein Farm
Uitloop Farm
Zaaiplaats Tin Field
Zwartfontein

Latitude: 24°6'51"S
Longitude: 28°55'49"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -24.114166666667,28.930277777778
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 Au Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Ir K Li Mg Mn Mo N Na Ni O P Pb Pd Pt Rh Ru S Sb Se Si Sn Te Ti W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ca Fe Mg O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAllophaneAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteAuricuprideBaryteBastnäsite
BruciteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCorundum
CovelliteDiamondEnargiteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumIsomertieiteKaolinite
KobelliteMatlockiteMeloniteMeneghiniteMicaMilleriteModderiteMolybdeniteNatroliteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupOlivineParisitePentlanditePerovskitePhenakitePhosphosideritePotaritePseudobrookite
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinel
StibniteStillwateriteStruviteTalcTetrahedriteUllmanniteWollastoniteWurtziteZircon

141 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Alabandite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)
Altaite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Armalcolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Atokite  (*)Augite  (*)Auricupride  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Beidellite  (*)Bismoclite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Braggite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Coesite  (*)Cookeite  (*)
Cooperite  (*)Corundum  (*)Covellite  (*)Diamond  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fayalite  (*)Ferberite  (*)
Ferrimolybdite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Froodite  (*)
Galena  (*)Galenobismutite  (*)Geversite  (*)Godlevskite  (*)Gold  (*)
Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Hessite  (*)
Hollingworthite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Insizwaite  (*)Irarsite  (*)Isoferroplatinum  (*)
Isomertieite  (*)Kainosite-(Y)  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Koechlinite  (*)Kotulskite  (*)
Kyanite  (*)Laurite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Majakite  (*)Maslovite  (*)
Menshikovite  (*)Merenskyite  (*)Mertieite-II  (*)Michenerite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Moncheite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)
Newberyite  (*)Niggliite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Palarstanide  (*)Palladoarsenide  (*)
Palladobismutharsenide  (*)Paolovite  (*)Parisite-(Ce)  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Periclase  (*)
Perovskite  (*)Phenakite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)Pigeonite  (*)
Platarsite  (*)Platinum  (*)Plumbopalladinite  (*)Polarite  (*)Powellite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rustenburgite  (*)Ruthenarsenite  (*)
Ruthenium  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Silver  (*)Sobolevskite  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Stannopalladinite  (*)Stibiopalladinite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Stillwaterite  (*)Strengite  (*)
Stromeyerite  (*)Struvite  (*)Sudburyite  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Talc  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetraferroplatinum  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tulameenite  (*)
Vincentite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Zvyagintsevite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)22050205011065663419
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3205020501106569315
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS205020501106566312
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)205020503106549,106569,1065768803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)205020501106576706
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe205020503106549,106566,106577489
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)22050205011065693092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)205020503106549,106566,1065691036
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2205020501106569718
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)205020504106554,106559,106564,1065693250
Armalcolite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O520502050110656639
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS205020504106569,106570,106572,1065769052
Atokite  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePd3Sn20502050110656629
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O62050205011065692060
Auricupride  (*)Auricupride PerovskiteCu3Au20502050110656624
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)20502050110656611547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F205020502106570,106572304
Beidellite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O20502050110656985
Bismoclite  (*)MatlockiteBiOCl20502050110656671
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi205020502106569,1065751966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S32050205011065691935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4205020503106566,106567,1065695516
Braggite  (*)NonePdPt3S4205020504106563,106566,106567,106577101
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2205020501106568462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)205020509106554,106559,106564,106566,106568,106569,106570,106572,10657627770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2205020506106569,106570,106571,106572,106575,1065765171
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O205020501106569925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S205020502106566,1065695707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2205020506106549,106566,106567,106569,106575,10657627198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4205020506106549,106552,106555,106565,106566,1065673902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O2050205011065673531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4205020501106566951
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe205020501106566281
Coesite  (*)Not in a structural groupSiO220502050110655777
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8205020501106569181
Cooperite  (*)NonePtS205020503106549,106566,106567124
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O32050205011065691797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2050205011065694165
Diamond  (*)DiamondC205020502106557,106560697
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62050205011065494135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22050205011065689895
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4205020501106569910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2050205011065698173
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)205020501106567371
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)205020501106569551
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O205020501106572345
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2050205011065692740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2205020504106569,106570,106572,1065769617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)205020502106566,1065671188
Froodite  (*)NonePdBi2205020502106549,10656662
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS205020503106566,106569,10657624243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S4205020501106576192
Geversite  (*)PyritePtSb220502050110656638
Godlevskite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S820502050110656640
Gold  (*)CopperAu20502050110656630554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3205020502106549,1065691544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O205020502106554,1065646890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3205020503106549,106569,10657614640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O4205020501106566407
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te205020502106549,106566804
Hollingworthite  (*)UllmanniteRhAsS205020503106549,106566,106577119
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3205020502106549,1065665433
Insizwaite  (*)PyritePtBi2205020502106563,10656615
Irarsite  (*)PyriteIrAsS205020502106566,106577154
Isoferroplatinum  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePt3Fe205020504106549,106566,106567,106577128
Isomertieite  (*)IsomertieitePd11Sb2As220502050110656648
Kainosite-(Y)  (*)NoneCa2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3)·H2O20502050110656999
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42050205011065695591
Koechlinite  (*)NoneBi2MoO62055.72053.1110656139
Kotulskite  (*)NickelinePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)205020503106549,106566,106577116
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO42050205011065571507
Laurite  (*)PyriteRuS2205020502106566,106567226
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4205020502106549,10656614899
Majakite  (*)NonePdNiAs20502050110656622
Maslovite  (*)PyritePtBiTe205020502106549,10657723
Menshikovite  (*)NonePd3Ni2As320502050110656615
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe2205020504106549,106563,106566,106577155
Mertieite-II  (*)StillwateritePd8Sb2.5As0.5205020502106566,10656744
Michenerite  (*)UllmannitePdBiTe205020503106549,106566,106577114
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)205020503106550,106556,1065584924
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS2050205011065661066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22055.720504106561,106566,106570,1065725800
Moncheite  (*)MelonitePt(Te,Bi)2205020503106549,106566,106577133
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22055.720505106561,106566,106569,106570,10657617380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O2050205011065551236
Newberyite  (*)NoneMg(PO3OH)·3H2O20502050110655424
Niggliite  (*)NickelinePtSn20502050110656622
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2050205011065692349
Palarstanide  (*)StillwateritePd5(Sn,As)220502050110656613
Palladoarsenide  (*)NonePd2As20502050110656637
Palladobismutharsenide  (*)NonePd2(As,Bi)2050205011065666
Paolovite  (*)NonePd2Sn20502050110656638
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)ParisiteCaCe2(CO3)3F2205020501106569112
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8205020503106549,106566,1065671512
Periclase  (*)RocksaltMgO205020501106568114
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3205020501106566495
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)205020501106569326
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)22050205011065662273
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O205020501106554182
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O62055.720000303
Platarsite  (*)PyritePtAsS205020503106563,106566,10657744
Platinum  (*)CopperPt205020504106549,106551,106562,106567485
Plumbopalladinite  (*)NonePd3Pb2205020502106549,10656610
Polarite  (*)NonePd(Bi,Pb)20502050110654910
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)2055.72053.11106561494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2205020504106549,106566,106569,10657639462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8205020503106549,106566,1065679056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22055.720505106561,106569,106570,106572,10657661156
Rustenburgite  (*)Perovskite AuricupridePt3Sn20502050110656634
Ruthenarsenite  (*)Modderite(Ru,Ni)As2050205011065679
Ruthenium  (*)NoneRu20502050110656746
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2205020503106557,106566,1065675614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)205020502106569,1065764894
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O2050205011065691153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2050205011065696417
Silver  (*)CopperAg2050205011065665186
Sobolevskite  (*)NickelinePdBi205020502106566,10657744
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs2205020505106549,106551,106566,106567,106577337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS205020503106566,106569,10657221482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O42050205011065661934
Stannopalladinite  (*)None(Pd,Cu)3Sn20502050110656612
Stibiopalladinite  (*)NonePd5Sb2205020503106551,106566,10656775
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S32050205011065663418
Stillwaterite  (*)StillwateritePd8As320502050110656624
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O205020501106554263
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS205020501106566332
Struvite  (*)Struvite(NH4)Mg(PO4)·6H2O20502050110655430
Sudburyite  (*)NickelinePdSb20502050110656646
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F205020501106576232
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22050205011065663337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S132050205011065691803
Tetraferroplatinum  (*)PotaritePtFe20502050110656666
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S132050205011065695317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22050205011065662562
Tulameenite  (*)PotaritePt2CuFe20502050110656648
Vincentite  (*)NonePd3As20502050110656617
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS3205020501106576297
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO32050205011065661247
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)205020501106569939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)205020502106566,1065695251
Zvyagintsevite  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePd3Pb205020502106549,10656632


3 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       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 
sedcu-0062020002000L. Proterozoic       Cu228272Duitschland Cu Deposit (Nederland), Mokopane (Potgietersrus), Mogalakwena, Waterberg District, Limpopo, South AfricaDuitschlandCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
Mo-002772055.72053.1 U-Pb     Koechlinite, Molybdenite, PowelliteMo57101Meinhardskraal Farm, Mokopane (Potgietersrus), Mogalakwena, Waterberg District, Limpopo, South Africa Scoates and Friedman (2008); Barnes and Maier (2002);   

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