Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Straussheim I Pegmatite, Kenhardt, ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape, South Africa

Oldest recorded age at locality: 988
Youngest recorded age at locality: 977.4

mindat Locality ID: 53693
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-53693.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Straussheim I Pegmatite, Kenhardt, ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape, South Africa": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 B Be F Fe H K Li Mn Na O P Si Sn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be F Fe H K Li Mn Na O P Si Sn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BerylClayFeldsparHureauliteLazuliteMicaNoneOlivinePhosphosideritePyroxene
QuartzRockbridgeiteRutileTourmalineTriplite

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Barbosalite  (*)Beryl  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Elbaite  (*)
Heterosite  (*)Hureaulite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)
Purpurite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)Schorl  (*)Spodumene  (*)
Strengite  (*)Tavorite  (*)Triphylite  (*)Triplite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)988977.408803
Barbosalite  (*)LazuliteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2988977.4043
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18988977.404286
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2988977.405171
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)988977.40520
Heterosite  (*)OlivineFe3+(PO4)988977.40204
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O988977.40125
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)988977.404924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2988977.4017380
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O988977.40182
Purpurite  (*)OlivineMn3+(PO4)988977.4080
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2988977.4061156
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5988977.40206
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)988977.402705
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6988977.40688
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O988977.40263
Tavorite  (*)NoneLiFe3+(PO4)(OH)988977.4035
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)988977.40313
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F988977.40233


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
Alexandra-0249988977.4982.7±5.3U-PbAge of Nb-Ta mineralizationtantalite-(mn), columbite-(mn)272 Yes Ta, Nb56220Orange River, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaHomesteadMelcher et al. (2015)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003OGR64_667 
Alexandra-0250984.7978.1981.4±3.3U-PbAge of Nb-Ta mineralizationtantalite-(mn), columbite-(mn)274 Yes Ta, Nb56220Orange River, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaHomesteadMelcher et al. (2015)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003OGR64_667 
Alexandra-0251987.7982.1984.9±2.8U-PbAge of Nb-Ta mineralizationtantalite-(mn), columbite-(mn)275 Yes Ta, Nb56220Orange River, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaHomesteadMelcher et al. (2015)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003OGR64_667 

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