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Locality Name:
Prieska Copper Mine (Copperton Deposit), Copperton, Pixley Ka Seme District, Northern Cape, South Africa


mindat Locality ID: 53708
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-53708.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Prieska Copper Mine (Copperton Deposit), Copperton, Pixley Ka Seme 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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Te Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Te Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteBaryteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovellite
GarnetGypsumMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivine
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelTetradymiteTourmaline

33 IMA Minerals at location:
Anhydrite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Corundum  (*)Covellite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Dravite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)
Gudmundite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)01588
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1801008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O301797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)0648
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)01188
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O40445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Gudmundite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeSbS0170
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)202273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO501516
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)301214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O401934
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te30276
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562


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