Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Adams Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2400
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1010

mindat Locality ID: 54254
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-54254.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Adams Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, 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

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.

Calcite	None	Quartz	Rutile

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 Ba C Ca Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O Si Sr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O Si Sr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite None Quartz Rutile

6 IMA Minerals at location:

Ankerite ()*	Calcite ()*	Lithiophorite ()*	Manganite ()*	Quartz ()*
Todorokite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	2400	2200	3092
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2400	2200	27770
Lithiophorite ()*	None	(Al,Li)(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂(OH)₂	2400	2200	210
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	2400	2200	770
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2400	2200	61156
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	2400	2200	433

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Scott-AM88_189-0001	mine

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Scott-EPSL298_125-0001	2400	2200	2400-2200	Fe isotope	age of deposition					Mn	54254	Adams Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa	Adams Mine	Tsikos et Al. (2010)	10.1016/j.epsl.2010.07.032	EPSL298_125	Within age bracket for the deposition of the Hotazel sediments
Grew_Li_2019_0050	1010	1010	1010				Yes		Lavinskyite		3071	Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa	Wessels mine, Kalahari manganese field, South Africa (type)	Cairncross and Beukes (2013)		BOOK_KMF_2013
Grew_Li_2019_0103	1010	1010	1010				Yes		Sugilite		3071	Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa	Wessels and N'Chwaning mines, Kalahari manganese field, South Africa	Gnos et al. (2003); Cairncross and Beukes (2013)
Scott-AM88_189-0001	1054	1042.2	1048.1±5.9	Ar-Ar	Age of mineral crystallization	sugilite	Yes	Sugilite		Mn	3071	Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa	Wessels Mine ( Wessel's Mine)	Gnos et al. (2003)	10.2138/am-2003-0122	AM88_189

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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