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Locality Name:
Belfast, Nkangala District, Mpumalanga, South Africa


mindat Locality ID: 56384
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-56384.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Belfast, Nkangala District, Mpumalanga, South Africa": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Marlin Norite Quarry (Belfast Granite Quarry)
Rietvlei Farm
Vlakplaats Farm

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 Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg O P Pb S Si Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Cl O P Pb 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteApophylliteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteCorundumDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparGarnet
GypsumNonePrehnitePumpellyitePyriteQuartzZircon

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Almandine  (*)Anorthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)Julgoldite-(Fe3+)  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Zircon  (*)
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)211067333419
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)32106734,1067352353
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)11067331036
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2110673327198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3106733,106734,1067358173
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11067337437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11067336890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3110673314640
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20(OH,F)·8H2O110673385
Julgoldite-(Fe3+)  (*)PumpellyiteCa2Fe3+Fe3+2(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)·H2O11067335
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)211067331898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2110673339462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl01725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2110673361156
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11067335251


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
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