Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Vlakfontein Nickel Deposit, Pilanesberg Mtn, Pilanesberg Alkaline Complex, Bojanala Platinum District, North West, South Africa

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1405
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1384

mindat Locality ID: 56937
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-56937.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vlakfontein Nickel Deposit, Pilanesberg Mtn, Pilanesberg Alkaline Complex, Bojanala Platinum District, North West, 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.

Chalcopyrite	Cubanite	Epsomite	Nickeline	None	Pentlandite	Spinel	Wurtzite

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 Cu Fe H Mg Ni O Pt S

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Cu Fe H Mg Ni O Pt S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Chalcopyrite Cubanite Epsomite Nickeline None Pentlandite Spinel Wurtzite

9 IMA Minerals at location:

Chalcopyrite ()*	Cooperite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Epsomite ()*	Mackinawite ()*
Morenosite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Spinel ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1405	1384	27198
Cooperite ()*	None	PtS	1405	1384	124
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1405	1384	802
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	1405	1384	484
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	1405	1384	451
Morenosite ()*	Epsomite	Ni(SO₄)·7H₂O	1405	1384	84
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1405	1384	1512
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1405	1384	9056
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1405	1384	1934

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	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
	CG455_148_0001	1405	1384	1394.5 ± 10.5	U-Pb	host rock		titanite			Yes	Titanite			27328	Pilanesberg Mtn, Pilanesberg Alkaline Complex, Bojanala Platinum District, North West, South Africa	Pilanesberg alkaline complex	Elburg (2017)		CG455_148

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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