Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Brits (Brits District), Bojanala Platinum District, North West, South Africa

mindat Locality ID: 57404
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-57404.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Brits (Brits District), Bojanala Platinum District, North West, South Africa": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Broederstroom Mine
Buffelsfontein Chrome Mine
Crocodile River Mine (Krokodildrift)
Eastern Platinum Mine
Hoekfontein Farm
Kenkelbos Farm
Leeuwenkloof Farm
Mooinooi
Slipfontein (Big Ben Mine; Old Fluorspar Mine)
Vametco Mine
Wolhuterskop Farm

Latitude: 25°33'32"S
Longitude: 27°45'29"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -25.558888888889,27.758055555556

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.

Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Apophyllite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte
Bastnäsite	Brackebuschite	Braunite	Brochantite	Calcite	Carminite	Cerite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Cyanotrichite	Diaspore	Epidote	Fluorite
Garnet	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Linarite	Malachite	Mica	Minium	Molybdenite	Natrolite	None
Not in a structural group	Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Sulphur	Tourmaline

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 As Au B Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Ir K La Mg Mn Mo Na Nd Ni O P Pb Pd Pt Rh S Si Ti U Y Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Pd S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Apophyllite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte
Bastnäsite Brackebuschite Braunite Brochantite Calcite Carminite Cerite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chlorite
Clay Clinozoisite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Cyanotrichite Diaspore Epidote Fluorite
Garnet Gypsum Kaolinite Linarite Malachite Mica Minium Molybdenite Natrolite None
Not in a structural group Pharmacosiderite Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite
Sphalerite Spinel Sulphur Tourmaline

90 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aluminocerite-(Ce) ()*	Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Antlerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenbrackebuschite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bariopharmacosiderite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*
Bastnäsite-(Y) ()*	Beudantite ()*	Braggite ()*	Braunite ()*	Brochantite ()*
Calcite ()*	Carminite ()*	Cerite-(Ce) ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*
Cryptomelane ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*	Delafossite ()*	Diaspore ()*	Diopside ()*
Doyleite ()*	Dravite ()*	Epidote ()*	Cerite-(La) ()*	Florencite-(Nd) ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gearksutite ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Hemimorphite ()*	Hidalgoite ()*	Hydrokenoralstonite ()*	Irarsite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Linarite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Mimetite ()*	Minium ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Natrolite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Opal ()*	Palladium ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*
Philipsbornite ()*	Platinum ()*	Plattnerite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Prosopite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodium ()*	Rutile ()*
Saponite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*
Torbernite ()*	Uvarovite ()*	Vysotskite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Zeunerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	106793	3419
Aluminocerite-(Ce) ()*	Cerite	(Ce₆Ca₃) Al(SiO₄)₃(SiO₃OH)₄(OH)₃	1	106793	8
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1	106787	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	106793	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	1	106793	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	106793	3092
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	1	106793	246
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1	106789	3250
Arsenbrackebuschite ()*	Brackebuschite	Pb₂(Fe³⁺,Zn)(AsO₄)₂(OH,H₂O)	1	106793	24
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	106793	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	106790	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	106793	5509
Bariopharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	Ba_0.5Fe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·5H₂O	1	106793	150
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	106793	11547
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F	1	106793	304
Bastnäsite-(Y) ()*	Bastnäsite	Y(CO₃)F	1	106793	10
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	106793	413
Braggite ()*	None	PdPt₃S₄	2	106784,106786	101
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	1	106793	483
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	106793	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	106792,106793	27770
Carminite ()*	Carminite	PbFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂	1	106793	178
Cerite-(Ce) ()*	Cerite	(Ce₇Ca₂) Mg(SiO₄)₃(SiO₃OH)₄(OH)₃	1	106793	47
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	2	106790,106793	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	106793	925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	106793	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	2	106783,106792	3902
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	106793	1756
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	106793	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	106793	4165
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	1	106793	599
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	1	106793	179
Delafossite ()*	None	Cu¹⁺Fe³⁺O₂	1	106793	144
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	1	106793	481
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	106783	4135
Doyleite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	1	106793	15
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	106792	648
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	106793	8173
Cerite-(La) ()*	Cerite	(La₆Ca₃) Fe³⁺(SiO₄)₃(SiO₃OH)₄(OH)₃	1	106793	3
Florencite-(Nd) ()*	Alunite	NdAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	106793	6
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1	106793	2740
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O	1	106792	303
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	106793	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2	106790,106793	24243
Gearksutite ()*	None	CaAlF₄(OH)·H₂O	1	106793	68
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	106793	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	106792	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	2	106783,106795	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	106793	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	106793	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1	106790	1689
Hidalgoite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(SO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)₆	1	106793	57
Hydrokenoralstonite ()*	Pyrochlore	₂Al₂F₆(H₂O)	1	106793	56
Irarsite ()*	Pyrite	IrAsS	2	106784,106786	154
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	106793	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	106793	5591
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	1	106792	1271
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	1	106793	987
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2	106793,106794	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	106790	12537
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	1	106793	1107
Minium ()*	Minium	Pb²⁺₂Pb⁴⁺O₄	1	106790	247
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	106793	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	106793	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	106793	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	1	106792	1236
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	1	106793	492
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1	106793	2994
Palladium ()*	Copper	Pd	1	106792	59
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	1	106793	428
Philipsbornite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆	1	106793	51
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt	1	106792	485
Plattnerite ()*	Rutile	PbO₂	1	106790	158
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	106793	477
Prosopite ()*	None	CaAl₂F₄(OH)₄	1	106793	39
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	106793	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1	106793	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2	106790,106793	61156
Rhodium ()*	Copper	Rh	1	106792	17
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	106793	5614
Saponite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Ca,Na)_0.3(Mg,Fe)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	1	106793	301
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	106793	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	106793	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	106793	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1	106793	2045
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	1	106793	1059
Uvarovite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Cr₂(SiO₄)₃	1	106783	212
Vysotskite ()*	None	PdS	0		53
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	2	106790,106793	1655
Zeunerite ()*	Autunite	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·12H₂O	1	106793	185

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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