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Locality Name:
Naboomspruit (Mookgophong), Waterberg District, Limpopo, South Africa

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2058
Youngest recorded age at locality: 541

mindat Locality ID: 59236
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-59236.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Naboomspruit (Mookgophong), Waterberg District, Limpopo, South Africa": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Buffalo Mine (Buffalo Fluorspar)
Union Tin Mine
Waterberg Deposit

Latitude: 24°28'57"S
Longitude: 28°39'40"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -24.4825,28.661111111111
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 As Au C Ca Ce Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Mn Na Nb O P Pb Pd Pt S Sb Si Sn Ta Ti V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAluniteAmorphousApatiteBaryteBrauniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayColumbite
CopperCorundumDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoceriteFluoriteGypsumKaoliniteMica
NonePotaritePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStillwaterite
TapioliteTitaniteZircon

39 IMA Minerals at location:
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Anglesite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Braggite  (*)Braunite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromatite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)
Fluocerite-(Ce)  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hongshiite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Lópezite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nontronite  (*)
Opal  (*)Platinum  (*)Potarite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Roscoelite  (*)Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stibiopalladinite  (*)Stillwaterite  (*)Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)Titanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)16005411106579706
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)160054111065792734
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)616005411106579413
Braggite  (*)NonePdPt3S4205820581106581101
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)205820581106581483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1600541110657927770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO211065805171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS220582058110658127198
Chromatite  (*)ZirconCaCr6+O42058205811065816
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O616005411106579518
Fluocerite-(Ce)  (*)FluoceriteCeF31600541110657945
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F160054111065792740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2160054111065799617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS20585412106579,10658124243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)20585412106579,1065817437
Gold  (*)CopperAu20582058110658130554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O160054111065796890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O320585412106579,10658114640
Hongshiite  (*)NonePtCu20582058110658127
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)420585412106579,1065815591
Lópezite  (*)NoneK2Cr2O72058205811065815
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O420585412106579,10658114899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)160054111065794924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)220582058110658117380
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O16005411106579471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O160054111065792994
Platinum  (*)CopperPt205820581106581485
Potarite  (*)PotaritePdHg20582058110658125
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS220585412106579,10658139462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO220585412106579,10658161156
Roscoelite  (*)MicaKV3+2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2205820581106581253
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22058205811065815614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)160054111065796417
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs2205820581106581337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1600541110657921482
Stibiopalladinite  (*)NonePd5Sb220582058110658175
Stillwaterite  (*)StillwateritePd8As320582058110658124
Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)TapioliteFe2+Ta2O61600541110657988
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2058205811065814899


2 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
ree-005771600541Middle Proterozoic        54045Buffalo Mine (Buffalo Fluorspar), Naboomspruit (Mookgophong), Waterberg District, Limpopo, South AfricaBuffalo FluorsparOrris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 
Cr-0000320582058       Chromatite, LopeziteCr31394Waterberg Deposit, Naboomspruit (Mookgophong), Waterberg District, Limpopo, South Africa Charlene Charlene 

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