AK-8 kimberlite pipe, Orapa, Letlhakane, Central District, Botswanai
Regional Level Types | |
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AK-8 kimberlite pipe | Pipe |
Orapa | Town |
Letlhakane | Village |
Central District | District |
Botswana | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° 18' 0'' South , 25° 23' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Orapa | 9,189 (2013) | 2.8km |
Letlhakane | 18,136 (2018) | 23.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
248239
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:248239:5
GUID (UUID V4):
af912bbd-d3d5-456a-90ef-0e2d5da51572
A kimberlite pipe explored by De Beers as part of the Boteti Exploration Joint Venture between African Diamonds and De Beers.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
11 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Davemaoite (TL) Formula: CaSiO3 Type Locality: |
ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 |
ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside Formula: Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
ⓘ Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 |
ⓘ Freudenbergite Formula: Na2(Ti,Fe)8O16 References: |
ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
ⓘ Ilmenite var. Picroilmenite Formula: (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
ⓘ Kudryavtsevaite (TL) Formula: Na3(Mg,Fe)(Fe,Ti)2Ti3O12 Type Locality: |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ Perovskite Formula: CaTiO3 |
ⓘ Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 References: |
ⓘ Pyrope Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 References: |
ⓘ Ulvöspinel Formula: TiFe2+2O4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Ulvöspinel | 4.BB.05 | TiFe2+2O4 |
ⓘ | Kudryavtsevaite (TL) | 4.BC.25 | Na3(Mg,Fe)(Fe,Ti)2Ti3O12 |
ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
ⓘ | var. Picroilmenite | 4.CB.05 | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
ⓘ | Freudenbergite | 4.CC.10 | Na2(Ti,Fe)8O16 |
ⓘ | Perovskite | 4.CC.30 | CaTiO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
ⓘ | Pyrope | 9.AD.25 | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | 9.DA.15 | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
ⓘ | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 | |
ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Davemaoite (TL) | 9.H0. | CaSiO3 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
O | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
O | ⓘ Freudenbergite | Na2(Ti,Fe)8O16 |
O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
O | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Ulvöspinel | TiFe22+O4 |
O | ⓘ Ilmenite var. Picroilmenite | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Kudryavtsevaite | Na3(Mg,Fe)(Fe,Ti)2Ti3O12 |
O | ⓘ Davemaoite | CaSiO3 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Freudenbergite | Na2(Ti,Fe)8O16 |
Na | ⓘ Kudryavtsevaite | Na3(Mg,Fe)(Fe,Ti)2Ti3O12 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Mg | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Mg | ⓘ Ilmenite var. Picroilmenite | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
Mg | ⓘ Kudryavtsevaite | Na3(Mg,Fe)(Fe,Ti)2Ti3O12 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Si | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Davemaoite | CaSiO3 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Davemaoite | CaSiO3 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Freudenbergite | Na2(Ti,Fe)8O16 |
Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Ti | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
Ti | ⓘ Ulvöspinel | TiFe22+O4 |
Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite var. Picroilmenite | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
Ti | ⓘ Kudryavtsevaite | Na3(Mg,Fe)(Fe,Ti)2Ti3O12 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Freudenbergite | Na2(Ti,Fe)8O16 |
Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Ulvöspinel | TiFe22+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite var. Picroilmenite | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Kudryavtsevaite | Na3(Mg,Fe)(Fe,Ti)2Ti3O12 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
African PlateTectonic Plate
- Kalahari basinBasin
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