Willows Mine, Pretoria, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africai
Regional Level Types | |
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Willows Mine | Mine |
Pretoria | City |
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality | Municipality |
Gauteng | Province |
South Africa | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° South , 28° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~15km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
3092
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3092:5
GUID (UUID V4):
ebcfbbab-ae2c-400a-af17-9292d34fe91b
Silver mine on The Willows farm 340 JR. One of 7 major silver producing mines in the Pretoria area.
Between 1889-1891 produced 12,367 tons of ore, 18,946 kg of silver, 482 tons of copper and 245 tons of zinc.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Copper Formula: Cu |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Senarmontite Formula: Sb2O3 |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag |
ⓘ 'Stibiconite' Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) |
ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Senarmontite | 4.CB.50 | Sb2O3 |
ⓘ | 'Stibiconite' | 4.DH.20 | Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Senarmontite | Sb2O3 |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | ⓘ Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Copper | Cu |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Senarmontite | Sb2O3 |
Sb | ⓘ Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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