Adams Pit, Mamatwan Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 22' 50'' South , 22° 59' 17'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
54254
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:54254:5
GUID (UUID V4):
454de42b-0296-4b9a-8fb4-aba07b8d3aa4
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Adams Mine
Mamatwan-type ore from an open-pit mine, closed for many years.
The Adams pit was used primarily for waste from the sinter plant.
Two rehabilitated waste rock dumps from the Adams pit are located immediately northeast and east of the pit area.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 Habit: massive Description: thumbnail specimens |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Lithiophorite Formula: (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
ⓘ Manganite Formula: Mn3+O(OH) |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Todorokite Formula: (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
ⓘ | Todorokite | 4.DK.10 | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
ⓘ | Manganite | 4.FD.15 | Mn3+O(OH) |
ⓘ | Lithiophorite | 4.FE.25 | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
H | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
Li | Lithium | |
Li | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
Mn | ⓘ Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
Mn | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Sr | Strontium | |
Sr | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Africa
- Kalahari DesertDesert
African PlateTectonic Plate
- Kalahari basinBasin
South Africa
- Northern Cape
- John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality
- Kalahari manganese fieldOre Field
- John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality
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