De Beers Mine, Kimberley, Sol Plaatje Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africai
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De Beers Mine | Mine |
Kimberley | City |
Sol Plaatje Local Municipality | Municipality |
Frances Baard District Municipality | District Municipality |
Northern Cape | Province |
South Africa | Country |
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Mindat Locality ID:
10519
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:10519:5
GUID (UUID V4):
479fc053-5a8a-4dea-b726-50973b6379c7
A diamond mine in a kimberlite pipe. The mine was started in 1871 and worked from an open cast until 1908.
In 1963, it was re-opened as an underground mine, which was finally closed in 1990. The mine is about 800 meters deep.
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22 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
ⓘ Baddeleyite Formula: ZrO2 |
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Formula: Ca5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4 Description: Pectolite |
ⓘ 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)' |
ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
ⓘ Diamond Formula: C Description: Occurs in kimberlite. References: |
ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 |
ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside Formula: Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 |
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K) Formula: KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
ⓘ Ilmenite var. Magnesium and Chromium-bearing Ilmenite Formula: (Fe2+,Mg)(Ti,Cr)O3 |
ⓘ Kinoshitalite Formula: (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Lindsleyite (TL) Formula: (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 Type Locality: |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ Mathiasite Formula: (Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12 |
ⓘ 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) |
ⓘ Monticellite Formula: CaMgSiO4 |
ⓘ Pectolite Formula: NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
ⓘ Perovskite Formula: CaTiO3 |
ⓘ Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Potassic-richterite Formula: {K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2 |
ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
ⓘ Rutile var. Niobium- and Chromium-bearing Rutile Formula: (Ti,Nb,Cr)O2 |
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
ⓘ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 |
ⓘ Ulvöspinel Formula: TiFe2+2O4 |
ⓘ 'UM1975-09-O:BaCrFeMgTiV' Formula: (Fe,Mg,Ba,Ca)3Cr3VTi7O23 or (Ba,Ca)(Fe5Mg3)(Cr7V4Ti20)O66 ? |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Ulvöspinel | 4.BB.05 | TiFe2+2O4 |
ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
ⓘ | var. Magnesium and Chromium-bearing Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | (Fe2+,Mg)(Ti,Cr)O3 |
ⓘ | Perovskite | 4.CC.30 | CaTiO3 |
ⓘ | Lindsleyite (TL) | 4.CC.40 | (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 |
ⓘ | Mathiasite | 4.CC.40 | (Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12 |
ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Niobium- and Chromium-bearing Rutile | 4.DB.05 | (Ti,Nb,Cr)O2 |
ⓘ | Baddeleyite | 4.DE.35 | ZrO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Monticellite | 9.AC.10 | CaMgSiO4 |
ⓘ | Cebollite ? | 9.BB.10 | Ca5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4 |
ⓘ | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
ⓘ | var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | 9.DA.15 | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
ⓘ | Potassic-richterite | 9.DE.20 | {K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Pectolite | 9.DG.05 | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
ⓘ | Fluorapophyllite-(K) | 9.EA.15 | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Kinoshitalite | 9.EC.35 | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
ⓘ | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'UM1975-09-O:BaCrFeMgTiV' | - | (Fe,Mg,Ba,Ca)3Cr3VTi7O23 or (Ba,Ca)(Fe5Mg3)(Cr7V4Ti20)O66 ? |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Cebollite | Ca5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
H | ⓘ Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
H | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Potassic-richterite | {K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Diamond | C |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Baddeleyite | ZrO2 |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Cebollite | Ca5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | ⓘ Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Lindsleyite | (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Mathiasite | (Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12 |
O | ⓘ Monazite | REE(PO4) |
O | ⓘ Monticellite | CaMgSiO4 |
O | ⓘ Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
O | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
O | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
O | ⓘ Ulvöspinel | TiFe22+O4 |
O | ⓘ Potassic-richterite | {K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | ⓘ Rutile var. Niobium- and Chromium-bearing Rutile | (Ti,Nb,Cr)O2 |
O | ⓘ Ilmenite var. Magnesium and Chromium-bearing Ilmenite | (Fe2+,Mg)(Ti,Cr)O3 |
O | ⓘ UM1975-09-O:BaCrFeMgTiV | (Fe,Mg,Ba,Ca)3Cr3VTi7O23 or (Ba,Ca)(Fe5Mg3)(Cr7V4Ti20)O66 ? |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
Na | ⓘ Potassic-richterite | {K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Lindsleyite | (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 |
Mg | ⓘ Mathiasite | (Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12 |
Mg | ⓘ Monticellite | CaMgSiO4 |
Mg | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Mg | ⓘ Potassic-richterite | {K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Ilmenite var. Magnesium and Chromium-bearing Ilmenite | (Fe2+,Mg)(Ti,Cr)O3 |
Mg | ⓘ UM1975-09-O:BaCrFeMgTiV | (Fe,Mg,Ba,Ca)3Cr3VTi7O23 or (Ba,Ca)(Fe5Mg3)(Cr7V4Ti20)O66 ? |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Cebollite | Ca5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4 |
Al | ⓘ Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Cebollite | Ca5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
Si | ⓘ Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Monticellite | CaMgSiO4 |
Si | ⓘ Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
Si | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Potassic-richterite | {K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Monazite | REE(PO4) |
P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
K | ⓘ Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Mathiasite | (Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12 |
K | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Potassic-richterite | {K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Cebollite | Ca5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4 |
Ca | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Lindsleyite | (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 |
Ca | ⓘ Mathiasite | (Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12 |
Ca | ⓘ Monticellite | CaMgSiO4 |
Ca | ⓘ Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Potassic-richterite | {K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ca | ⓘ UM1975-09-O:BaCrFeMgTiV | (Fe,Mg,Ba,Ca)3Cr3VTi7O23 or (Ba,Ca)(Fe5Mg3)(Cr7V4Ti20)O66 ? |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Ti | ⓘ Lindsleyite | (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 |
Ti | ⓘ Mathiasite | (Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12 |
Ti | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
Ti | ⓘ Ulvöspinel | TiFe22+O4 |
Ti | ⓘ Rutile var. Niobium- and Chromium-bearing Rutile | (Ti,Nb,Cr)O2 |
Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite var. Magnesium and Chromium-bearing Ilmenite | (Fe2+,Mg)(Ti,Cr)O3 |
Ti | ⓘ UM1975-09-O:BaCrFeMgTiV | (Fe,Mg,Ba,Ca)3Cr3VTi7O23 or (Ba,Ca)(Fe5Mg3)(Cr7V4Ti20)O66 ? |
V | Vanadium | |
V | ⓘ UM1975-09-O:BaCrFeMgTiV | (Fe,Mg,Ba,Ca)3Cr3VTi7O23 or (Ba,Ca)(Fe5Mg3)(Cr7V4Ti20)O66 ? |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Cr | ⓘ Lindsleyite | (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 |
Cr | ⓘ Mathiasite | (Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12 |
Cr | ⓘ Rutile var. Niobium- and Chromium-bearing Rutile | (Ti,Nb,Cr)O2 |
Cr | ⓘ Ilmenite var. Magnesium and Chromium-bearing Ilmenite | (Fe2+,Mg)(Ti,Cr)O3 |
Cr | ⓘ UM1975-09-O:BaCrFeMgTiV | (Fe,Mg,Ba,Ca)3Cr3VTi7O23 or (Ba,Ca)(Fe5Mg3)(Cr7V4Ti20)O66 ? |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Lindsleyite | (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Mathiasite | (Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12 |
Fe | ⓘ Ulvöspinel | TiFe22+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite var. Magnesium and Chromium-bearing Ilmenite | (Fe2+,Mg)(Ti,Cr)O3 |
Fe | ⓘ UM1975-09-O:BaCrFeMgTiV | (Fe,Mg,Ba,Ca)3Cr3VTi7O23 or (Ba,Ca)(Fe5Mg3)(Cr7V4Ti20)O66 ? |
Sr | Strontium | |
Sr | ⓘ Lindsleyite | (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | ⓘ Baddeleyite | ZrO2 |
Zr | ⓘ Lindsleyite | (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 |
Zr | ⓘ Mathiasite | (Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12 |
Nb | Niobium | |
Nb | ⓘ Rutile var. Niobium- and Chromium-bearing Rutile | (Ti,Nb,Cr)O2 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Ba | ⓘ Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
Ba | ⓘ Lindsleyite | (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 |
Ba | ⓘ UM1975-09-O:BaCrFeMgTiV | (Fe,Mg,Ba,Ca)3Cr3VTi7O23 or (Ba,Ca)(Fe5Mg3)(Cr7V4Ti20)O66 ? |
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