Vereeniging - Sasolburg coalfields, Fezile Dabi District Municipality, Free State, South Africai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Vereeniging - Sasolburg coalfields | Coal Field |
| Fezile Dabi District Municipality | Municipality |
| Free State | Province |
| South Africa | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 47' 17'' South , 27° 51' 34'' East
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Area:
2,085 km2
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Coal occurs mostly in isolated to partially isolated depositories. The coalfields have been subdivided into three basins, Cornelia, Coalbrook and Sigma basins.
The Vereeniging-Sasolburg coalfield is located just south of Vereeniging in the north to approxiamately 20 km north of Heilbron in the south. From Sasolburg in the west to Deneysville in the east. The coalfield is 30 km wide by 50 km long, in a north-south direction (Hancox and Gotz 2014).
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Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Reference: International Journal of Coal Geology 72 (2007) 124–140 |
| ⓘ 'Glauconite' Formula: (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 Description: Green inter-granular fillings in sandstone & shale directly above the coal seams. Reference: Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa, PO Box 44283, Linden 2104, South Africa |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Reference: International Journal of Coal Geology 72 (2007) 124–140 |
| ⓘ Letovicite Formula: (NH4)3H(SO4)2 Reference: International Journal of Coal Geology 72 (2007) 124–140 |
| ⓘ Mascagnite Formula: (NH4)2SO4 Reference: International Journal of Coal Geology 72 (2007) 124–140 |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: International Journal of Coal Geology 72 (2007) 124–140 |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 Reference: International Journal of Coal Geology 72 (2007) 124–140 |
| ⓘ Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: International Journal of Coal Geology 72 (2007) 124–140 |
| ⓘ Salammoniac Formula: NH4Cl Reference: International Journal of Coal Geology 72 (2007) 124–140 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Salammoniac | 3.AA.25 | NH4Cl |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Letovicite | 7.AD.20 | (NH4)3H(SO4)2 |
| ⓘ | Mascagnite | 7.AD.05 | (NH4)2SO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | 'Glauconite' | 9.EC. | (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Illite | 9.EC.15 | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Glauconite | (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Salammoniac | NH4Cl |
| H | ⓘ Mascagnite | (NH4)2SO4 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Letovicite | (NH4)3H(SO4)2 |
| H | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| N | Nitrogen | |
| N | ⓘ Salammoniac | NH4Cl |
| N | ⓘ Mascagnite | (NH4)2SO4 |
| N | ⓘ Letovicite | (NH4)3H(SO4)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Glauconite | (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Mascagnite | (NH4)2SO4 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Letovicite | (NH4)3H(SO4)2 |
| O | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Glauconite | (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Glauconite | (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Glauconite | (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Glauconite | (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Mascagnite | (NH4)2SO4 |
| S | ⓘ Letovicite | (NH4)3H(SO4)2 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Salammoniac | NH4Cl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Glauconite | (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Glauconite | (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)J. Denis N. Pone, Kim A.A. Hein, Glenn B. Stracher, Harold J. Annegarn, Robert B. Finkleman, Donald R. Blake, John K. McCormack, Paul Schroeder (2007) The spontaneous combustion of coal and its by-products in the Witbank and Sasolburg coalfields of South Africa. International Journal of Coal Geology 72: 124–140 DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2007.01.001
Hancox, P. John and Gotz, Annette E (2014) South Africa's Coalfields – A 2014 perspective. International Journal of Coal Geology 132: 170-254 doi:10.1016/j.coal.2014.06.019
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