Stilfontein Mine, Klerksdorp, City of Matlosana Local Municipality, Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West, South Africai
Regional Level Types | |
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Stilfontein Mine | Mine |
Klerksdorp | City |
City of Matlosana Local Municipality | Municipality |
Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality | District |
North West | Province |
South Africa | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 49' 36'' South , 26° 48' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Stilfontein | 93,110 (2012) | 5.2km |
Klerksdorp | 178,921 (2012) | 15.1km |
Orkney | 145,801 (2012) | 22.2km |
Potchefstroom | 123,669 (2012) | 30.7km |
Viljoenskroon | 54,955 (2012) | 44.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
23429
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:23429:3
GUID (UUID V4):
32696ad5-0aa7-43d1-80e0-46b49228514a
A gold mine owned by Gencor. Produced 1,787,000 tons of ore that yielded 10,781 kg Au (1984).
GPS coordinates (copied from Google Earth) are for the "Stilfontein Mine Charles Shaft (originally)".
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K) Formula: KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au References: |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Fluorapophyllite-(K) | 9.EA.15 | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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