Leach and Brown Quarry, Durban Townlands, Ladysmith, Uthukela District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Leach and Brown Quarry | Quarry |
| Durban Townlands | - not defined - |
| Ladysmith | City |
| Uthukela District Municipality | District |
| KwaZulu-Natal | Province |
| South Africa | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° South , 29° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
289619
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:289619:2
GUID (UUID V4):
c99776de-f3bf-42f6-a45f-b16b479bdda3
Joint fissures in a diorite sill at the quarry contain white pseudotetragonal dipyramids of Gismondine up to 3 mm across with mesolite, thomsonite, chabazite, gmelinite-chabazite, scolecite, and apophyllite according to Rudy Tschernich (see reference below).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group' Formula: AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O |
| ⓘ 'Chabazite' |
| ⓘ 'Gismondine Subgroup' |
| ⓘ 'Gmelinite Subgroup' |
| ⓘ Mesolite Formula: Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Scolecite Formula: CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ 'Thomsonite Subgroup' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Mesolite | 9.GA.05 | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Scolecite | 9.GA.05 | CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Apophyllite Group' | - | AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | 'Chabazite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Gmelinite Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Gismondine Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Thomsonite Subgroup' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Apophyllite Group | AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Scolecite | CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Apophyllite Group | AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Scolecite | CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Scolecite | CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Apophyllite Group | AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Scolecite | CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Scolecite | CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
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