Goodhouse-Vioolsdrift area, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africai
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Goodhouse-Vioolsdrift area | Area |
Nama Khoi Local Municipality | Municipality |
Namakwa District Municipality | District Municipality |
Northern Cape | Province |
South Africa | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 54' 47'' South , 18° 12' 47'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
295922
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:295922:4
GUID (UUID V4):
3dc85f1a-07f5-4702-88d3-5b462b639658
Pegmatite veins occur over some 10 miles between Goodhouse and Vioolsdrift, the longest being over a mile by 50 yards in width.
The chief replacement processes are muscovitization, albitization, and lithianization.
Furthermore, Bi veins in greisen and highly quartzose pegmatites, and beryl and scheelite in quartz-tourmaline veins.
There are also nonpegmatitic deposits of Cu ores, amethyst, and tremolite.
GPS coordinates are approximate for Goodhouse.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
25 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Aegirine Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6 References: Woolf, Debbie (2023) Personal Communication. Identified by Debbie Woolf: XRD, SEM-EDS |
ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ Anatase Formula: TiO2 References: Woolf, Debbie (2023) Personal Communication. Identified by Debbie Woolf: XRD, SEM-EDS |
ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
ⓘ Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 References: Woolf, Debbie (2023) Personal Communication. Identified by Debbie Woolf: XRD, SEM-EDS |
ⓘ Bertrandite Formula: Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
ⓘ Bismoclite Formula: BiOCl |
ⓘ Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
ⓘ Chrysoberyl Formula: BeAl2O4 |
ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' |
ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) Formula: (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
ⓘ 'Lepidolite' |
ⓘ Lithiophilite Formula: LiMn2+PO4 |
ⓘ 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Phenakite Formula: Be2SiO4 |
ⓘ Prehnite Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group' Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
ⓘ Soddyite Formula: (UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ Spessartine Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ Spodumene Formula: LiAlSi2O6 |
ⓘ 'Tantalite' Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
ⓘ Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O |
ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
ⓘ Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Uranophane Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
ⓘ 'Xenotime' |
ⓘ Zoisite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Bismoclite | 3.DC.25 | BiOCl |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | 'Pyrochlore Group' | 4.00. | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
ⓘ | Chrysoberyl | 4.BA.05 | BeAl2O4 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
ⓘ | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
ⓘ | Euxenite-(Y) | 4.DG.05 | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Lithiophilite | 8.AB.10 | LiMn2+PO4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Phenakite | 9.AA.05 | Be2SiO4 |
ⓘ | Spessartine | 9.AD.25 | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
ⓘ | Soddyite | 9.AK.05 | (UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Uranophane | 9.AK.15 | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
ⓘ | Bertrandite | 9.BD.05 | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
ⓘ | Zoisite | 9.BG.10 | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
ⓘ | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
ⓘ | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
ⓘ | Aegirine | 9.DA.25 | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
ⓘ | Spodumene | 9.DA.30 | LiAlSi2O6 |
ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Prehnite | 9.DP.20 | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Tantalite' | - | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
ⓘ | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
ⓘ | 'Lepidolite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Xenotime' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Bertrandite | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
H | ⓘ Soddyite | (UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
H | ⓘ Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Li | Lithium | |
Li | ⓘ Lithiophilite | LiMn2+PO4 |
Li | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
Be | Beryllium | |
Be | ⓘ Bertrandite | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
Be | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Be | ⓘ Chrysoberyl | BeAl2O4 |
Be | ⓘ Phenakite | Be2SiO4 |
B | Boron | |
B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
O | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Bertrandite | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Bismoclite | BiOCl |
O | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | ⓘ Chrysoberyl | BeAl2O4 |
O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
O | ⓘ Lithiophilite | LiMn2+PO4 |
O | ⓘ Monazite | REE(PO4) |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Phenakite | Be2SiO4 |
O | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
O | ⓘ Soddyite | (UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
O | ⓘ Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
O | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
O | ⓘ Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Al | ⓘ Chrysoberyl | BeAl2O4 |
Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
Al | ⓘ Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Bertrandite | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Phenakite | Be2SiO4 |
Si | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Soddyite | (UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O |
Si | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Si | ⓘ Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Lithiophilite | LiMn2+PO4 |
P | ⓘ Monazite | REE(PO4) |
P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Bismoclite | BiOCl |
Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Ca | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
Ti | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
Ti | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Lithiophilite | LiMn2+PO4 |
Mn | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Mn | ⓘ Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
Fe | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Y | Yttrium | |
Y | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
Nb | Niobium | |
Nb | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
Nb | ⓘ Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
Nb | ⓘ Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Ce | Cerium | |
Ce | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
Ta | Tantalum | |
Ta | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
Ta | ⓘ Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
W | Tungsten | |
W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Bi | Bismuth | |
Bi | ⓘ Bismoclite | BiOCl |
Bi | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
Th | Thorium | |
Th | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
U | ⓘ Soddyite | (UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O |
U | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
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Goodhouse-Vioolsdrift area, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa