Van Rooi's vlei, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africai
Regional Level Types | |
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Van Rooi's vlei | - not defined - |
Kai !Garib Local Municipality | Municipality |
ZF Mgcawu District Municipality | District Municipality |
Northern Cape | Province |
South Africa | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 23' 21'' South , 20° 53' 41'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Upington | 71,373 (2012) | 35.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
56223
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:56223:9
GUID (UUID V4):
46b12cc5-5dc7-4713-9f22-f337f6efd5e3
Van Rooi's vlei farm 443 GJ, near Upington. Tungsten deposit.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 Description: Occurs as nodules and crystals associated with wolframite and cuprotungstite. |
ⓘ Cuprotungstite Formula: Cu2(WO4)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) References: |
ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
ⓘ 'Wolframite Group' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
ⓘ | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va | |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
ⓘ | Cuprotungstite | 7.GB.15 | Cu2(WO4)(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Cuprotungstite | Cu2(WO4)(OH)2 |
B | Boron | |
B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
O | ⓘ Cuprotungstite | Cu2(WO4)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Cuprotungstite | Cu2(WO4)(OH)2 |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
W | Tungsten | |
W | ⓘ Cuprotungstite | Cu2(WO4)(OH)2 |
W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
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