Groendoorn III pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 59' 35'' South , 17° 34' 32'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Pegmatite - last checked 2005
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
56392
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:56392:8
GUID (UUID V4):
70e92387-0e48-4fa0-b3e3-411a528b7066
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ Amblygonite Formula: LiAl(PO4)F Description: Found as crystals up to 15cm in length, pure white crystals are usually rimmed with grey Apatite, occur in nests of Muscovite, Albite and Quartz often associated with Columbite and Lepidolite |
ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' |
ⓘ 'Lepidolite' |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Amblygonite | 8.BB.05 | LiAl(PO4)F |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Lepidolite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Li | Lithium | |
Li | ⓘ Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F |
F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F |
P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
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