Westonaria, Rand West City Local Municipality, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africai
Regional Level Types | |
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Westonaria | - not defined - |
Rand West City Local Municipality | Municipality |
West Rand District Municipality | Municipality |
Gauteng | Province |
South Africa | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 19' 4'' South , 27° 39' 2'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Westonaria | 156,831 (2018) | 0.2km |
Randfontein | 133,654 (2012) | 15.7km |
Soweto | 1,695,047 (2012) | 21.5km |
Fochville | 62,416 (2012) | 24.6km |
Carletonville | 182,304 (2012) | 25.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Witwatersrand Gem and Mineral Club (WITS) | Cresta, Johannesburg, Gauteng | 39km |
Mindat Locality ID:
57248
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:57248:5
GUID (UUID V4):
8cc3f6a9-b2e7-4083-992c-b06a844e58a9
From Wikipedia:
Westonaria is a town in the west of Gauteng province of South Africa. It is situated in the Rand West City Local Municipality, part of the West Rand District Municipality. During the apartheid era, blacks lived outside town in Bekkersdal. The town is some 45 km west of Johannesburg and 18 km south of Randfontein.
History
It was formed in 1948 by the amalgamation of the townships Venterspost, proclaimed in 1937, and Westonaria, proclaimed in 1938. First called Venterspost, the name was changed to Westonaria when municipal status was attained in 1952. The name is a homophone of ‘western area’, after the township developing company Western Areas Ltd.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: |
ⓘ 'Pyrobitumen' |
ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Localities: |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Western Areas gold mine, Westonaria, Rand West City Local Municipality, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa Westonaria, Rand West City Local Municipality, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa Elsburg South Shaft, Western Areas gold mine, Westonaria, Rand West City Local Municipality, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Pyrobitumen' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westonaria |
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Wikidata ID: | Q2671197 |
Localities in this Region
- Gauteng
- West Rand District Municipality
- Rand West City Local Municipality
- West Rand District Municipality
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