Francistown District, North-East District, Botswanai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Francistown District | District |
| North-East District | District |
| Botswana | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° South , 27° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~77km
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Mindat Locality ID:
24261
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:24261:8
GUID (UUID V4):
e4f7be86-b51f-4634-92e8-733fedc40241
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Detailed Mineral List:
| β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β Albite var. Oligoclase Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| β Altaite Formula: PbTe |
| β 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| β Argentopentlandite Formula: Ag(Fe,Ni)8S8 |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Localities: |
| β 'Chlorite Group' Localities: |
| β Cobaltite Formula: CoAsS |
| β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| β 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
| β Galena Formula: PbS Localities: |
| β Gold Formula: Au Localities: |
| β Hessite Formula: Ag2Te Localities: |
| β Hollingworthite Formula: (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| β 'Hornblende Root Name Group' Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| β Kotulskite Formula: Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4) |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β Melonite Formula: NiTe2 |
| β Merenskyite Formula: PdTe2 |
| β Michenerite Formula: PdBiTe |
| β Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Localities: |
| β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Localities: |
| β Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 Localities: |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: |
| β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Localities: |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Rheniite Formula: ReS2 |
| β Sperrylite Formula: PtAs2 Localities: |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Hessite | 2.BA.60 | Ag2Te |
| β | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
| β | Argentopentlandite | 2.BB.15 | Ag(Fe,Ni)8S8 |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Kotulskite | 2.CC.05 | Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x β 0.4) |
| β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Altaite | 2.CD.10 | PbTe |
| β | Merenskyite | 2.EA.20 | PdTe2 |
| β | Melonite | 2.EA.20 | NiTe2 |
| β | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| β | Sperrylite | 2.EB.05a | PtAs2 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Michenerite | 2.EB.25 | PdBiTe |
| β | Cobaltite | 2.EB.25 | CoAsS |
| β | Hollingworthite | 2.EB.25 | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| β | Rheniite | 2.EB.35 | ReS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| β | Muscovite var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
| β | Albite var. Oligoclase | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| β | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) | |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| β | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| β | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| β | 'Hornblende Root Name Group' | - | β»Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| F | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Al | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Argentopentlandite | Ag(Fe,Ni)8S8 |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| S | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | β Pentlandite | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | β Rheniite | ReS2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Cl | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Ca | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Argentopentlandite | Ag(Fe,Ni)8S8 |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | β Pentlandite | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | β Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | β Argentopentlandite | Ag(Fe,Ni)8S8 |
| Ni | β Melonite | NiTe2 |
| Ni | β Pentlandite | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| As | β Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| As | β Sperrylite | PtAs2 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Rh | Rhodium | |
| Rh | β Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| Pd | Palladium | |
| Pd | β Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| Pd | β Kotulskite | Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4) |
| Pd | β Merenskyite | PdTe2 |
| Pd | β Michenerite | PdBiTe |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | β Argentopentlandite | Ag(Fe,Ni)8S8 |
| Ag | β Hessite | Ag2Te |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | β Altaite | PbTe |
| Te | β Hessite | Ag2Te |
| Te | β Kotulskite | Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4) |
| Te | β Melonite | NiTe2 |
| Te | β Merenskyite | PdTe2 |
| Te | β Michenerite | PdBiTe |
| Re | Rhenium | |
| Re | β Rheniite | ReS2 |
| Pt | Platinum | |
| Pt | β Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| Pt | β Sperrylite | PtAs2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Altaite | PbTe |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | β Kotulskite | Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4) |
| Bi | β Michenerite | PdBiTe |
Localities in this Region
- North-East District
- Francistown District
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