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Oberholzer, Far West Rand, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africai
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OberholzerTown
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West Rand District MunicipalityMunicipality
GautengProvince
South AfricaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 21' 1'' South , 27° 23' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-26.35034,27.38359
GeoHash:
G#: ke76p5h45
GRN:
S18E18
Type:
Town
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cwb : Subtropical highland climate or temperate oceanic climate with dry winters
Mindat Locality ID:
246309
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:246309:7
GUID (UUID V4):
836b3011-5a23-43e8-b17e-956b7771b647


Oberholzer is a town in West Rand District Municipality in the Gauteng province of South Africa. The town is 85 km south-west of Johannesburg, just north-west of Carletonville.

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β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Brushite
Formula: Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O
Colour: white
Description: Well formed white crystals.
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Huntite
Formula: CaMg3(CO3)4
β“˜ Hydromagnesite
Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
β“˜ Leucophosphite
Formula: KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
β“˜ Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
β“˜ 'Manganomelane'
β“˜ Sasaite
Formula: (Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 · 83H2O
β“˜ Strengite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
Description: As a cave mineral pink crusts are found in association with bat guano.
β“˜ Taranakite
Formula: (K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) · 9H2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
β“˜Huntite5.AB.25CaMg3(CO3)4
β“˜Hydromagnesite5.DA.05Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 Β· 4H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Strengite8.CD.10FePO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Taranakite8.CH.25(K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) Β· 9H2O
β“˜Brushite8.CJ.50Ca(PO3OH) Β· 2H2O
β“˜Sasaite8.DB.55(Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 Β· 83H2O
β“˜Leucophosphite8.DH.10KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) Β· 2H2O
Unclassified
β“˜'Manganomelane'-
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BrushiteCa(PO3OH) · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ Sasaite(Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 · 83H2O
Hβ“˜ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ Taranakite(K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) · 9H2O
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ HuntiteCaMg3(CO3)4
Cβ“˜ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Cβ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
NNitrogen
Nβ“˜ Taranakite(K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) · 9H2O
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ BrushiteCa(PO3OH) · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ HuntiteCaMg3(CO3)4
Oβ“˜ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oβ“˜ Sasaite(Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 · 83H2O
Oβ“˜ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ Taranakite(K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) · 9H2O
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ HuntiteCaMg3(CO3)4
Mgβ“˜ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Mgβ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Sasaite(Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 · 83H2O
Alβ“˜ Taranakite(K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) · 9H2O
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ BrushiteCa(PO3OH) · 2H2O
Pβ“˜ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Pβ“˜ Sasaite(Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 · 83H2O
Pβ“˜ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Pβ“˜ Taranakite(K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) · 9H2O
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ Sasaite(Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 · 83H2O
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Kβ“˜ Taranakite(K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) · 9H2O
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ BrushiteCa(PO3OH) · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ HuntiteCaMg3(CO3)4
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FeIron
Feβ“˜ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Feβ“˜ Sasaite(Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 · 83H2O
Feβ“˜ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberholzer
Wikidata ID:Q7074743

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