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Glosam Mining Village, Gloucester Farm, Western Belt, Gamagara Ridge, Northern Cape, South Africai
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Glosam Mining VillageMine
Gloucester FarmFarm
Western BeltBelt
Gamagara RidgeRidge
Northern CapeProvince
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 4' 47'' South , 23° 1' 30'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-28.07986,23.02522
GeoHash:
G#: ke027bnqy
GRN:
S19E15
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Postmasburg30,089 (2018)28.5km
Kathu9,219 (2012)42.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
3084
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3084:0
GUID (UUID V4):
77d8fa2e-50cc-4283-a72f-948f79b9bcd7


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Bixbyite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn3+2O3
β“˜ Braunite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
β“˜ Diaspore
Formula: AlO(OH)
β“˜ Diaspore var. Mangan-diaspore
Formula: (Al,Mn)O(OH)
β“˜ Ephesite
Formula: NaLiAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Gamagarite
Formula: Ba2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH)
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Lithiophorite
Formula: (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
β“˜ 'Psilomelane'
β“˜ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ RomanΓ¨chite
Formula: (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Hematite
var. Specularite		4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Bixbyite-(Mn)4.CB.10Mn3+2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
β“˜RomanΓ¨chite4.DK.10(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
β“˜Diaspore4.FD.10AlO(OH)
β“˜var. Mangan-diaspore4.FD.10(Al,Mn)O(OH)
β“˜Lithiophorite4.FE.25(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Gamagarite8.BG.05Ba2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Braunite9.AG.05Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
β“˜Muscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
β“˜9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Ephesite9.EC.20NaLiAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
β“˜'Psilomelane'-
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ DiasporeAlO(OH)
Hβ“˜ EphesiteNaLiAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ GamagariteBa2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH)
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Diaspore var. Mangan-diaspore(Al,Mn)O(OH)
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ RomanΓ¨chite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
LiLithium
Liβ“˜ EphesiteNaLiAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Liβ“˜ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
BBoron
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Bixbyite-(Mn)Mn23+O3
Oβ“˜ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Oβ“˜ DiasporeAlO(OH)
Oβ“˜ EphesiteNaLiAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ GamagariteBa2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH)
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Diaspore var. Mangan-diaspore(Al,Mn)O(OH)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RomanΓ¨chite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ EphesiteNaLiAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ DiasporeAlO(OH)
Alβ“˜ EphesiteNaLiAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Diaspore var. Mangan-diaspore(Al,Mn)O(OH)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Siβ“˜ EphesiteNaLiAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
VVanadium
Vβ“˜ GamagariteBa2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH)
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ Bixbyite-(Mn)Mn23+O3
Mnβ“˜ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Mnβ“˜ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Mnβ“˜ Diaspore var. Mangan-diaspore(Al,Mn)O(OH)
Mnβ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mnβ“˜ RomanΓ¨chite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
FeIron
Feβ“˜ GamagariteBa2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ GamagariteBa2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH)
Baβ“˜ RomanΓ¨chite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10

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References

Mineralogical Magazine (1997): 61: 213-231.
Cairncross, B., and Beukes, N. J., (2013) The Kalahari Manganese Field, the adventure continues. Struik Nature Publishers, Cape Town, South Africa, 32 pp.
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