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Semarule Syenite Complex, Kweneng District, Botswanai
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Semarule Syenite ComplexComplex
Kweneng DistrictDistrict
BotswanaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° 27' South , 25° 34' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-24.45000,25.56667
GeoHash:
G#: kedhvv106
GRN:
S17E17
Locality type:
Complex
KΓΆppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate


Syenite complex lies within one of the large granite plutons in SE Botswana that are known collectively as the Gaborone granite.

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4 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Aegirine-augite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
Reference: King, B. C. (1955). Syenitisation de granites a Semarule, pres de Molepolole, Protectorat du Bechuanaland. In: Colloque International de Petrographie, Nancy. CNRS Colloque, Paris, 68, 1-15.
β“˜ Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Reference: King, B. C. (1955). Syenitisation de granites a Semarule, pres de Molepolole, Protectorat du Bechuanaland. In: Colloque International de Petrographie, Nancy. CNRS Colloque, Paris, 68, 1-15.
β“˜ Andradite var. Melanite
Formula: Ca3(Fe3+,Ti)2(SiO4)3
Reference: King, B. C. (1955). Syenitisation de granites a Semarule, pres de Molepolole, Protectorat du Bechuanaland. In: Colloque International de Petrographie, Nancy. CNRS Colloque, Paris, 68, 1-15.
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: King, B. C. (1955). Syenitisation de granites a Semarule, pres de Molepolole, Protectorat du Bechuanaland. In: Colloque International de Petrographie, Nancy. CNRS Colloque, Paris, 68, 1-15.
β“˜ Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
Reference: King, B. C. (1955). Syenitisation de granites a Semarule, pres de Molepolole, Protectorat du Bechuanaland. In: Colloque International de Petrographie, Nancy. CNRS Colloque, Paris, 68, 1-15.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Aegirine-augite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
β“˜Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
β“˜var. Melanite9.AD.25Ca3(Fe3+,Ti)2(SiO4)3
β“˜Wollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Oβ“˜ Andradite var. MelaniteCa3(Fe3+,Ti)2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Siβ“˜ Andradite var. MelaniteCa3(Fe3+,Ti)2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Siβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Caβ“˜ Andradite var. MelaniteCa3(Fe3+,Ti)2(SiO4)3
Caβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ Andradite var. MelaniteCa3(Fe3+,Ti)2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Feβ“˜ Andradite var. MelaniteCa3(Fe3+,Ti)2(SiO4)3
Feβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3

References

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Woolley, A. R. (2001). Alkaline rocks and carbonatites of the world. Part 3: Africa. Geological Society. Natural History Museum, London, p. 26.
King, B. C. (1955). Syenitisation de granites a Semarule, pres de Molepolole, Protectorat du Bechuanaland. In: Colloque International de Petrographie, Nancy. CNRS Colloque, Paris, 68, 1-15.


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