Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africai
Regional Level Types | |
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Barkly West | - not defined - |
Dikgatlong Local Municipality | Municipality |
Frances Baard District Municipality | District Municipality |
Northern Cape | Province |
South Africa | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 32' 9'' South , 24° 31' 30'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Barkly West | 11,621 (2012) | 0.3km |
Kimberley | 142,089 (2012) | 31.8km |
Warrenton | 17,946 (2012) | 56.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Kimberly Lapidary Club | Hadison Park, Northern Cape | 32km |
Mindat Locality ID:
56265
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:56265:5
GUID (UUID V4):
f77f143f-a6f5-488d-b4d5-519da2743aa2
Town on the banks of the Vaal River, was briefly known as Klipdrift and Parkerton. The first major diamond rush occurred here
in 1870.
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Rock Types Recorded
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β Diamond Formula: C Localities: Reported from at least 17 localities in this region. |
β 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
β Gold Formula: Au |
β Iron Formula: Fe |
β Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Schreibersite Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
β | Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
β | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
β | Schreibersite | 1.BD.05 | (Fe,Ni)3P |
β | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | β Diamond | C |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Iron | Fe |
Fe | β Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
Fe | β Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | β Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
Ni | β Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Localities in this Region
- Northern Cape
- Frances Baard District Municipality
- Dikgatlong Local Municipality
- Frances Baard District Municipality
- Northern Cape
- Frances Baard District Municipality
- Dikgatlong Local Municipality
- Frances Baard District Municipality
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