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Gordonia District, Namaqualand, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

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Mineral List:
  		•  Allanite-(La)
    {CaLa}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    2+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [Minerals of South Africa]
  		•  Antigorite
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		]
    Reference: [Minerals of South Africa]
    Site Photo
    Klipkalk, Gordonia District, Namaqualand, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
    © Martins da Pedra
  		•  Arsenopyrite
    FeAsS - (Fe
     
    0.90
    		Co
     
    0.10
    		)AsS
    Reference: [Minerals of South Africa]
  		•  Autunite
    Ca(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·11H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Minerals of South Africa]
  		•  Becquerelite
    Ca(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    6
    		O
     
    4
    		(OH)
     
    6
    		 · 8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Minerals of South Africa]
  		•  Betafite
    (Ca,U)
     
    2
    		(Ti,Nb)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		(OH)
    Reference: [Minerals of South Africa]
  		•  Biotite
    Reference: [Minerals of South Africa]
  		•  Fergusonite-(Y)
    YNbO
     
    4
    Reference: [Minerals of South Africa]
  		•  Gadolinite-(Y)
    Y
     
    2
    		Fe
    2+
     
    		Be
     
    2
    		[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [Minerals of South Africa]
  		•  Grandidierite
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)(Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		)
     
    3
    		[O
     
    2
    		|BO
     
    3
    		|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Minerals of South Africa]
  		•  Hercynite
    FeAl
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: []
  		•  Kaolinite
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [Minerals of South Africa]
  		•  Kornerupine
    Mg
     
    3
    		Al
     
    6
    		(Si,Al,B)
     
    5
    		O
     
    21
    		(OH)
    Reference: [Minerals of South Africa]
  		•  Microcline
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [Minerals of South Africa]
  		•  Polycrase-(Y)
    (Y,U)(Ti,Nb)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    Reference: [Minerals of South Africa]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Minerals of South Africa]
  		•  Quartz
    var: Amethyst
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Minerals of South Africa]
  		•  Rutile
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Samarskite-(Y)
    (Y,Fe
    3+
     
    		,Fe
    2+
     
    		,U,Th,Ca)
     
    2
    		(Nb,Ta)
     
    2
    		O
     
    8
    Reference: [Minerals of South Africa]
  		•  Scorodite
    Fe
    3+
     
    		AsO
     
    4
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Minerals of South Africa]
  		•  Sillimanite
    Al
     
    2
    		[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Thorite
    (Th,U)[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Minerals of South Africa]
  		•  Torbernite
    Cu(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·12H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Minerals of South Africa]
  		•  Uraninite
    UO
     
    2
    Description: Crystals to 20 cm
    Reference: [Minerals of South Africa]
  		•  Werdingite (TL)
    (Mg,Fe)
     
    2
    		Al
     
    14
    		Si
     
    4
    		B
     
    4
    		O
     
    37
    Type Locality: Bok se Puts Farm (Bokseputs farm), Gordonia District, Namaqualand, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
    Description: In a gneiss
    Reference: [Amer. Mineral., 75, 415-420]
  		•  Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: []


    26 entries listed. 24 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

    Localities in this Region:
    South Africa
     
    • Northern Cape Province
      • Namaqualand
        • Gordonia District

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