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Soutpansberg Range, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africai
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Distribution of corundum deposits in the Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Soutpansberg Range, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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View of the Soutpansberg gold mining area, in 1902.

Woodbush, Soutpansberg Range, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Corundum

Soutpansberg Range, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Distribution of corundum deposits in the Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Soutpansberg Range, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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View of the Soutpansberg gold mining area, in 1902.

Woodbush, Soutpansberg Range, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Corundum

Soutpansberg Range, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Distribution of corundum deposits in the Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Soutpansberg Range, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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View of the Soutpansberg gold mining area, in 1902.

Woodbush, Soutpansberg Range, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Latitude & Longitude:
22° South , 30° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~150km
GRN:
S16E20
Type:
Mountain Range
Mindat Locality ID:
54182
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:54182:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0ce7f60e-c98e-438c-932e-6684b222a17a
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Zoutpansberg


Soutspansberg (means Salt Pan Mountain) is a mountain range in Vhembe District.

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18 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Anthophyllite
Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
β“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Description: Found as 0.5cm blue crystals with corundum in plumasite rock.
β“˜ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
β“˜ 'Hypersthene'
Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3
β“˜ Kornerupine
Formula: Mg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
β“˜ 'Lepidolite'
β“˜ Meionite
Formula: Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3
Description: Clusters of tabular crystals are known.
β“˜ 'Mica Group'
β“˜ 'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
β“˜ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Aventurine
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Rose Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
β“˜ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
β“˜Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
β“˜Quartz
var. Rose Quartz		4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Aventurine4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Opal4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
β“˜Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Kornerupine9.BJ.50Mg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
β“˜Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Anthophyllite9.DD.05β—»{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Meionite9.FB.15Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3
Unclassified
β“˜'Mica Group'-
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜'Lepidolite'-
β“˜'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
β“˜'Hypersthene'-(Mg,Fe)SiO3
β“˜'Feldspar Group'-
β“˜'Hornblende Root Name Group'-β—»Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Hβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Bβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. AventurineSiO2
Oβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
Oβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Oβ“˜ KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Oβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Oβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Oβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oβ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Naβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Mgβ“˜ KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Mgβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alβ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
Alβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Alβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Alβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alβ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. AventurineSiO2
Siβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Siβ“˜ KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Siβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Siβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siβ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Clβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feβ“˜ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Feβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soutpansberg
Wikidata ID:Q549377

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