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Garnet Group from
Orapa Mine, Orapa, Letlhakane, Central District, Botswana


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Garnet Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:X3Z2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Garnet Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Orapa Mine, Orapa, Letlhakane, Central District, Botswana
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:569975
Long-form Identifier:1:3:569975:9
GUID (UUID V4):466fada5-02e9-4132-8fac-afd9a9d1cb07
References
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Cratonā€”the peridotitic inclusion suite in diamonds from Orapa and Jwaneng Received: 11 August 2003 / Accepted:...December 2003  Springer-Verlag 2003 Abstract The Orapa and Jwaneng kimberlites are located along the western...is the relative paucity of low-Ca (<2 wt% CaO in garnet) harzburgites and a low ratio of harzburgitic to...re-enrichment but the trace element signature of garnet inclusions is not in favor of strong enrichment...mines the majority of lherzolitic and harzburgitic garnet inclusions are characterized by moderately sinusoidal
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overlap with the record established from cratonic garnet peridotite xenoliths and xenocrysts but reļ¬‚ect...indicate polybaric melt extraction proceeding from the garnet into the spinel stability ļ¬elds, most readily explained...mineralogical layers, spinel facies (lilac) and garnet facies (purple to pink). Small volume melt fractions...inclusion-bearing diamonds from the mines of South Africa and Botswana was begun by Gurney and Harris (multiple papers...diamonds is not known. In early work (1973ā€“1985) run-of-mine diamonds in the sieve class āˆ’6 + 5 (1.83 mm aperture
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events. In this study we distinguish 5 chemical garnet groups: ā€œperidotiticā€ (P), intermediate (I) and...Chondrite-normalized trace element patterns for the garnet groups roughly correlate with major element abundances...incompatible elements relative to the P garnets. Of all garnet groups, E3 garnets are the poorest in highly incompatible...estimated from the trace element contents of the garnet-diamond intergrowths (Dobosi and Kurat 2002), or...mainly of olivine, orthopyroxene, Cr-rich pyrope garnet, Cr-rich diopside, and chromite, and the eclogitic
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Yakutia (Sobolev et al., 1975; Sobolev, 1977), Botswana, Orapa (Gurney and Boyd, 1982) and Jwaneng (Kirkley...somewhere in southern Africa Ā± presumably from Botswana, because similar rocks were previously described...Garnets in diamondites. A Polycrystalline eclogitic garnet (Dia 079) Ā®lling a cavity and intergrown with Ā®ne-grained...Length of picture: 2 mm. B Polycrystalline eclogitic garnet (Dia 016) intimately intergrown with and including...of picture: 1 mm. C Polycrystalline peridotitic garnet (Dia 015) Ā®lling cavity and intergrown with diamond
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Kimberlites are consequently of interest to a diverse group of earth scientists, ranging from isotope g~ochemists... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.6.3. Central Complex Kimberlites-Alnoitic Rocks . . . . . ............. .................... 6.4.3. Pyroxene-Garnet Intergrowths (Paragenesis 3) . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.4.9. Orthopyroxene-Garnet Intergrowths ................................ 6...hamlet of Colesbergthe Kimberley Mine (De Beer's New Rush), the De Beers Mine (De Beer's Old Rush), and the
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De Beers Consolidated Mines SPONSORS Bateman Group (including Bateman Process Equipment, Bateman Minerals...Bateman Materials Handling) Rio Tinto Trans Hex Group Ltd CONTRIBUTORS Council for Geoscience (Geological...Pressures and Temperatures. Relationships between garnet and clinopyroxene in Vitim mantle xenoliths: evidence...diamond. 61 Cr-poor Megacrysts from the Frank Smith Mine and the source regions of transitional kimberlites...Formation The Buffalo Hills Kimberlite Province, North-central Alberta, Canada. Eclogitic, Peridotitic, Metamorphic
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Central Africa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...xenoliths in kimberlite. In addition, the four-phase garnet lherzolite xenoliths have received considerable...mica-bearing peridotite that in some parts of the mine contained so many xenoliths of carbonaceous shale...magmatism, Dawson (1967a, 1971) suggested the term "central complex kimberlite". More recently Mitchell (1979)...kimberlite intrusion are West Africa, Angola, the central plateau of Tanzania and the upland interior of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ancient metasomatism recorded by ultra-depleted garnet inclusions in diamonds from DeBeers Pool, South...Paleoarchean Nb anomaly a b s t r a c t Peridotitic garnet inclusions in diamonds from the DeBeers Pool mines...extremely depleted mantle source. A large number of garnet inclusions have CaO contents of less than 1.8 wt...and other trace elements show that DeBeers Pool garnet inclusions, despite their ultradepleted major element...inclusions in diamonds worldwide. The DeBeers Pool garnet inclusions have a wide range of REE concentrations
Journal (issue)
particles. A contemporary model of the atom portrays a central nucleus consisting of protons and neutrons (except...Graphic display of the X-ray chemical spectrum 0f.a garnet. APPLICATIONS Electron microscopy and X-ray chemical...through most of the rock. Quantitative Chemistry: Garnet. With some gem species, wide ranges in composition...tourmaline, feldspar, and garnet. For example, the chemical formula of a garnet may be written as 3AO*B203*3Si02...members such as pyrope, the magnesium aluminum garnet (3MgO-AlzOg 3SiOz), rarely if ever occur in nature
Journal (issue)
fascinating aspects of the Art Deco movement. The central theme of Art Deco was geometry, symmetry, and boldness...source of imperial topaz has been a small mining district near O u r o Preto. O n e o f the oldest and m...m o s t productive m i n e s i n the district is t h e Capdo d o Lana. T h i s article examines t h e...e history o f the O u r o Preto district as well as the geology o f the area and occurrence o f t h e...impossible without the complete cooperation of the Capao mine owners, Wagner Colomboroli, Fernando Cello Gon~alves
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a mineral belonging to the actinolitetremolite group having the nature of an asbestos. cabochon a gemstone...nucleation initiation of crystal growth. nucleus the central portion of an atom, positively charged and containing...stone came from ā€” someĀ¬ times down to the actual mine. Today it is commonplace to see in sale catalogues...some emerald, quartz and garnet ā€¢ anatase in rock crystal ā€¢ apatite in garnet, kornerupine, corundum and... Formation of inclusions 5 ā€¢ epidote in rock crystal ā€¢ garnet in corundum ā€¢ hematite in topaz and euclase ā€¢ ā€¢
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ā€”_ā€” 1.12 ā€” 8 10 ā€” ā€”_ 12 14 _ ā€” Courtesy of F&S Group Geology and World Deposits TAO 6.30 5.60 5.00 4...and related materials Feldspar 106 Fluorspar Garnet Graphite 110 Slate Sodium sulfate 122 = 130...major producing districts, or a representative district if there are many. We name the chief mining companies...supply must come not merely from one district but from a single mine. Thus the physical properties of many...the industrial minerals covers a highly diverse group of materials. At the one extreme is gravel and crushed
Journal (issue)
hessonite has been found near Madras in the Coimbatore district; in the State of Orissa, khondalite suite and...and occur either in near Boirani in the Genjam district and near calc-silicate lenses or in quartzite-amphibolite...grossular variety is known as hesmany valuable garnet occurrences, not only of Ā© Copyright the Gemmological...and limestones. In addition to sillimanite and garnet, other minerals indicative of the high metamorphic...were first recognized in India in the Khalahandi district of Orissa (khondalite) and near Pallavaram in
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Sapphire Chrysoberyl, Topaz and Spinel Beryl The Garnet Group Tourmaline and Zircon Quartz, Agate and Chalcedony...gravel C. Corundum group D. Chrysoberyl and spinel E. Beryl group F. Garnet group G. Topaz and tourmaline...tourmaline H. Zircon I. Quartz group J. Opal K. Chalcedony group L. Jade minerals M. Lapis lazuli...Underground working at Premier Diamond Mine zb. Grease tables at the Premier Mine 3. Removing the overburden covering...crystal showing ā€˜trigonsā€™ 12. Group of beryl crystals 13 a. Group of quartz crystals 13b. Polished
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Chrysoberyl Spinel Topaz Tourmaline The Garnets Feldspar Group Zircon Peridot 69 92 117 150 167 171 175 185 195...book would be more sensibly shared out among a group of authors/gemmologists, each member tackling his...Edition being extracted from ā€˜Gems of the Silica Groupā€™ to form a separate chapter. I have also reintroduced...extensive fields in the prophetically named Kimberley district of Western Australia promise to be of world importance...Consolidated Mines Ltd, for the information on the Botswana diamond mining; Messrs Eickhorst & Co of Hamburg
Journal (issue)
Shane Elen, and Sam Muhlmeister 108 Sapphire and Garnet from Kalalani, Tanga Province, Tanzania Antonin... diamond, cubic zirconia, and yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG). In fact, when the oxide film reaches a certain...paragraph on page 249, that it should be the Helam mine near Swartsruggens, and Sierra Leone is better described...is remembered for his comprehensive articles on garnet classification, which he coauthored with G&G technical...other and to the same oxygen; bonds in this epoxide group break in order for the prepolymers to be linked
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($250,000) Monday Debate Centers The Steinmetz Group Instore Magazine GIA's 75th Diamond Anniversary...Professional Jeweler ABN Amro Bank/ The VNU Jewelry Group Monday Afternoon Interlude Opening Session with...By My Way Jewelry Co. Inc. Hotel Key Cards TJF Group (in collaboration with Vicenza Fair on the Italian...Block Insurance Tuesday Debate Centers Rapaport Group of Companies CybercafĆ© GRC Travel Grant Sponsorships...Former U.S. Secretary of State Founder, The Albright Group LLC am truly delighted to be hereā€”for the simple
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Spring Chrysoberyl: The Three Dissimilar Brothers Garnet and Its Paladins Moonstone: Child of the Dawning...fluorite, belong chiefly the varieties of the quartz group: amethyst, rock crystal, smoky quartz, and citrine...the metamorphic cycle, which included the large group of the crystalline schists. They originated from...and Mahanadi group with alluvial mining in the rivers of the same names; the Panna group with two small...Star a diamond 26 14 Crater of a so-called pipe mine in South Africa, mined by open cast methods. with
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1ā€“420 by a pilot project on mineral deposits in Central Europe and in the spreadsheet classiļ¬cation scheme.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Platinum group elements (PGE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...platinum-group-element deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.3. Structure-related platinum-group-element...Sedimentary platinum-group-element deposits . . . . . . . . . . 6.5. Platinum-group-element supply and...inosilicate supply and use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1ā€“420 by a pilot project on mineral deposits in Central Europe and in the spreadsheet classiļ¬cation scheme.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Platinum group elements (PGE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...platinum-group-element deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.3. Structure-related platinum-group-element...Sedimentary platinum-group-element deposits . . . . . . . . . . 6.5. Platinum-group-element supply and...inosilicate supply and use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Miguel Hortiguela, LPPO Illustrations: Crowle Art Group Printed in China The publisher gratefully acknowledges...ofjust a few minerals; quartz and the feldspar group are the most abundant processes ā€” called biominerals...A CHANGING PLANET 11 Vanadinite, San Carlos district, Chihuahua, Mexico * 8 x 4 x 2 cm Mineral Species...mineral pigments. LEFT: Malachite, Bwana Mā€™Kubwa Mine, Ndola, Copperbelt, Zambia * 22 x 26 x 16 cm 22...Namibia * 20 x 18 x 14 cm Bladed stibnite, Ichinokawa Mine, Saijo, Shikoku, Japan * 10 x 1 x 1 om Acicular
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MINE andtheir LOCALITIES JAN H. BERNARD AND JAROSLAV HYRSL INERALS DESCRIBED SINCE 2004 MINERALS...dist., China Fluomatromicrolite, x 25111111, Naipa mine, Mozambique Daliranite, 5111111, Zarshouran Au-As...Domafov, Czech Rep. Juangodoyite, 60111111, Santa Rosa mine, Chile Back cover photo: Ho/fertile on hematite...piment pseudomo,phs after realga,; 75 mm, Palomo mine, Pen, Page 3: Stepite on arsenic, 45 111111,Jachymov...supergroup (Biagioni et al., EJM 25, 85-90, 2013), garnet supergroup (Grew et al., AM 98, 785-811, 2013)
Journal (issue)
Branch:M. P. Gayton, F.G.A. South Yorkshire & District Branch: I. R. Lewis, F.G.A. Examiners: B. W. Anderson...nativecut, red stone looking like a possible fine garnet or red spinel. It didn't look like a ruby of Siam...its distribution. The degree of success in this group of stones in comparison to the milky-white geuda...Gadolinium gallium garnet (GGG) (3) Synthetic spinel (4) Yttrium aluminium garnet (YAG) (5) High zircon... leading to the spectral features seen in the central region of Figure 1. The features seen at the extreme
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vii Chapter 15. Scanning Electron Microscopy of Garnet from Southern Michigan Soils: Etching Rates and...Successions: An Example from the Sherwood Sandstone Group (Triassic) of the East Irish Sea Basin and Surrounding...Valley et al., 2002; Iizuka et al. 2006). Zircon, garnet, monazite, apatite, sphene (titanite), just to...occurrence of essential rock-forming minerals (e.g. garnet, pyroxenes, micas) or accessories (e.g. zircon...tourmaline cores preserving a pre-existing phase, garnet zoning and, probably the most well-known, the complex
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Azurite crystals, partly replaced by malachite, Tsumeb mine, Namibia; width of view ca. 3 cm; collection H.E... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calcite Group, 3Ģ„2/m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aragonite Group, 2/m2/m2/m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dolomite Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Azurite-Malachite Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 
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