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Zircon from
Namakwa Sands Mine, Matzikama Local Municipality, West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Namakwa Sands Mine, Matzikama Local Municipality, West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:601378
Long-form Identifier:1:3:601378:3
GUID (UUID V4):ea77ad8d-956a-4bb9-bdb8-06a2efe84184
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
20.5km (12.7 miles) ā“˜Unnamed REE occurrence, Komkans Farm, Matzikama Local Municipality, West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
30.6km (19.0 miles) ā“˜Tormine mine, Lutzville, Matzikama Local Municipality, West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
35.4km (22.0 miles) ā“˜Geelwal Karoo deposit, Geelwal Karoo Farm, Matzikama Local Municipality, West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
78.3km (48.7 miles) ā“˜Steenkampskraal Mine, Matzikama Local Municipality, West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
91.8km (57.0 miles) ā“˜Uilklip Farm, Matzikama Local Municipality, West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
94.9km (58.9 miles) ā“˜Roodewal Farm, Matzikama Local Municipality, West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geology of the Cenozoic Namakwa Sands Heavy Mineral Deposit, West Coast of South Africa: A World-Class Resource...Resource of Titanium and Zircon C. Philanderā€  and A. Rozendaal Department of Earth Sciences, University...Private Bag X01, Matieland, 7602, Republic of South Africa Abstract Exploration for heavy minerals along...of southwest Africa led to the discovery and subsequent delineation of the Namakwa Sands deposit near...1987. Currently, Tronox Limited controls the Namakwa Sands operation, which has developed into a significant
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
characteristics of heavy mineral deposits along the west coast of South Africa Received: 19 July 1996 / Accepted: 7...mineral beach and raised beach sands along the west coast of South Africa has developed into a major industry...Stellenbosch, Private Bag XI, Matieland, 7602 South Africa R.J. de Meijer Environmental Radioactivity Research...capabilities of the new system were tested along the Dutch coast to measure the concentration of natural radionuclides...radiometric characteristics or Ā®ngerprints of the sands were indicative of diĀ€erent sediment source areas
Report (issue)
SEYCHELLES SIERRA LEONE SINGAPORE SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA SOUTH AFRICA SPAIN SRI LANKA SUDAN SWEDEN SWITZERLAND SYRIAN...and environment, as well as waste management and mine closure. Other topics covered include storage of................................ 2 HEAVY MINERAL SANDS ....................................................................................... 35 5.3.4. Mine closure .................................................................................. 50 SOUTH AFRICA ...........................................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
age of the Koegel Fontein anorogenic complex, South Africa, and its relationship to the regional timing...timing of magmatism and breakup along the South Atlantic rifted margin R.B. Trumbull GFZ German Research Centre...Geological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7700 South Africa e-mail: chris.harris@uct.ac.za...7535 South Africa e-mail: cdebeer@geoscience.org.za Ā© 2019 March Geological Society of South Africa Abstract...situated near the Atlantic coast in South Africa, about 350 km northwest of Cape Town. The complex comprises
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
tandfonline.com/loi/ympm20 Recovery and processing of zircon from Murray Basin mineral sand deposits M. I. Pownceby... J. Bruckard (2015) Recovery and processing of zircon from Murray Basin mineral sand deposits, Mineral...January 2016, At: 21:42 Recovery and processing of zircon from Murray Basin mineral sand deposits M. I. Pownceby*1...rutile and zircon. Since prices of zircon and rutile are higher than ilmenite, and zircon grades in most...are significantly higher than those for rutile, zircon often is the major economic mineral component in
Book
Australia Jim Graham 4th 1991 Pretoria, South Africa Sybrand de Waal 3rd 1989 MontrƩal, Canada...USA Donald Hausen 1st 1981 Johannesburg, South Africa S.A. Hiemstra INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR APPLIED...since the inaugural meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1981 and this decenary event perhaps heralds...Tassinari, MMML 9 3 Metallogeny of CulampajƔ Gold District, Argentina Avila, JC, and Lazarte, JE 4 Systematic...formation and replacement of apatite (Bamble sector, South Norway) Engvik, AK, Ihlen, P, Korneliussen, A, Austrheim
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
concentrates of the following minerals: garnet, ilmenite, zircon, monazite, magnetite, rutile, gold. The essential...monazite, and the sum of REE oxides was 50.1%. The zircon concentrate containing 63.7% ZrO2 means that the...the prepared concentrate contained 96.1% zircon. Citation: Matā€™aÅ”ovskĆ½, M.; Sisol, M.; Keywords: critical...separation; heavy mineral concentrates; monazite; gold; zircon; rutile; ilmenite and garnet Marcin, M.; UhlĆ­k...resistant, such as rutile, magnetite, ilmenite, zircon, monazite, garnets, cassiterite, tourmalines, pyroxenes
Report (issue)
able.pdf. Cover. Upper left, Ilmenite open pit mine at Tellnes, Sokndal, Norway. Photograph courtesy...jpg. Lower left, open pit mining of heavy mineral sands at the Maxville deposit on Trail Ridge near Starke.............................................. T15 Mine Waste Characteristics........................................................................ T16 Mine Closure...........................................charts showing percentage of estimated 2012 world mine production of ilmenite and rutile, and percentage
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
padparaja, tanzanite, zoisite, topaz, tsavorite, and zircon). Silica and beryl, both light minerals by definition...colluvial, alluvial placers 3.2 5.0 Zirconium Zircon (hyacinth) Gemstone: residual to alluvial placers...Canada,and and paleoplacers. Witwatersrand, Modern Africa occur in stratigraphic that developed when the...at(1900 Blind River-Elliot Canada, and Witwatersrand, South Proterozoic such as the Tarkwa Ma). World-classLake...World-classLake, deposits are at Witwatersrand, South Africa occur in stratigraphic series thatdodeveloped when
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Cameron.perks@student.rmit.edu.au Abstract Recent zircon supply disruptions and the increasing demand for...zirconium extraction. Keywords: ilmenite, rutile, zircon, titanium, resources, sustainable mining Funding:...are important titanium feedstock minerals, while zircon ((Hf,Zr)SiO4) is an important source of zirconia...Caldesite, a mixture of baddeleyite (ZrO2) and zircon (Ward, 1970), was reportedly mined as recently...underground mining techniques) or secondary mineral sands deposits (via dredge, dry or hydraulic mining) and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
dredged fine aggregates waste, located in Pyeongtaek South Korea, were investigated to develop a process that...material contains ilmenite, magnetite, monazite, and zircon. A gravity separation, recirculating the middlings...middlings recovered ilmenite, magnetite, monazite, and zircon with 44.05%, 36.90%, 53.76%, and 69.7% respectively...recovery of ilmenite, magnetite, monazite, and zircon to 86.96%, 85.09%, 91.06%, and 90.82% respectively...of 45.2%, the non-magnetic fraction has a high zircon content, the recovery was 70.6% and grade of 91
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
com/locate/oregeorev Mineralogy, geochemistry and U-Pb zircon age of the Karaotkel Ti-Zr placer deposit, Eastern...Centre for Exploration Targeting, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia e V.S. Sobolev Institute...R A C T Keywords: Continental placer Ilmenite Zircon Weathering crust Regolith Zaysan depression The...fossil Ti-Zr placers is situated in the north-western edge of the Zaysan intermontane depression in Eastern...Kazakhstan. The geological structure of the mineral sands is characterized by complex morphology and a two-layered
Journal (issue)
miningreview.com POWERHOUSE PROJECTS IN CENTRAL AFRICA P10 YOUR GO-TO COPPER CHEMICAL SPECIALIST P4 ...IN CENTRAL AFRICA P10 MINING REVIEW AFRICA | ISSUE 3 ā€“ 2022 PROJECTS IN CENTRAL AFRICA YOUR GO-TO COPPER...Ivanhoe Minesā€™ Kipushi Reviving a legendary African Mine The magic of Manono A world-class lithium producer...Suppliers Top choice surface excavation machine Vulkan Africa Making great inroads into the continent Zululand...Shaft ready to go into production MINING REVIEW AFRICA | ISSUE 3 / 2022 1 EDITORā€™S COMMENT Chief Executive
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Alvarado beach sands, western Gulf of Mexico, Mexico: Constraints from detrital zircon chemistry and Uā€“Pb...SiO2/Al2O3 ratio of the Atasta and Alvarado beach sands indicated low compositional maturity. The chondriteā€normalized...anomalies of the Atasta and Alvarado beach sands suggested that the sands were derived from felsic and intermediate...respectively) zircons likely indicates that the detrital zircon populations consist of zircons derived from multiple...john_arms@yahoo.com the beach areas. The detrital zircon age distribution for the Atasta beach is homogeneous
Report (issue)
lā—„:s AFRICA *Algiers Tunis ā€¢ NISIA Tripoli Cairo* ALGERIA ,\-El Aaiun WESTERN SAHARA CAPE VERDE...Windhoek* Gaborone * Pretoria * Mbabane REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRIC1' \ Maputo * LESOTHO MAURITIUS (J Port... MINERALS YEARBOOK MINERAL INDUSTRIES OF r, AFRICA U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF MINES...reports and one world overview: Mineral Industries of Africa, Mineral Industries of Asia and the Pacific, Mineral...Mauritania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Morocco and Western Sahara . . . 105 Mozambique . . . . . . . . .
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
GmbH (Leinburg, Germany) from the Yanxin graphite mine (Shangdong province, China). XRD was carried out...TheseThese were labelled manually on a rhotite,zircon) rutile, zircon) the remaining minerals. were labelled...accessories of zircon) andX-ray the silicate matrix (pink). pyrrhotite, pyrite and accessories of zircon) (yellow)...quantities of rutile, clinochlore and clay minerals. Zircon is present as an accessory. Foliation structure...scanning of the world class Namakwa Sands Ti-Zr placer deposit West Coast, South Africa: An orientation study
Report (issue)
Photograph courtesy of the U.S. Department of Energy Western Area Power Administration. Back cover. A handful...niobium in Brazil; and platinum-group elements in South Africa and Russia), thus increasing the risk for supply....B3 Graph showing dates associated with all the mine sites on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencyā€™s...production, U.S. apparent consumption, and U.S. mine production of antimony from 1900 to 2012..........the Hellroaring Creek prospect, which is located west of Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada.........
Report (issue)
Germany China, South Africa, Mexico Mexico, China, Canada, Madagascar, Brazil South Africa, Gabon, Australia...Indonesia, China China, Russia, Germany, Bolivia South Africa, Russia, United Kingdom, Germany Australia,...Finland, Canada, Russia Russia, South Africa, Un~ed Kingdom, Belgium South Africa, Turkey, Russia, Kazakstan...Ukraine Canada, India, Finland, Japan Canada, South Africa Canada, Mexico --------------1 -------------...Germanium Ilmenite Indium China, Mexico, Bolivia, South Africa Mexico, Belgium, China, United Kingdom, Canada
Book
Bahrain Greece Ian Graham The University of New South Wales Australia Editorial Ofļ¬ce MDPI St. Alban-Anlage...Rocks within Meta-Ultramaļ¬tes of Ilmen Mountains, South Urals of Russia: Evidence from Mineralogy, Geochemistry...es from the South Urals, Russia: A Combined Mineralogical, Geochemical, and U-Pb Zircon Geochronological...DanisĢŒÄ±Ģk, Glenn Poirier, John W. Valley and Ralph Rowe Zircon Xenocrysts from Cenozoic Alkaline Basalts of the...Adachi, Elena Belousova and Ippei Kitano Gem-Quality Zircon Megacrysts from Placer Deposits in the Central
Book (edition)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mine Safety and Health Law . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Foundry Sands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....University of Kansas and served as president of Western Mineral Associates. D reyer retired in 1984. Dr...Bloomington, Indiana Stratum Resources Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Sara M. Robinson Consulting Geologist...Brick Research Center Clemson University Anderson, South Carolina James M. Barker Dennis P. Bryan New
Journal (volume)
(Hungary) (Croatia) (Hungary) (Slovakia) (Serbia) (South Africa) (Austria) (France) (Hungary) (Hungary) (Hungary)...management of nuclear waste...........ix Kelly, N.M.: Zircon ā€“ more than just a chronometer.....................................285 EG55 Mineral deposits of Africa...........................................................................319 EM61 Mineralogy of mine wastes and contaminated soil...................... Seismic tomography of cratons at regional and local scales shows ā€œknobsā€ of high-Vs material that can
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
eclogite-type rutile deposits in the North Qaidam orogen, western China Xin Chen, Rongke Xu, Youye Zheng, Shubao...eclogite-type rutile deposits in the North Qaidam orogen, western China, Ore Geology Reviews (2019), doi: https://doi...eclogite-type rutile deposits in the North Qaidam orogen, western China Xin Chena, Rongke Xua*, Youye Zhenga,b*,...isotopic compositions of the residual magmatic zircon cores in Type-1 rutile-bearing eclogites (ĪµHf(845)=+1...Piampaludo, Italy (Force, 1991; Liou et al., 1998), the Western Gneiss Region (Korneliussen and Foslie, 1985; Korneliussen
Journal (issue)
ā€¢ Coordinate systems: longitude/latitude, UTM, local and custom ā€¢ EarthAppsā€“maps/images for display in...Wellmer. Cover photo: Ā© Bernd Lehmann. Ok Tedi mine in Papua New Guinea. 2011. Ā© Copyright 2014 The...of niobium in Brazil and 77% of platinum in South-Africa. In addition, high tech metals are often by-products...supply security and sustainability. They state that mine production of many metals has grown by one, two...the growing global population wishing to live a Western ā€˜middle classā€™ lifestyle. They also emphasise that
 
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