Kampfersdam Mine, Kimberley, Sol Plaatje Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africai
Regional Level Types | |
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Kampfersdam Mine | Mine |
Kimberley | City |
Sol Plaatje Local Municipality | Municipality |
Frances Baard District Municipality | District Municipality |
Northern Cape | Province |
South Africa | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 41' 33'' South , 24° 43' 30'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Kimberley | 142,089 (2012) | 5.7km |
Barkly West | 11,621 (2012) | 26.5km |
Ritchie | 9,960 (2014) | 40.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Kimberly Lapidary Club | Hadison Park, Northern Cape | 7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
209325
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:209325:6
GUID (UUID V4):
60765fcd-a269-460d-b992-8aacc5b61d6b
A diamond mine in a kimberlite pipe.
"Kamfersdam, situated on the farm Roodepan 70, seven kilometres NNW of Kimberley was previously mined by De Beers but closed in 1907." (PorterGeo website)
"The Kamfersdam Mine is situated on the farm Roodepan approximately seven kilometres north of Kimberley. It was discovered in 1880 and was
mined until its closure in 1914." (Higgs, 2017)
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Diamond Formula: C |
ⓘ Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 |
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
---|---|---|
C | ⓘ Diamond | C |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
African PlateTectonic Plate
- Karoo basinBasin
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