Gong-Gong, Barkly West, Francis Baard District, Northern Cape, South Africai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gong-Gong | - not defined - |
| Barkly West | - not defined - |
| Francis Baard District | District |
| Northern Cape | Province |
| South Africa | Country |
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 28° 30' 39'' South , 24° 23' 33'' East |
|---|---|
| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -28.51083,24.39250 |
| GeoHash: | G#: kdcmg1f06 |
| Köppen climate type: | BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate |
Diamond diggings on the banks of the Vaal River. Gong-Gong Farm 283, locality also includes farms 282 & 284 of the same name. In 1907 a 121 ct diamond was found and named Otto Bergstroom, in 1916 a 192 ct diamond was found and named Dan Campbell, in 1921 a 381 ct diamond was found and named The Arc. 1924 recorded two finds of 135 ct and 110 ct diamonds, both unnamed.
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Diamond Formula: C Reference: Matheys, F. G., (1990), The alluvial diamond deposits of the lower Vaal river between Barkly West and the Vaal-Harts confluence in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | 'Diamond' | 1.CB.10a | C |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-metals and non-metals | |||
| ⓘ | Diamond | 1.3.6.1 | C |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Paleoproterozoic - Archean 1600 - 4000 Ma ID: 3192219 | Archean-Paleoproterozoic volcanic rocks Age: Precambrian (1600 - 4000 Ma) Comments: Kapvaal Craton Lithology: Felsic volcanic rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
| Neoarchean - Mesoarchean 2500 - 3200 Ma ID: 2233940 | Allanridge Formation of Ventersdorp Supergroup |
| Neoarchean 2500 - 2800 Ma ID: 3308076 | Age: Neoarchean (2500 - 2800 Ma) Lithology: Volcanic-sedimentary and plutonic Reference: Thiéblemont, D. (ed.). New edition of the 1:10,000,000 geological map of Africa. CGMW-BRGM. [190] |
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