Springs, City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Springs | City |
| City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality | Municipality |
| Gauteng | Province |
| South Africa | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 14' 36'' South , 28° 25' 54'' East
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A coal and gold mining town. In the late 1930's it was the largest gold producing area with 8 mines. By 1962 Springs produced 10% of the country's gold and 9% of its uranium.
It lies 50 km (31 mi) east of Johannesburg and 72 km (45 mi) southeast of Pretoria. The name of Springs derives from the large number of springs in the area.
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities5 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Aurihydrargyrumite Formula: Au6Hg5 Reference: Vandenbroucke Museum Waregem Belgium EDS/SEM analysis. |
| β Diamond Formula: C Reference: Cairncross, B. and Dixon, R., (1995) Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa, PO Box 44283, Linden 2104, South Africa.. The Geological Society of South Africa, pg 39; |
| β Gold Formula: Au Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. Description: Occurs in the Witwatersrand Reef. Reference: Metal Mining Mining Geol.(1937),A.I.M.E.:304. |
β Modderite (TL) Formula: (Co,Fe)As Type Locality: Reference: Chem.Metall.Min.Soc.S.Africa,(1924) 24, 265 |
β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Locality: East Geduld Mine, Springs, City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa Reference: Mendelssohn, E. (1944): Notes on some sulphide minerals from the Far East Rand. - Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Volume 45, Issue 5-6, Nov 1944, p. 84 - 90 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Aurihydrargyrumite | 1.AD. | Au6Hg5 |
| β | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Modderite (TL) | 2.CC.15 | (Co,Fe)As |
| β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | β Diamond | C |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Modderite | (Co,Fe)As |
| Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | β Modderite | (Co,Fe)As |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Modderite | (Co,Fe)As |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Au | β Aurihydrargyrumite | Au6Hg5 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | β Aurihydrargyrumite | Au6Hg5 |
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Localities in this Region
- Gauteng
- City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
- Gauteng
- City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
African Plate
- Karoo basinBasin
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
South Africa
- ⭔TransvaalProvince
- Witwatersrand goldfieldMining Region
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Clydesdale Collieries, Springs, City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa