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Carletonville, Western Sector, Far West Rand, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 21' 29'' South , 27° 23' 53'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-26.35806,27.39806
GeoHash:
G#: ke76p3wth
GRN:
S18E18
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cwb : Subtropical highland climate or temperate oceanic climate with dry winters
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Carletonville182,304 (2012)0.3km
Fochville62,416 (2012)17.4km
Westonaria156,831 (2018)25.3km
Randfontein133,654 (2012)35.9km
Soweto1,695,047 (2012)47.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
29346
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:29346:3
GUID (UUID V4):
1255683f-11b9-41e1-83a0-6bce4a26eba3


Gold mining town in western Gauteng Province.

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22 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
βœͺ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Habit: prismatic
Colour: Amber
Description: The largest (70 x 30cm) baryte crystals in the world were found here in 1997 in a cavity 2600 metres below the surface, attractive amber coloured crystals are associated with quartz, galena, carbon and pyrite.
β“˜ Bismutite
Formula: (BiO)2CO3
β“˜ Brushite
Formula: Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Crandallite
Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
β“˜ Evansite
Formula: Al3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O
βœͺ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Hydromagnesite
Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
β“˜ Leucophosphite
Formula: KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
β“˜ 'Manganomelane'
β“˜ Montgomeryite
Formula: Ca4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
β“˜ Nitromagnesite
Formula: Mg(NO3)2 · 6H2O
β“˜ Phosphosiderite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ 'Pyrobitumen'
β“˜ 'Pyrrhotite Group'
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Sasaite (TL)
Formula: (Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 · 83H2O
βœͺ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Strengite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Variscite
Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ 'Wad'
β“˜ Whitlockite
Formula: Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
β“˜Bismutite5.BE.25(BiO)2CO3
β“˜Hydromagnesite5.DA.05Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 Β· 4H2O
β“˜Nitromagnesite5.NC.05Mg(NO3)2 Β· 6H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Whitlockite8.AC.45Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
β“˜Crandallite8.BL.10CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
β“˜Phosphosiderite8.CD.05FePO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Strengite8.CD.10FePO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Variscite8.CD.10AlPO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Brushite8.CJ.50Ca(PO3OH) Β· 2H2O
β“˜Sasaite (TL)8.DB.55(Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 Β· 83H2O
β“˜Evansite8.DF.10Al3(PO4)(OH)6 Β· 6H2O
β“˜Leucophosphite8.DH.10KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) Β· 2H2O
β“˜Montgomeryite8.DH.25Ca4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 Β· 12H2O
Unclassified
β“˜'Wad'-
β“˜'Manganomelane'-
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜'Pyrobitumen'-
β“˜'Pyrrhotite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BrushiteCa(PO3OH) · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ EvansiteAl3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ MontgomeryiteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
Hβ“˜ NitromagnesiteMg(NO3)2 · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ Sasaite(Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 · 83H2O
Hβ“˜ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
NNitrogen
Nβ“˜ NitromagnesiteMg(NO3)2 · 6H2O
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
Oβ“˜ BrushiteCa(PO3OH) · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ EvansiteAl3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ MontgomeryiteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
Oβ“˜ NitromagnesiteMg(NO3)2 · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Sasaite(Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 · 83H2O
Oβ“˜ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Mgβ“˜ MontgomeryiteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
Mgβ“˜ NitromagnesiteMg(NO3)2 · 6H2O
Mgβ“˜ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Alβ“˜ EvansiteAl3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O
Alβ“˜ MontgomeryiteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
Alβ“˜ Sasaite(Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 · 83H2O
Alβ“˜ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ BrushiteCa(PO3OH) · 2H2O
Pβ“˜ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pβ“˜ EvansiteAl3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O
Pβ“˜ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Pβ“˜ MontgomeryiteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
Pβ“˜ PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
Pβ“˜ Sasaite(Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 · 83H2O
Pβ“˜ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Pβ“˜ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Pβ“˜ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ Sasaite(Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 · 83H2O
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ BrushiteCa(PO3OH) · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ MontgomeryiteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
Caβ“˜ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FeIron
Feβ“˜ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Feβ“˜ PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ Sasaite(Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 · 83H2O
Feβ“˜ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ Bismutite(BiO)2CO3

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