Malolotja Nature Reserve, Hhohho Region, Eswatinii
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Malolotja Nature Reserve | Nature Reserve |
| Hhohho Region | Region |
| Eswatini | Country |
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Locality type:
Gold (in quartz reefs), iron and tin mining.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities11 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS Reference: Cairncross, B. (2004) Field guide to rocks & minerals of Southern Africa |
| β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 Reference: Cairncross, B. (2004) Field guide to rocks & minerals of Southern Africa |
| β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 Localities: Reference: http://www.sntc.org.sz/cultural/malmines.asp |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Cairncross, B. (2004) Field guide to rocks & minerals of Southern Africa |
| β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) Localities: Reference: Cairncross, B. (2004) Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals of Southern Africa. Struick Publishers, Cape Town, South Africa, 288 pages, at p.130. |
| β Gold Formula: Au Localities: Reported from at least 20 localities in this region. Reference: http://www.sntc.org.sz/cultural/goldmines.asp |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Localities: Reference: Hunter, D.R. (1962) The mineral resources of Swaziland. Swaziland Geological Survey and Mines Department, Bulletin No. 2, 1-111. |
| β Hematite var. Specularite Formula: Fe2O3 Localities: Reference: Cairncross, B. (2004) Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals of Southern Africa. Struick Publishers, Cape Town, South Africa, 288 pages, at p. 130.
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| β Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 Description: Occasionally found as an alteration product in ultramafic rocks on the western slopes of Ngwenya mountains. Reference: Cairncross, B. (2004) Field Guide To Rocks & Minerals Of Southern Africa. 139 |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Localities: Reference: Cairncross, B. (2004) Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals of Southern Africa. Struick Publishers, Cape Town, South Africa, 288 pages, at p. 130.
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| β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 Localities: Reference: Cairncross, B. (2004) Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals of Southern Africa. Struick Publishers, Cape Town, South Africa, 288 pages, at p. 130.
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| β Stichtite Formula: Mg6Cr3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O Reference: Ashwal, L.D., and Cairncross, B. (1997): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 127, 75-86. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| β | Stichtite | 5.DA.50 | Mg6Cr3+2(OH)16[CO3] Β· 4H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Stichtite | Mg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Stichtite | Mg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| C | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Stichtite | Mg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | β Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Stichtite | Mg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| Mg | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | β Stichtite | Mg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
Fossils
This region is too big to display the fossil list, try looking at smaller subregions.External Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malolotja_Nature_Reserve
http://www.sntc.org.sz/cultural/malmines.asp
http://www.sntc.org.sz/cultural/goldmines.asp
http://www.sntc.org.sz/cultural/malmines.asp
http://www.sntc.org.sz/cultural/goldmines.asp
Localities in this Region
- Hhohho Region
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
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Forbes Reef area, Malolotja Nature Reserve, Hhohho Region, Eswatini