Postmasburg manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Postmasburg manganese field | Mining Field |
| Northern Cape | Province |
| South Africa | Country |
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| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Alabandite ? | 2.CD.10 | MnS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hausmannite | 4.BB.10 | Mn2+Mn3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Bixbyite-(Mn) | 4.CB.10 | Mn3+2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | Ramsdellite | 4.DB.15a | Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ | Cryptomelane | 4.DK.05a | K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16 |
| ⓘ | Romanèchite | 4.DK.10 | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| ⓘ | Diaspore | 4.FD.10 | AlO(OH) |
| ⓘ | var. Mangan-diaspore | 4.FD.10 | (Al,Mn)O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Manganite | 4.FD.15 | Mn3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Gibbsite | 4.FE.10 | Al(OH)3 |
| ⓘ | Lithiophorite | 4.FE.25 | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Birnessite | 4.FL.45 | (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O |
| ⓘ | Akdalaite | 4.FL.70 | Al10O14(OH)2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Strontianite | 5.AB.15 | SrCO3 |
| ⓘ | Witherite | 5.AB.15 | BaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Gamagarite (TL) | 8.BG.05 | Ba2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH) |
| ⓘ | Tokyoite | 8.BG.05 | Ba2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH) |
| ⓘ | 'Unnamed (possible ordered As-analogue of Tokyoite)' | 8.BG.05 | Ba2Mn[(As,V)O4]2(OH) |
| ⓘ | Svanbergite | 8.BL.05 | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Hydroxylapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Braunite | 9.AG.05 | Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8 |
| ⓘ | Noelbensonite | 9.BE.05 | BaMn3+2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Kentrolite | 9.BE.80 | Pb2Mn3+2(Si2O7)O2 |
| ⓘ | Zunyite | 9.BJ.55 | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| ⓘ | Sugilite | 9.CM.05 | KNa2Fe3+2Li3[Si12O30] |
| ⓘ | Aegirine | 9.DA.25 | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Serandite | 9.DG.05 | NaMn2+2Si3O8(OH) |
| ⓘ | Pyrophyllite | 9.EC.10 | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Muscovite var. Illite | 9.EC.15 | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| ⓘ | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
| ⓘ | Ephesite | 9.EC.20 | NaLiAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Norrishite ? | 9.EC.20 | KLiMn3+2(Si4O10)O2 |
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Amesite | 9.ED.15 | Mg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Armbrusterite | 9.EG.65 | K5Na7Mn15[(Si9O22)4](OH)10 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Celsian | 9.FA.30 | Ba(Al2Si2O8) |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Banalsite | 9.FA.60 | Na2BaAl4Si4O16 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ | 'Amesite-2H1' | - | (Mg2Al)(SiAl)O5(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Akdalaite | Al10O14(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Amesite | Mg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Birnessite | (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Ephesite | NaLiAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Gamagarite | Ba2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Diaspore var. Mangan-diaspore | (Al,Mn)O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Noelbensonite | BaMn23+(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| H | ⓘ Serandite | NaMn22+Si3O8(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Zunyite | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| H | ⓘ Tokyoite | Ba2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Armbrusterite | K5Na7Mn15[(Si9O22)4](OH)10 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| H | ⓘ Amesite-2H1 | (Mg2Al)(SiAl)O5(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Unnamed (possible ordered As-analogue of Tokyoite) | Ba2Mn[(As,V)O4]2(OH) |
| Li | Lithium | |
| Li | ⓘ Ephesite | NaLiAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| Li | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| Li | ⓘ Norrishite | KLiMn23+(Si4O10)O2 |
| Li | ⓘ Sugilite | KNa2Fe23+Li3[Si12O30] |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Witherite | BaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Akdalaite | Al10O14(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Amesite | Mg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Banalsite | Na2BaAl4Si4O16 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Birnessite | (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Bixbyite-(Mn) | Mn23+O3 |
| O | ⓘ Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Celsian | Ba(Al2Si2O8) |
| O | ⓘ Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
| O | ⓘ Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Ephesite | NaLiAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Gamagarite | Ba2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hausmannite | Mn2+Mn23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Kentrolite | Pb2Mn23+(Si2O7)O2 |
| O | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Diaspore var. Mangan-diaspore | (Al,Mn)O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Noelbensonite | BaMn23+(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Norrishite | KLiMn23+(Si4O10)O2 |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Ramsdellite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Serandite | NaMn22+Si3O8(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Sugilite | KNa2Fe23+Li3[Si12O30] |
| O | ⓘ Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Witherite | BaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Zunyite | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| O | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Tokyoite | Ba2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Armbrusterite | K5Na7Mn15[(Si9O22)4](OH)10 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| O | ⓘ Amesite-2H1 | (Mg2Al)(SiAl)O5(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Unnamed (possible ordered As-analogue of Tokyoite) | Ba2Mn[(As,V)O4]2(OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Zunyite | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | ⓘ Banalsite | Na2BaAl4Si4O16 |
| Na | ⓘ Birnessite | (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Ephesite | NaLiAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| Na | ⓘ Serandite | NaMn22+Si3O8(OH) |
| Na | ⓘ Sugilite | KNa2Fe23+Li3[Si12O30] |
| Na | ⓘ Armbrusterite | K5Na7Mn15[(Si9O22)4](OH)10 · 4H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Amesite | Mg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Amesite-2H1 | (Mg2Al)(SiAl)O5(OH)4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Akdalaite | Al10O14(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Amesite | Mg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Banalsite | Na2BaAl4Si4O16 |
| Al | ⓘ Celsian | Ba(Al2Si2O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Ephesite | NaLiAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Diaspore var. Mangan-diaspore | (Al,Mn)O(OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Zunyite | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| Al | ⓘ Amesite-2H1 | (Mg2Al)(SiAl)O5(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Amesite | Mg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Banalsite | Na2BaAl4Si4O16 |
| Si | ⓘ Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Celsian | Ba(Al2Si2O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Ephesite | NaLiAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Kentrolite | Pb2Mn23+(Si2O7)O2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Noelbensonite | BaMn23+(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Norrishite | KLiMn23+(Si4O10)O2 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Serandite | NaMn22+Si3O8(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Sugilite | KNa2Fe23+Li3[Si12O30] |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Zunyite | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| Si | ⓘ Armbrusterite | K5Na7Mn15[(Si9O22)4](OH)10 · 4H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Amesite-2H1 | (Mg2Al)(SiAl)O5(OH)4 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| P | ⓘ Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Alabandite | MnS |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Zunyite | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Norrishite | KLiMn23+(Si4O10)O2 |
| K | ⓘ Sugilite | KNa2Fe23+Li3[Si12O30] |
| K | ⓘ Armbrusterite | K5Na7Mn15[(Si9O22)4](OH)10 · 4H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Birnessite | (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Gamagarite | Ba2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH) |
| V | ⓘ Tokyoite | Ba2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH) |
| V | ⓘ Unnamed (possible ordered As-analogue of Tokyoite) | Ba2Mn[(As,V)O4]2(OH) |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Alabandite | MnS |
| Mn | ⓘ Birnessite | (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O |
| Mn | ⓘ Bixbyite-(Mn) | Mn23+O3 |
| Mn | ⓘ Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| Mn | ⓘ Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
| Mn | ⓘ Hausmannite | Mn2+Mn23+O4 |
| Mn | ⓘ Kentrolite | Pb2Mn23+(Si2O7)O2 |
| Mn | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| Mn | ⓘ Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
| Mn | ⓘ Diaspore var. Mangan-diaspore | (Al,Mn)O(OH) |
| Mn | ⓘ Noelbensonite | BaMn23+(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
| Mn | ⓘ Norrishite | KLiMn23+(Si4O10)O2 |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Mn | ⓘ Ramsdellite | Mn4+O2 |
| Mn | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| Mn | ⓘ Serandite | NaMn22+Si3O8(OH) |
| Mn | ⓘ Tokyoite | Ba2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH) |
| Mn | ⓘ Armbrusterite | K5Na7Mn15[(Si9O22)4](OH)10 · 4H2O |
| Mn | ⓘ Unnamed (possible ordered As-analogue of Tokyoite) | Ba2Mn[(As,V)O4]2(OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Gamagarite | Ba2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Sugilite | KNa2Fe23+Li3[Si12O30] |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Unnamed (possible ordered As-analogue of Tokyoite) | Ba2Mn[(As,V)O4]2(OH) |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| Sr | ⓘ Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Banalsite | Na2BaAl4Si4O16 |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | ⓘ Celsian | Ba(Al2Si2O8) |
| Ba | ⓘ Gamagarite | Ba2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH) |
| Ba | ⓘ Noelbensonite | BaMn23+(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
| Ba | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| Ba | ⓘ Witherite | BaCO3 |
| Ba | ⓘ Tokyoite | Ba2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH) |
| Ba | ⓘ Unnamed (possible ordered As-analogue of Tokyoite) | Ba2Mn[(As,V)O4]2(OH) |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Kentrolite | Pb2Mn23+(Si2O7)O2 |
Localities in this Region
- Northern Cape
- Gamagara Ridge
- John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality
- Gamagara Local Municipality
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
AfricaContinent
- Kalahari DesertDesert
African PlateTectonic Plate
- Kalahari basinBasin
- Kalahari Craton
- Kaapvaal CratonCraton
South Africa
- Northern Cape
- Eastern beltBelt
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Postmasburg manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa