Newlands Mine, Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 17' 51'' South , 24° 24' 32'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Barkly West | 11,621 (2012) | 28.6km |
| Warrenton | 17,946 (2012) | 47.6km |
| Jan Kempdorp | 13,485 (2012) | 58.7km |
| Kimberley | 142,089 (2012) | 59.4km |
A small diamond mine, presently owned by Dwyka Diamonds Ltd. The deposit consists of five small kimberlite pipes ("blows") located along a kimberlite dyke. Underground mining started in 2005; the current production levels are around 600 tons of ore per month.
The mine has also produced a wide variety of mantle xenoliths, including eclogites and diamond-bearing sub-calcic harzburgites.
Located north of Barkly West.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Diamond Formula: C |
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Diamond | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
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Newlands Mine, Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa