West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| West Rand District Municipality | Municipality |
| Gauteng | Province |
| South Africa | Country |
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Area:
4,087 km2
Neighbouring regions:
Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Krugersdorp | 378,821 (2012) |
| Carletonville | 182,304 (2012) |
| Westonaria | 156,831 (2018) |
| Randfontein | 133,654 (2012) |
| Fochville | 62,416 (2012) |
| Muldersdriseloop | 1,500 (2012) |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
West Rand
Other Languages:
Afrikaans:
Wesrand-distriksmunisipaliteit, Gauteng, Suid-Afrika
French:
West Rand, Gauteng, Afrique du Sud
German:
West Rand, Gauteng, Südafrika
Italian:
Municipalità distrettuale di West Rand, Gauteng, Sudafrica
Northern Sotho:
Mmasepala Setereke tša West Rand, Gauteng, Afrika Borwa
Russian:
Уэст-Ранд, Гаутенг, ЮАР
Simplified Chinese:
西蘭德區自治市, 豪登省, 南非
Bulgarian:
Западен Ранд, Гаутенг, Република Южна Африка
Cebuano:
West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, Habagatang Aprika
Dutch:
West Rand, Gauteng, Zuid-Afrika
Estonian:
West Randi ringkond, Gauteng, Lõuna-Aafrika Vabariik
Indonesian:
Distrik West Rand, Gauteng, Afrika Selatan
Japanese:
ウェストランド, ハウテン州, 南アフリカ
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
West Rand Khu-he̍k Chū-tī-thé, Lâm-hui-kok
Novial:
West Rand, Gauteng, Sud Afrika
Polish:
West Rand, Gauteng, Republika Południowej Afryki
Swahili:
West Rand, Gauteng, Afrika Kusini
West Rand District Municipality is one of the districts of Gauteng province of South Africa, that covers the West Rand area, with the exception of Roodepoort (which was moved into the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality). The seat of the district municipality is Randfontein.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Isoferroplatinum | 1.AG.35 | Pt3Fe |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Tučekite | 2.BB.10 | Ni9Sb2S8 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Mackinawite | 2.CC.25 | FeS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Cobaltite | 2.EB.25 | CoAsS |
| ⓘ | Gersdorffite | 2.EB.25 | NiAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | Nsutite | 4.DB.15c | (Mn4+,Mn2+)(O,OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Brannerite | 4.DH.05 | UTi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Cryptomelane | 4.DK.05a | K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16 |
| ⓘ | Todorokite | 4.DK.10 | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| ⓘ | Brucite | 4.FE.05 | Mg(OH)2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Huntite | 5.AB.25 | CaMg3(CO3)4 |
| ⓘ | Bismutite | 5.BE.25 | (BiO)2CO3 |
| ⓘ | Hydromagnesite | 5.DA.05 | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Gwihabaite | 5.NA.15 | (NH4,K)NO3 |
| ⓘ | Nitromagnesite | 5.NC.05 | Mg(NO3)2 · 6H2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Lanarkite | 7.BD.40 | Pb2(SO4)O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Whitlockite | 8.AC.45 | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
| ⓘ | Xenotime-(Y) | 8.AD.35 | Y(PO4) |
| ⓘ | Monazite-(Ce) | 8.AD.50 | Ce(PO4) |
| ⓘ | Crandallite | 8.BL.10 | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Florencite-(Ce) | 8.BL.13 | CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Phosphosiderite | 8.CD.05 | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Strengite | 8.CD.10 | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Variscite | 8.CD.10 | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Taranakite | 8.CH.25 | K3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2 · 18H2O |
| ⓘ | Brushite | 8.CJ.50 | Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Sasaite (TL) | 8.DB.55 | (Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 · 83H2O |
| ⓘ | Evansite | 8.DF.10 | Al3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Leucophosphite | 8.DH.10 | KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Montgomeryite | 8.DH.25 | Ca4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysotile | 9.00. | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Kyanite | 9.AF.15 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTiO(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Clinozoisite | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | var. Bronzite | 9.DA.05 | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| ⓘ | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrophyllite | 9.EC.10 | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Antigorite | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | var. Andesine | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Pyrobitumen var. Thucholite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Wad' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup var. Bastite' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn |
| ⓘ | 'Leucoxene' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Manganomelane' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Iddingsite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| ⓘ | 'Smectite Group' | - | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| ⓘ | 'Olivine Group' | - | M2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | 'Pyrobitumen' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Pyrrhotite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Pyrrhotite-6C' | - | Fe11S12 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Brushite | Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Evansite | Al3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Florencite-(Ce) | CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Montgomeryite | Ca4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Nitromagnesite | Mg(NO3)2 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Nsutite | (Mn4+,Mn2+)(O,OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Phosphosiderite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Sasaite | (Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 · 83H2O |
| H | ⓘ Strengite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Taranakite | K3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2 · 18H2O |
| H | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. Bastite | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn |
| H | ⓘ Gwihabaite | (NH4,K)NO3 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Huntite | CaMg3(CO3)4 |
| C | ⓘ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| C | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| N | Nitrogen | |
| N | ⓘ Nitromagnesite | Mg(NO3)2 · 6H2O |
| N | ⓘ Gwihabaite | (NH4,K)NO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| O | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
| O | ⓘ Brannerite | UTi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Brushite | Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Evansite | Al3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Florencite-(Ce) | CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Huntite | CaMg3(CO3)4 |
| O | ⓘ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Lanarkite | Pb2(SO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| O | ⓘ Montgomeryite | Ca4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Nitromagnesite | Mg(NO3)2 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Nsutite | (Mn4+,Mn2+)(O,OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Phosphosiderite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Sasaite | (Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 · 83H2O |
| O | ⓘ Strengite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Taranakite | K3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2 · 18H2O |
| O | ⓘ Titanite | CaTiO(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
| O | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. Bastite | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn |
| O | ⓘ Gwihabaite | (NH4,K)NO3 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| O | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| O | ⓘ Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Na | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Huntite | CaMg3(CO3)4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Montgomeryite | Ca4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Nitromagnesite | Mg(NO3)2 · 6H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
| Mg | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. Bastite | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Al | ⓘ Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Evansite | Al3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Florencite-(Ce) | CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | ⓘ Montgomeryite | Ca4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Sasaite | (Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 · 83H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Taranakite | K3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2 · 18H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. Bastite | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Si | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Titanite | CaTiO(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. Bastite | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Brushite | Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O |
| P | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| P | ⓘ Evansite | Al3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O |
| P | ⓘ Florencite-(Ce) | CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| P | ⓘ Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
| P | ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| P | ⓘ Montgomeryite | Ca4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O |
| P | ⓘ Phosphosiderite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| P | ⓘ Sasaite | (Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 · 83H2O |
| P | ⓘ Strengite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| P | ⓘ Taranakite | K3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2 · 18H2O |
| P | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| P | ⓘ Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
| P | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Lanarkite | Pb2(SO4)O |
| S | ⓘ Mackinawite | FeS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Sasaite | (Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 · 83H2O |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Tučekite | Ni9Sb2S8 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite-6C | Fe11S12 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
| K | ⓘ Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Taranakite | K3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2 · 18H2O |
| K | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| K | ⓘ Gwihabaite | (NH4,K)NO3 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Brushite | Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Huntite | CaMg3(CO3)4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Montgomeryite | Ca4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Titanite | CaTiO(SiO4) |
| Ca | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Brannerite | UTi2O6 |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Titanite | CaTiO(SiO4) |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
| Mn | ⓘ Nsutite | (Mn4+,Mn2+)(O,OH)2 |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Mn | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Mn | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. Bastite | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Isoferroplatinum | Pt3Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Mackinawite | FeS |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Phosphosiderite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Sasaite | (Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 · 83H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Strengite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. Bastite | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite-6C | Fe11S12 |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| Ni | ⓘ Tučekite | Ni9Sb2S8 |
| Ni | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. Bastite | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. Bastite | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| As | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Y | Yttrium | |
| Y | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Tučekite | Ni9Sb2S8 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Ce | Cerium | |
| Ce | ⓘ Florencite-(Ce) | CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ce | ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| Pt | Platinum | |
| Pt | ⓘ Isoferroplatinum | Pt3Fe |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Lanarkite | Pb2(SO4)O |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Brannerite | UTi2O6 |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
Fossils
There are 803 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 803 |
|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 0.01 Ma (Pleistocene) |
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 279 Ma (Permian) |
| Stratigraphic Units | Click here to view 12 stratigraphic units. |
| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. |
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 15 fossil localities |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Rand_District_Municipality |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q1789890 |
| GeoNames ID: | 8347381 |
Localities in this Region
- Gauteng
- West Rand District Municipality
- Gauteng
- West Rand District Municipality
- Mogale City Local Municipality
- North Randfontein Gold Mine
- Porges Randfontein Gold Mine
- ⭔Rand West City Local Municipality
- Robinson Randfontein Gold Mine
- South Randfontein Gold Mine
- West Rand District Municipality
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
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