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Bobbejaan cave, Potchefstroom, JB Marks Local Municipality, Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West, South Africai
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Bobbejaan caveCave
Potchefstroom- not defined -
JB Marks Local MunicipalityMunicipality
Dr Kenneth Kaunda District MunicipalityDistrict
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 44' 53'' South , 27° 7' 21'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-26.74811,27.12272
GeoHash:
G#: ke5rc4whv
GRN:
S18E18
Type:
Cave
Köppen climate type:
Cwa : Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Potchefstroom123,669 (2012)4.2km
Stilfontein93,110 (2012)36.8km
Parys71,319 (2012)37.4km
Vredefort10,649 (2012)37.5km
Klerksdorp178,921 (2012)46.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
300331
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:300331:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Locality co-ordinates are guestimated.

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4 valid minerals.

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Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
ⓘHydromagnesite5.DA.05Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘEvansite8.DF.10Al3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ EvansiteAl3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O
Hⓘ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ EvansiteAl3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O
Oⓘ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ EvansiteAl3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ EvansiteAl3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
South Africa

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References

Martini, J.; Kavalieris, I. (1978) Mineralogy of the Transvaal caves. Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa, 81. 47-54
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