Kimberley Mine, Kimberley, Sol Plaatje Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Kimberley Mine | Mine |
| Kimberley | City |
| Sol Plaatje Local Municipality | Municipality |
| Frances Baard District Municipality | District Municipality |
| Northern Cape | Province |
| South Africa | Country |
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
The Big Hole
Other Languages:
French:
Big Hole, Sol Plaatje, Frances Baard, Cap-Nord, Afrique du Sud
German:
The Big Hole, Sol Plaatjie, Frances Baard, Nordkap, Südafrika
Italian:
Big Hole, Municipalità locale di Sol Plaatje, Municipalità distrettuale di Frances Baard, provincia del Capo Settentrionale, Sudafrica
Russian:
Кимберлитовая трубка «Большая дыра», Северо-Капская провинция, ЮАР
Spanish:
Big Hole, Distrito Municipal de Frances Baard, El Cabo Septentrional, Sudáfrica
Afrikaans:
Groot Gat, Sol Plaatje Plaaslike Munisipaliteit, Frances Baard-distriksmunisipaliteit, Noord-Kaap, Suid-Afrika
Arabic:
بيج هول, كيب الشمالية, جنوب أفريقيا
Armenian:
Մեծ անցք, Հյուսիսային Քեյփ, Հարավային Աֆրիկա
Catalan:
Big Hole, Cap Septentrional, Sud-àfrica
Cebuano:
Big Hole, Frances Baard District Municipality, Province of Northern Cape, Habagatang Aprika
Czech:
Big Hole, Severní Kapsko, Jihoafrická republika
Danish:
Big Hole, Nord-Kapprovinsen, Sydafrika
Dutch:
Die Groot Gat, Sol Plaatje, Frances Baard, Noord-Kaap, Zuid-Afrika
Esperanto:
Granda Truo, Norda Kablando, Sud-Afriko
Farsi/Persian:
چاله بزرگ, کیپ شمالی, آفریقای جنوبی
Finnish:
Big Hole, Pohjois-Kap, Etelä-Afrikka
Georgian:
დიდი ორმო, ჩრდილოეთი კაპლანდი, სამხრეთ აფრიკა
Hebrew:
החור הגדול, הכף הצפוני, דרום אפריקה
Hungarian:
Nagy Lyuk, Észak-Fokföld, Dél-Afrika
Indonesian:
The Big Hole, Distrik Frances Baard, Northern Cape, Afrika Selatan
Japanese:
ビッグホール, ソル・プラーチェ, 北ケープ州, 南アフリカ
Norwegian:
Big Hole , Noord-Kaap, Sør-Afrika
Occitan:
Big Hole, Cap Septentrional, Sud-Africa
Polish:
Wielka dziura, Sol Plaatjie, Frances Baard, Prowincja Przylądkowa Północna, Republika Południowej Afryki
Portuguese:
The Big Hole, Cabo Setentrional, África do Sul
Swedish:
Big Hole, Norra Kapprovinsen, Sydafrika
Tamil:
பெரும் துளைச் சுரங்கம், வடக்கு கேப், தென்னாப்பிரிக்கா
Turkish:
The Big Hole, Kuzey Kap, Güney Afrika
Ukrainian:
Велика діра, Північна Капська провінція, Південно-Африканська Республіка
The pipe was discovered in 1871 and rapidly mined out. The mine was closed in 1914, due to increasing mining costs at depth while the quantity of remaining ore was very small.
Total yield: 3 metric tons (15,000,000 carats) of diamonds from 25 million metric tons of kimberlite (Adriaensens, 1983).
Also known as "The Big Hole" (463 m diameter, 1,097 m deep).
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
7 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group' Formula: AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Diamond Formula: C References: |
| ⓘ Diamond var. Stewartite (of Sutton) Formula: C |
| ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside Formula: Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' References: |
| ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K) Formula: KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Pyrope Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
| ⓘ | var. Stewartite (of Sutton) | 1.CB.10a | C |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrope | 9.AD.25 | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | 9.DA.15 | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 | |
| ⓘ | Fluorapophyllite-(K) | 9.EA.15 | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Apophyllite Group' | - | AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Fossils
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Hole |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q19040 |
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References
Mathias, M., Siebert, J. C., Rickwood, P. C. (1970) Some aspects of the mineralogy and petrology of ultramafic xenoliths in kimberlite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 26 (2) 75-123 doi:10.1007/bf00371259
Kimberley Mine, Kimberley, Sol Plaatje Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa