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Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa i
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Waldeck's Plant

Waldeck's Plant, Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

Waldeck's Plant

Waldeck's Plant, Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

Waldek's Plant

Waldeck's Plant, Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

Waldeck's Plant

Waldeck's Plant, Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

Waldeck's Plant

Waldeck's Plant, Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

Waldek's Plant

Waldeck's Plant, Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

Waldeck's Plant

Waldeck's Plant, Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

Waldeck's Plant

Waldeck's Plant, Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

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Type:

Municipality

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Barkly West	11,621 (2012)

Mindat Locality ID:

335640

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:335640:4

GUID (UUID V4):

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French:

Dikgatlong, Frances Baard, Cap-Nord, Afrique du Sud

German:

Dikgatlong, Frances Baard, Nordkap, Südafrika

Italian:

Municipalità locale di Dikgatlong, Municipalità distrettuale di Frances Baard, provincia del Capo Settentrionale, Sudafrica

Simplified Chinese:

迪克加特洛恩格地方自治市, 弗朗西絲·巴爾德區自治市, 北開普省, 南非

Afrikaans:

Dikgatlong Plaaslike Munisipaliteit, Frances Baard-distriksmunisipaliteit, Noord-Kaap, Suid-Afrika

Bulgarian:

Дикгатлонг, Франсес Баард, Северен Кейп, Република Южна Африка

Cebuano:

Dikgatlong, Frances Baard District Municipality, Province of Northern Cape, Habagatang Aprika

Dutch:

Dikgatlong, Frances Baard, Noord-Kaap, Zuid-Afrika

Northern Sotho:

Mmušôgaê wa Dikgatlong, Mmasepala Setereke tša Frances Baard, Kapa Leboa, Afrika Borwa

Novial:

Dikgatlong Komunie, Frances Baard Distrikte, Nord Kabe, Sud Afrika

Polish:

Dikgatlong, Frances Baard, Prowincja Przylądkowa Północna, Republika Południowej Afryki

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ⓘ Lime/Cement

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28 valid minerals.

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ⓘ 'IIG iron meteorite'

ⓘ Kimberlite

ⓘ Lamproite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aragonite

Formula: CaCO₃

Locality: Ulco, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

References:

Allan William Fraser collection, Ex. Horst Windisch self collected specimen

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Locality: DeBruyn and Martin Mine, Main Fissure, Bellsbank Mines, Mount Rupert, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

References:

Nabil Z. Boctor and F. R. Boyd (1982) Petrology of kimberlite from the DeBruyn and Martin Mine, Bellsbank, South Africa. American Mineralogist 67: 917-925.

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

Locality: DeBruyn and Martin Mine, Main Fissure, Bellsbank Mines, Mount Rupert, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

References:

Nabil Z. Boctor and F. R. Boyd (1982) Petrology of kimberlite from the DeBruyn and Martin Mine, Bellsbank, South Africa. American Mineralogist 67: 917-925.

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

Locality: Frank Smith Mine, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

References:

Clarke, D.B., Pe, G.G., Mackay, R.M., Gill, K.R., O'Hara, M.J., Gard, J.A. (1977) A new potassium-iron-nickel sulphide from a nodule in kimberlite. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 35 (3) 421-428 doi:10.1016/0012-821x(77)90075-9

ⓘ Corundum

Formula: Al₂O₃

Localities:

ⓘ 'Desert Rose'

Locality: Gannavlakte, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

References:

Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa. p.1-290.p.211

Cairncross, Bruce (2004) Field Guide to Rocks & Minerals of Southern Africa. 288pp.

ⓘ Diamond

Formula: C

Localities: Reported from at least 25 localities in this region.

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

Locality: Frank Smith Mine, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

References:

Field, Matthew; Stiefenhofer, Johann; Robey, Jock; Kurszlaukis, Stephan (2008) Kimberlite-hosted diamond deposits of southern Africa: A review. Ore Geology Reviews, 34 (1-2). 33-75 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2007.11.002

ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside

Formula: Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆

Locality: Frank Smith Mine, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

References:

Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa. p.1-290.

ⓘ Djerfisherite

Formula: K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl

Locality: Frank Smith Mine, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

References:

Henderson, C. M. B., Kogarko, L. N., Plant, D. A. (1999) Extreme closed system fractionation of volatile-rich, ultrabasic peralkaline melt inclusions and the occurrence of djerfisherite in the Kugda alkaline complex, Siberia. Mineralogical Magazine, 63 (3) 433-438 doi:10.1180/minmag.1999.063.3.14

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

Locality: Bellsbank Mines, Mount Rupert, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

References:

ⓘ Enstatite

Formula: Mg₂Si₂O₆

Locality: Frank Smith Mine, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

References:

Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa. p.1-290.

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Localities:

Newlands Mine, Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Bellsbank Mines, Mount Rupert, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Frank Smith Mine, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Bobbejaan pipe, Bellsbank Mines, Mount Rupert, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

ⓘ Forsterite

Formula: Mg₂(SiO₄)

Locality: DeBruyn and Martin Mine, Main Fissure, Bellsbank Mines, Mount Rupert, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

References:

Nabil Z. Boctor and F. R. Boyd (1982) Petrology of kimberlite from the DeBruyn and Martin Mine, Bellsbank, South Africa. American Mineralogist 67: 917-925.

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

Formula: X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃

Localities:

Frank Smith Mine, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Balmoral Mine, Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Bellsbank Mines, Mount Rupert, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Bobbejaan pipe, Bellsbank Mines, Mount Rupert, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

ⓘ Graphite

Formula: C

Locality: Bellsbank Mines, Mount Rupert, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

References:

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

Locality: Gannavlakte, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

References:

Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa. p.1-290.p.211

Cairncross, Bruce (2004) Field Guide to Rocks & Minerals of Southern Africa. 288pp.

ⓘ Heazlewoodite

Formula: Ni₃S₂

Locality: DeBruyn and Martin Mine, Main Fissure, Bellsbank Mines, Mount Rupert, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

References:

Nabil Z. Boctor and F. R. Boyd (1982) Petrology of kimberlite from the DeBruyn and Martin Mine, Bellsbank, South Africa. American Mineralogist 67: 917-925.

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

Locality: Frank Smith Mine, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

References:

Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa. p.1-290.

ⓘ Kyanite

Formula: Al₂(SiO₄)O

Localities:

ⓘ Mackinawite

Formula: FeS

Locality: Frank Smith Mine, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

References:

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Localities:

DeBruyn and Martin Mine, Main Fissure, Bellsbank Mines, Mount Rupert, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Frank Smith Mine, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄

Localities:

Frank Smith Mine, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
DeBruyn and Martin Mine, Main Fissure, Bellsbank Mines, Mount Rupert, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

Locality: Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

References:

Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa. p.1-290.

ⓘ Native Iron

Formula: Fe

Locality: Bellsbank meteorite, Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

References:

Clarke, Roy S., Jr., and Joseph I. Goldstein. (1978) Schreibersite Growth and Its Influence on the Metallography of Coarse-Structured Iron Meteorites. Smithsonian Contributions to the Earth Sciences, number 21, 80 pp

ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

Locality: Bellsbank meteorite, Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

References:

ⓘ Pentlandite

Formula: (Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈

Locality: Frank Smith Mine, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

References:

ⓘ Perovskite

Formula: CaTiO₃

Locality: DeBruyn and Martin Mine, Main Fissure, Bellsbank Mines, Mount Rupert, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

References:

Nabil Z. Boctor and F. R. Boyd (1982) Petrology of kimberlite from the DeBruyn and Martin Mine, Bellsbank, South Africa. American Mineralogist 67: 917-925.

ⓘ Phlogopite

Formula: KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Localities:

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Locality: DeBruyn and Martin Mine, Main Fissure, Bellsbank Mines, Mount Rupert, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

References:

Nabil Z. Boctor and F. R. Boyd (1982) Petrology of kimberlite from the DeBruyn and Martin Mine, Bellsbank, South Africa. American Mineralogist 67: 917-925.

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

Locality: Frank Smith Mine, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

References:

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Localities:

Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ulco, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

References:

Cairncross photo ID 714785

ⓘ Rasvumite

Formula: KFe₂S₃

Locality: Frank Smith Mine, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

References:

ⓘ Schreibersite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)₃P

Locality: Bellsbank meteorite, Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

References:

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

Formula: D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄

Locality: DeBruyn and Martin Mine, Main Fissure, Bellsbank Mines, Mount Rupert, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

References:

Nabil Z. Boctor and F. R. Boyd (1982) Petrology of kimberlite from the DeBruyn and Martin Mine, Bellsbank, South Africa. American Mineralogist 67: 917-925.

ⓘ Spinel

Formula: MgAl₂O₄

Localities:

Frank Smith Mine, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Bellsbank Mines, Mount Rupert, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Bobbejaan pipe, Bellsbank Mines, Mount Rupert, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

ⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste

Formula: (Mg,Fe)Al₂O₄

Locality: Frank Smith Mine, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

References:

Gallery:

Cⓘ Diamond

Diamond

Waldeck's Plant, Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

Diamond

Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

Diamond

Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

Diamond

Waldeck's Plant, Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

Diamond

Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

Diamond

Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

Diamond

Waldeck's Plant, Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

Diamond

Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au
ⓘ	Native Iron	1.AE.05	Fe
ⓘ	var. Kamacite	1.AE.05	(Fe,Ni)
ⓘ	Schreibersite	1.BD.05	(Fe,Ni)₃P
ⓘ	Graphite	1.CB.05a	C
ⓘ	Diamond	1.CB.10a	C
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Heazlewoodite	2.BB.05	Ni₃S₂
ⓘ	Pentlandite	2.BB.15	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Mackinawite	2.CC.25	FeS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Rasvumite	2.FB.20	KFe₂S₃
ⓘ	Djerfisherite	2.FC.05	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Spinel	4.BB.05	MgAl₂O₄
ⓘ	Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
ⓘ	Spinel var. Pleonaste	4.BB.05	(Mg,Fe)Al₂O₄
ⓘ	Corundum	4.CB.05	Al₂O₃
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Perovskite	4.CC.30	CaTiO₃
ⓘ	Quartz var. Chalcedony	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ		4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
ⓘ	Aragonite	5.AB.15	CaCO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Forsterite	9.AC.05	Mg₂(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Kyanite	9.AF.15	Al₂(SiO₄)O
ⓘ	Enstatite	9.DA.05	Mg₂Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside	9.DA.15	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆
ⓘ		9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Phlogopite	9.EC.20	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Desert Rose'	-
ⓘ	'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Garnet Group'	-	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	'Serpentine Subgroup'	-	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Diamond	C
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Graphite	C
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Corundum	Al₂O₃
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Kyanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
O	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
O	ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
O	ⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste	(Mg,Fe)Al₂O₄
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Mg	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂(SiO₄)
Mg	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Mg	ⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste	(Mg,Fe)Al₂O₄
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Corundum	Al₂O₃
Al	ⓘ Kyanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Al	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Al	ⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste	(Mg,Fe)Al₂O₄
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Kyanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Si	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Heazlewoodite	Ni₃S₂
S	ⓘ Mackinawite	FeS
S	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Rasvumite	KFe₂S₃
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl
K	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Rasvumite	KFe₂S₃
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron	Fe
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Mackinawite	FeS
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Rasvumite	KFe₂S₃
Fe	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
Fe	ⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste	(Mg,Fe)Al₂O₄
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl
Ni	ⓘ Heazlewoodite	Ni₃S₂
Ni	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Ni	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Ni	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au

Fossils

There are 14 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

0.78 Ma (Pleistocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

1.81 Ma (Pleistocene)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Rietputs	14	1.806 - 0.781 Ma (Pleistocene)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Metridiochoerus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae : *Metridiochoerus*	1.806 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Hippopotamus amphibius species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Hippopotamidae : Hippopotamus : *Hippopotamus amphibius*	1.806 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Alcelaphini tribe	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Alcelaphini	1.806 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Ceratotherium simum species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Ceratotherium : *Ceratotherium simum*	1.806 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Phacochoerus aethiopicus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae : Phacochoerus : *Phacochoerus aethiopicus*	1.806 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Palaeoloxodon recki species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Elephas : *Palaeoloxodon recki*	1.806 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Pelorovis antiquus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Pelorovis : *Pelorovis antiquus*	1.806 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Antidorcas marsupialis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Antidorcas : *Antidorcas marsupialis*	1.806 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Redunca arundinum species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Redunca : *Redunca arundinum*	1.806 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Syncerus caffer species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Syncerus : *Syncerus caffer*	1.806 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Taurotragus oryx species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Taurotragus : *Taurotragus oryx*	1.806 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Equus quagga burchelli subspecies	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : *Equus quagga burchelli*	1.806 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Equus capensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : *Equus capensis*	1.806 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene
Bubalis priscus species	Bubalis : *Bubalis priscus*	1.806 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene

Fossil Localities

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South Africa

Northern Cape
- Frances Baard District Municipality
  - Pleistocene🐚 Power's Site

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dikgatlong_Local_Municipality
Wikidata ID:	Q1225310
GeoNames ID:	8347502

Localities in this Region

South Africa

Northern Cape
- Frances Baard District Municipality
  - Dikgatlong Local Municipality
    - Barkly West

South Africa

Northern Cape
- Frances Baard District Municipality
  - Dikgatlong Local Municipality

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

AfricaContinent

African PlateTectonic Plate

Kalahari Craton
- Kaapvaal CratonCraton

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