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Bela-Bela Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africai
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Bela-Bela Local MunicipalityMunicipality
Waterberg District MunicipalityMunicipality
LimpopoProvince
South AfricaCountry

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Area:
3,406 km2
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Warmbaths90,210 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
414419
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:414419:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Bela-Bela, Waterberg, Limpopo, Afrique du Sud
German:
Bela-Bela, Waterberg, Limpopo, Südafrika
Italian:
Municipalità locale di Bela Bela, Municipalità distrettuale di Waterberg, provincia del Limpopo, Sudafrica
Russian:
Бела-Бела , Ватерберг, Лимпопо, ЮАР
Simplified Chinese:
貝拉貝拉地方自治市, 瓦特貝格區自治市, 林波波省, 南非
Afrikaans:
Bela-Bela Plaaslike Munisipaliteit, Waterberg-distriksmunisipaliteit, Limpopo, Suid-Afrika
Cebuano:
Bela-Bela, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, Habagatang Aprika
Dutch:
Bela Bela, Waterberg, Limpopo, Zuid-Afrika
Faroese:
Bela-Bela, Suðurafrika
Northern Sotho:
Bela-Bela Mmusogae, Mmasepala Setereke tša Waterberg, Limpopo, Afrika Borwa
Novial:
Bela-Bela Komunie, Waterberg, Limpopo Provinse, Sud Afrika
Polish:
Bela-Bela, Waterberg, Limpopo, Republika Południowej Afryki
Welsh:
Bwrdeistref Lleol Bela-Bela, De Affrica
Zulu:
Bela-Bela Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, iNingizimu Afrika


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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

45 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
'Bastnäsite'
Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Brookite
Formula: TiO2
Brucite
Formula: Mg(OH)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
'Clinoptilolite Subgroup'
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite
Formula: Cu2O
Delafossite
Formula: Cu+Fe3+O2
Diaspore
Formula: AlO(OH)
Colour: White/transparant.
Description: Occurs only in vugs in pyroclastic rhyolite.
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fayalite
Formula: Fe2+2SiO4
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
'Limonite'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
Colour: Brownish-green
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Phengite
Formula: KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Plancheite
Formula: Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Milky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Habit: Complex. Tetragonal.
Colour: White.
Description: Milky quartz from weathered vein in rhyolite.
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Shattuckite
Formula: Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stellerite
Formula: Ca4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Cuprite
var. Chalcotrichite
4.AA.10Cu2O
4.AA.10Cu2O
Delafossite4.AB.15Cu+Fe3+O2
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Hematite
var. Specularite
4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Milky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Brookite4.DD.10TiO2
Diaspore4.FD.10AlO(OH)
Brucite4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Xenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
Fayalite9.AC.05Fe2+2SiO4
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Plancheite9.DB.35Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Shattuckite9.DB.40Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Phengite9.EC.15KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Laumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Stellerite9.GE.15Ca4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
Unclassified
'Bastnäsite'-(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
'Chlorite Group'-
'Clinoptilolite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H BruciteMg(OH)2
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
H DiasporeAlO(OH)
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
H PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
H StelleriteCa4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O Quartz var. AgateSiO2
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O BrookiteTiO2
O BruciteMg(OH)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CassiteriteSnO2
O Cuprite var. ChalcotrichiteCu2O
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
O CupriteCu2O
O DelafossiteCu+Fe3+O2
O DiasporeAlO(OH)
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O FayaliteFe22+SiO4
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
O PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
O SideriteFeCO3
O StelleriteCa4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
O Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
F Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg BruciteMg(OH)2
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Al DiasporeAlO(OH)
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al StelleriteCa4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Si LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Si PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Si StelleriteCa4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
P Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
SSulfur
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CovelliteCuS
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Native SulphurS8
KPotassium
K Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
K Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Ca StelleriteCa4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Ti BrookiteTiO2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe DelafossiteCu+Fe3+O2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu Cuprite var. ChalcotrichiteCu2O
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu DelafossiteCu+Fe3+O2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Cu ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
YYttrium
Y Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Y Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
CeCerium
Ce Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ce Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
NdNeodymium
Nd Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed201 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed237 Ma (Middle Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Stormberg1201.3 - 174.1 Ma (Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Dinosauria
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bela-Bela_Local_Municipality
Wikidata ID:Q815084
GeoNames ID:8347511

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