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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 44' 35'' South , 20° 43' 58'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
53695
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:53695:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


8 km east of Kakamas

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


14 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Cleavelandite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Bismutite
Formula: (BiO)2CO3
Brannerite
Formula: UTi2O6
Cerianite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce4+O2
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
'Feldspar Group'
'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
Fluocerite-(Ce)
Formula: CeF3
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
'Gadolinite'
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Microcline var. Amazonite
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
'Pyrochlore Supergroup'
Formula: A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n
'Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)'
Formula: (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Samarskite-(Y)
Formula: YFe3+Nb2O8
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Description: Crystals to 1 meter
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Zircon var. Cyrtolite
Formula: Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4]

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Fluocerite-(Ce)3.AC.15CeF3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
'Pyrochlore Group'4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Samarskite-(Y)4.DB.25YFe3+Nb2O8
Brannerite4.DH.05UTi2O6
Cerianite-(Ce)4.DL.05Ce4+O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Bismutite5.BE.25(BiO)2CO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
var. Cyrtolite9.AD.30Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Microcline
var. Amazonite
9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Cleavelandite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Pyrochlore Supergroup
var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)'
-(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
'Feldspar Group'-
'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Feldspar Group
var. Perthite'
-
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Gadolinite'-
'Pyrochlore Supergroup'-A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
O Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
O Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
O BranneriteUTi2O6
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O Cerianite-(Ce)Ce4+O2
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
O QuartzSiO2
O Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
O Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
O Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FFluorine
F Fluocerite-(Ce)CeF3
F FluoriteCaF2
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Na Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Al Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
Si Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
P Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
KPotassium
K Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Ti Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Ti BranneriteUTi2O6
MnManganese
Mn Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FeIron
Fe Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Fe Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
YYttrium
Y Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
Zr Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
NbNiobium
Nb Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Nb Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Nb Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Nb Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
CeCerium
Ce Cerianite-(Ce)Ce4+O2
Ce Fluocerite-(Ce)CeF3
TaTantalum
Ta Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
BiBismuth
Bi Native BismuthBi
Bi Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
UUranium
U Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
U BranneriteUTi2O6

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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African PlateTectonic Plate
Southern Africa

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