Kimberley, Sol Plaatje Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Kimberley | City |
| Sol Plaatje Local Municipality | Municipality |
| Frances Baard District Municipality | District Municipality |
| Northern Cape | Province |
| South Africa | Country |
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| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Kimberley | 142,089 (2012) |
Kimberley is the capital and largest city of the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. It is located approximately 110 km east of the confluence of the Vaal and Orange Rivers. The city has considerable historical significance due to its diamond mining past and the siege during the Second Anglo-Boer War. British businessmen Cecil Rhodes and Barney Barnato made their fortunes in Kimberley, and Rhodes established the De Beers diamond company in the early days of the mining town.
On 2 September 1882, Kimberley was the first city in the Southern Hemisphere and the second in the world after Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States to integrate electric street lights into its infrastructure. The first Stock Exchange in Africa was built in Kimberley, as early as 1881.
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| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
| ⓘ | var. Stewartite (of Sutton) | 1.CB.10a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Heazlewoodite | 2.BB.05 | Ni3S2 |
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| ⓘ | Sylvite | 3.AA.20 | KCl |
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | 'Pyrochlore Group' | 4.00. | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnesioferrite | 4.BB.05 | MgFe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | Ulvöspinel | 4.BB.05 | TiFe2+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Spinel var. Pleonaste | 4.BB.05 | (Mg,Fe)Al2O4 |
| ⓘ | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| ⓘ | Geikielite | 4.CB.05 | MgTiO3 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Picroilmenite | 4.CB.05 | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Magnesium and Chromium-bearing Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | (Fe2+,Mg)(Ti,Cr)O3 |
| ⓘ | Armalcolite | 4.CB.15 | MgTi4+2O5 |
| ⓘ | Freudenbergite | 4.CC.10 | Na2(Ti,Fe)8O16 |
| ⓘ | Perovskite | 4.CC.30 | CaTiO3 |
| ⓘ | Crichtonite | 4.CC.40 | Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38 |
| ⓘ | Lindsleyite (TL) | 4.CC.40 | (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 |
| ⓘ | Mathiasite (TL) | 4.CC.40 | (Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12 |
| ⓘ | Hawthorneite (TL) | 4.CC.45 | BaMgTi3Cr4Fe2+2Fe3+2O19 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | var. Carnelian | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Niobium- and Chromium-bearing Rutile | 4.DB.05 | (Ti,Nb,Cr)O2 |
| ⓘ | Srilankite | 4.DB.25 | ZrTi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Baddeleyite | 4.DE.35 | ZrO2 |
| ⓘ | Zirconolite | 4.DH.30 | CaZrTi2O7 |
| ⓘ | Priderite | 4.DK.05b | K(Ti4+7Fe3+)O16 |
| ⓘ | Calzirtite | 4.DL.10 | Ca2Zr5Ti2O16 |
| ⓘ | Tazheranite | 4.DL.10 | (Zr,Ti,Ca)(O,◻)2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Natrite | 5.AA.10 | Na2CO3 |
| ⓘ | Gregoryite | 5.AA.10 | (Na2,K2,Ca)CO3 |
| ⓘ | Nahcolite | 5.AA.15 | NaHCO3 |
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Witherite | 5.AB.15 | BaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Eitelite | 5.AC.05 | Na2Mg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Nyerereite | 5.AC.10 | Na2Ca(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Zemkorite | 5.AC.10 | Na2Ca(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Fairchildite | 5.AC.20 | K2Ca(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Shortite | 5.AC.25 | Na2Ca2(CO3)3 |
| ⓘ | Northupite | 5.BF.05 | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
| ⓘ | Tychite | 5.BF.05 | Na6Mg2(CO3)4(SO4) |
| ⓘ | Bradleyite | 5.BF.10 | Na3Mg(CO3)(PO4) |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Aphthitalite | 7.AC.35 | K3Na(SO4)2 |
| ⓘ | Arcanite | 7.AD.05 | K2SO4 |
| ⓘ | Glauberite | 7.AD.25 | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| ⓘ | Thénardite | 7.AD.25 | Na2SO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| ⓘ | Kogarkoite | 7.BD.15 | Na3(SO4)F |
| ⓘ | Burkeite | 7.BD.25 | Na6(CO3)(SO4)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Monticellite | 9.AC.10 | CaMg(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Pyrope | 9.AD.25 | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Afwillite (TL) | 9.AG.75 | Ca3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2] · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Bultfonteinite (TL) | 9.AG.80 | Ca2(HSiO4)F · H2O |
| ⓘ | Cebollite ? | 9.BB.10 | Ca5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Cuspidine ? | 9.BE.17 | Ca8(Si2O7)2F4 |
| ⓘ | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | 9.DA.15 | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 | |
| ⓘ | Omphacite | 9.DA.20 | (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Richterite | 9.DE.20 | Na(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Potassic-richterite | 9.DE.20 | K(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Pectolite | 9.DG.05 | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
| ⓘ | Fluorapophyllite-(K) | 9.EA.15 | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | 9.EA.15 | KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Rhodesite (TL) | 9.EB.05 | KHCa2Si8O19 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Tetraferriphlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Kinoshitalite | 9.EC.35 | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Glagolevite | 9.EC.55 | Na(Mg,Al)6(AlSi3O10)(OH,O)8 |
| ⓘ | Kalsilite | 9.FA.05 | KAlSiO4 |
| ⓘ | Nepheline | 9.FA.05 | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| ⓘ | Natrolite | 9.GA.05 | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Mountainite (TL) | 9.GG.10 | KNa2Ca2[Si8O19(OH)] · 6H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5(T8O22)W2 |
| ⓘ | 'Apophyllite Group' | - | AB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | 'Hypersthene' | - | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| ⓘ | 'Monazite Group' | - | REE(PO4) |
| ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Ancylite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| ⓘ | 'Olivine Group' | - | M2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | 'UM1975-09-O:BaCrFeMgTiV' | - | (Fe,Mg,Ba,Ca)3Cr3VTi7O23 or (Ba,Ca)(Fe5Mg3)(Cr7V4Ti20)O66 ? |
| ⓘ | 'Carbonate' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Afwillite | Ca3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2] · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Apophyllite Group | AB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Bultfonteinite | Ca2(HSiO4)F · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Cebollite | Ca5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Crichtonite | Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38 |
| H | ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Mountainite | KNa2Ca2[Si8O19(OH)] · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Nahcolite | NaHCO3 |
| H | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| H | ⓘ Rhodesite | KHCa2Si8O19 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Richterite | Na(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Tetraferriphlogopite | KMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Potassic-richterite | K(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Glagolevite | Na(Mg,Al)6(AlSi3O10)(OH,O)8 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Bradleyite | Na3Mg(CO3)(PO4) |
| C | ⓘ Burkeite | Na6(CO3)(SO4)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Diamond | C |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Eitelite | Na2Mg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Fairchildite | K2Ca(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Nahcolite | NaHCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Natrite | Na2CO3 |
| C | ⓘ Northupite | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
| C | ⓘ Nyerereite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Shortite | Na2Ca2(CO3)3 |
| C | ⓘ Diamond var. Stewartite (of Sutton) | C |
| C | ⓘ Tychite | Na6Mg2(CO3)4(SO4) |
| C | ⓘ Witherite | BaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Zemkorite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Gregoryite | (Na2,K2,Ca)CO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Afwillite | Ca3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2] · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5(T8O22)W2 |
| O | ⓘ Aphthitalite | K3Na(SO4)2 |
| O | ⓘ Apophyllite Group | AB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Arcanite | K2SO4 |
| O | ⓘ Armalcolite | MgTi24+O5 |
| O | ⓘ Baddeleyite | ZrO2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Bradleyite | Na3Mg(CO3)(PO4) |
| O | ⓘ Bultfonteinite | Ca2(HSiO4)F · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Burkeite | Na6(CO3)(SO4)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Calzirtite | Ca2Zr5Ti2O16 |
| O | ⓘ Cebollite | Ca5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Crichtonite | Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38 |
| O | ⓘ Cuspidine | Ca8(Si2O7)2F4 |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Eitelite | Na2Mg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Fairchildite | K2Ca(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Freudenbergite | Na2(Ti,Fe)8O16 |
| O | ⓘ Geikielite | MgTiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Glauberite | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| O | ⓘ Hawthorneite | BaMgTi3Cr4Fe22+Fe23+O19 |
| O | ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Kalsilite | KAlSiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Kogarkoite | Na3(SO4)F |
| O | ⓘ Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Lindsleyite | (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 |
| O | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnesioferrite | MgFe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Mathiasite | (Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12 |
| O | ⓘ Monazite Group | REE(PO4) |
| O | ⓘ Monticellite | CaMg(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Mountainite | KNa2Ca2[Si8O19(OH)] · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Nahcolite | NaHCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Natrite | Na2CO3 |
| O | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| O | ⓘ Northupite | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
| O | ⓘ Nyerereite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Priderite | K(Ti74+Fe3+)O16 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| O | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rhodesite | KHCa2Si8O19 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Richterite | Na(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Shortite | Na2Ca2(CO3)3 |
| O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Srilankite | ZrTi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Tazheranite | (Zr,Ti,Ca)(O,◻)2 |
| O | ⓘ Tetraferriphlogopite | KMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
| O | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Tychite | Na6Mg2(CO3)4(SO4) |
| O | ⓘ Ulvöspinel | TiFe22+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Witherite | BaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Zemkorite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Zirconolite | CaZrTi2O7 |
| O | ⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste | (Mg,Fe)Al2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Gregoryite | (Na2,K2,Ca)CO3 |
| O | ⓘ Potassic-richterite | K(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Carnelian | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite var. Picroilmenite | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Glagolevite | Na(Mg,Al)6(AlSi3O10)(OH,O)8 |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| O | ⓘ Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile var. Niobium- and Chromium-bearing Rutile | (Ti,Nb,Cr)O2 |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite var. Magnesium and Chromium-bearing Ilmenite | (Fe2+,Mg)(Ti,Cr)O3 |
| O | ⓘ UM1975-09-O:BaCrFeMgTiV | (Fe,Mg,Ba,Ca)3Cr3VTi7O23 or (Ba,Ca)(Fe5Mg3)(Cr7V4Ti20)O66 ? |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Bultfonteinite | Ca2(HSiO4)F · H2O |
| F | ⓘ Cuspidine | Ca8(Si2O7)2F4 |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| F | ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O |
| F | ⓘ Kogarkoite | Na3(SO4)F |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Aphthitalite | K3Na(SO4)2 |
| Na | ⓘ Bradleyite | Na3Mg(CO3)(PO4) |
| Na | ⓘ Burkeite | Na6(CO3)(SO4)2 |
| Na | ⓘ Eitelite | Na2Mg(CO3)2 |
| Na | ⓘ Freudenbergite | Na2(Ti,Fe)8O16 |
| Na | ⓘ Glauberite | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Na | ⓘ Kogarkoite | Na3(SO4)F |
| Na | ⓘ Mountainite | KNa2Ca2[Si8O19(OH)] · 6H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Nahcolite | NaHCO3 |
| Na | ⓘ Natrite | Na2CO3 |
| Na | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| Na | ⓘ Northupite | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
| Na | ⓘ Nyerereite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 |
| Na | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
| Na | ⓘ Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
| Na | ⓘ Richterite | Na(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Na | ⓘ Shortite | Na2Ca2(CO3)3 |
| Na | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
| Na | ⓘ Tychite | Na6Mg2(CO3)4(SO4) |
| Na | ⓘ Zemkorite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 |
| Na | ⓘ Gregoryite | (Na2,K2,Ca)CO3 |
| Na | ⓘ Potassic-richterite | K(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Na | ⓘ Glagolevite | Na(Mg,Al)6(AlSi3O10)(OH,O)8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Armalcolite | MgTi24+O5 |
| Mg | ⓘ Bradleyite | Na3Mg(CO3)(PO4) |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Eitelite | Na2Mg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Geikielite | MgTiO3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Hawthorneite | BaMgTi3Cr4Fe22+Fe23+O19 |
| Mg | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Lindsleyite | (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesioferrite | MgFe23+O4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Mathiasite | (Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12 |
| Mg | ⓘ Monticellite | CaMg(SiO4) |
| Mg | ⓘ Northupite | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
| Mg | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Richterite | Na(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Tetraferriphlogopite | KMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Tychite | Na6Mg2(CO3)4(SO4) |
| Mg | ⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste | (Mg,Fe)Al2O4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Potassic-richterite | K(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ilmenite var. Picroilmenite | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Glagolevite | Na(Mg,Al)6(AlSi3O10)(OH,O)8 |
| Mg | ⓘ Ilmenite var. Magnesium and Chromium-bearing Ilmenite | (Fe2+,Mg)(Ti,Cr)O3 |
| Mg | ⓘ UM1975-09-O:BaCrFeMgTiV | (Fe,Mg,Ba,Ca)3Cr3VTi7O23 or (Ba,Ca)(Fe5Mg3)(Cr7V4Ti20)O66 ? |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Cebollite | Ca5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
| Al | ⓘ Kalsilite | KAlSiO4 |
| Al | ⓘ Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| Al | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
| Al | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | ⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste | (Mg,Fe)Al2O4 |
| Al | ⓘ Glagolevite | Na(Mg,Al)6(AlSi3O10)(OH,O)8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Afwillite | Ca3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2] · 2H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Apophyllite Group | AB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Bultfonteinite | Ca2(HSiO4)F · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Cebollite | Ca5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Cuspidine | Ca8(Si2O7)2F4 |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Si | ⓘ Kalsilite | KAlSiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Monticellite | CaMg(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Mountainite | KNa2Ca2[Si8O19(OH)] · 6H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| Si | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Rhodesite | KHCa2Si8O19 · 5H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Richterite | Na(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Tetraferriphlogopite | KMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Potassic-richterite | K(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Carnelian | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Glagolevite | Na(Mg,Al)6(AlSi3O10)(OH,O)8 |
| Si | ⓘ Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Bradleyite | Na3Mg(CO3)(PO4) |
| P | ⓘ Monazite Group | REE(PO4) |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Aphthitalite | K3Na(SO4)2 |
| S | ⓘ Arcanite | K2SO4 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Burkeite | Na6(CO3)(SO4)2 |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Glauberite | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| S | ⓘ Heazlewoodite | Ni3S2 |
| S | ⓘ Kogarkoite | Na3(SO4)F |
| S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
| S | ⓘ Tychite | Na6Mg2(CO3)4(SO4) |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Cl | ⓘ Northupite | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Sylvite | KCl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Aphthitalite | K3Na(SO4)2 |
| K | ⓘ Arcanite | K2SO4 |
| K | ⓘ Fairchildite | K2Ca(CO3)2 |
| K | ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
| K | ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O |
| K | ⓘ Kalsilite | KAlSiO4 |
| K | ⓘ Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Mathiasite | (Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12 |
| K | ⓘ Mountainite | KNa2Ca2[Si8O19(OH)] · 6H2O |
| K | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| K | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Priderite | K(Ti74+Fe3+)O16 |
| K | ⓘ Rhodesite | KHCa2Si8O19 · 5H2O |
| K | ⓘ Sylvite | KCl |
| K | ⓘ Tetraferriphlogopite | KMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Gregoryite | (Na2,K2,Ca)CO3 |
| K | ⓘ Potassic-richterite | K(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Afwillite | Ca3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2] · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Bultfonteinite | Ca2(HSiO4)F · H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calzirtite | Ca2Zr5Ti2O16 |
| Ca | ⓘ Cebollite | Ca5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Cuspidine | Ca8(Si2O7)2F4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fairchildite | K2Ca(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Glauberite | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Lindsleyite | (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 |
| Ca | ⓘ Mathiasite | (Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12 |
| Ca | ⓘ Monticellite | CaMg(SiO4) |
| Ca | ⓘ Mountainite | KNa2Ca2[Si8O19(OH)] · 6H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Nyerereite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Rhodesite | KHCa2Si8O19 · 5H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Richterite | Na(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Shortite | Na2Ca2(CO3)3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Tazheranite | (Zr,Ti,Ca)(O,◻)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ca | ⓘ Zemkorite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Zirconolite | CaZrTi2O7 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gregoryite | (Na2,K2,Ca)CO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Potassic-richterite | K(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| Ca | ⓘ UM1975-09-O:BaCrFeMgTiV | (Fe,Mg,Ba,Ca)3Cr3VTi7O23 or (Ba,Ca)(Fe5Mg3)(Cr7V4Ti20)O66 ? |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Armalcolite | MgTi24+O5 |
| Ti | ⓘ Calzirtite | Ca2Zr5Ti2O16 |
| Ti | ⓘ Crichtonite | Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38 |
| Ti | ⓘ Freudenbergite | Na2(Ti,Fe)8O16 |
| Ti | ⓘ Geikielite | MgTiO3 |
| Ti | ⓘ Hawthorneite | BaMgTi3Cr4Fe22+Fe23+O19 |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | ⓘ Lindsleyite | (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 |
| Ti | ⓘ Mathiasite | (Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12 |
| Ti | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| Ti | ⓘ Priderite | K(Ti74+Fe3+)O16 |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Srilankite | ZrTi2O6 |
| Ti | ⓘ Tazheranite | (Zr,Ti,Ca)(O,◻)2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ti | ⓘ Ulvöspinel | TiFe22+O4 |
| Ti | ⓘ Zirconolite | CaZrTi2O7 |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite var. Picroilmenite | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile var. Niobium- and Chromium-bearing Rutile | (Ti,Nb,Cr)O2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite var. Magnesium and Chromium-bearing Ilmenite | (Fe2+,Mg)(Ti,Cr)O3 |
| Ti | ⓘ UM1975-09-O:BaCrFeMgTiV | (Fe,Mg,Ba,Ca)3Cr3VTi7O23 or (Ba,Ca)(Fe5Mg3)(Cr7V4Ti20)O66 ? |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Crichtonite | Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38 |
| V | ⓘ UM1975-09-O:BaCrFeMgTiV | (Fe,Mg,Ba,Ca)3Cr3VTi7O23 or (Ba,Ca)(Fe5Mg3)(Cr7V4Ti20)O66 ? |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Cr | ⓘ Crichtonite | Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38 |
| Cr | ⓘ Hawthorneite | BaMgTi3Cr4Fe22+Fe23+O19 |
| Cr | ⓘ Lindsleyite | (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 |
| Cr | ⓘ Mathiasite | (Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12 |
| Cr | ⓘ Rutile var. Niobium- and Chromium-bearing Rutile | (Ti,Nb,Cr)O2 |
| Cr | ⓘ Ilmenite var. Magnesium and Chromium-bearing Ilmenite | (Fe2+,Mg)(Ti,Cr)O3 |
| Cr | ⓘ UM1975-09-O:BaCrFeMgTiV | (Fe,Mg,Ba,Ca)3Cr3VTi7O23 or (Ba,Ca)(Fe5Mg3)(Cr7V4Ti20)O66 ? |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Crichtonite | Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38 |
| Mn | ⓘ Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Crichtonite | Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38 |
| Fe | ⓘ Freudenbergite | Na2(Ti,Fe)8O16 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hawthorneite | BaMgTi3Cr4Fe22+Fe23+O19 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Lindsleyite | (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnesioferrite | MgFe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Mathiasite | (Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12 |
| Fe | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Priderite | K(Ti74+Fe3+)O16 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Tetraferriphlogopite | KMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ulvöspinel | TiFe22+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste | (Mg,Fe)Al2O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite var. Picroilmenite | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite var. Magnesium and Chromium-bearing Ilmenite | (Fe2+,Mg)(Ti,Cr)O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ UM1975-09-O:BaCrFeMgTiV | (Fe,Mg,Ba,Ca)3Cr3VTi7O23 or (Ba,Ca)(Fe5Mg3)(Cr7V4Ti20)O66 ? |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Heazlewoodite | Ni3S2 |
| Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Sr | ⓘ Crichtonite | Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38 |
| Sr | ⓘ Lindsleyite | (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 |
| Y | Yttrium | |
| Y | ⓘ Crichtonite | Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Baddeleyite | ZrO2 |
| Zr | ⓘ Calzirtite | Ca2Zr5Ti2O16 |
| Zr | ⓘ Lindsleyite | (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 |
| Zr | ⓘ Mathiasite | (Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12 |
| Zr | ⓘ Srilankite | ZrTi2O6 |
| Zr | ⓘ Tazheranite | (Zr,Ti,Ca)(O,◻)2 |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Zr | ⓘ Zirconolite | CaZrTi2O7 |
| Nb | Niobium | |
| Nb | ⓘ Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| Nb | ⓘ Rutile var. Niobium- and Chromium-bearing Rutile | (Ti,Nb,Cr)O2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | ⓘ Hawthorneite | BaMgTi3Cr4Fe22+Fe23+O19 |
| Ba | ⓘ Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| Ba | ⓘ Lindsleyite | (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 |
| Ba | ⓘ Witherite | BaCO3 |
| Ba | ⓘ UM1975-09-O:BaCrFeMgTiV | (Fe,Mg,Ba,Ca)3Cr3VTi7O23 or (Ba,Ca)(Fe5Mg3)(Cr7V4Ti20)O66 ? |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Crichtonite | Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38 |
Fossils
There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 3 | ||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 254 Ma (Permian) | ||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 290 Ma (Permian) | ||||||
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| Wikidata ID: | Q125905 |
Localities in this Region
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Kimberley, Sol Plaatje Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa