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Kimberley142,089 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
56310
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:56310:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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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79 valid minerals. 7 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

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Afwillite (TL)
Formula: Ca3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2] · 2H2O
Type Locality:
'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2
'Ancylite'
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Aphthitalite
Formula: K3Na(SO4)2
References:
'Apophyllite Group'
Formula: AB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
Arcanite
Formula: K2SO4
References:
Armalcolite
Formula: MgTi4+2O5
Baddeleyite
Formula: ZrO2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Bradleyite
Formula: Na3Mg(CO3)(PO4)
References:
Bultfonteinite (TL)
Formula: Ca2(HSiO4)F · H2O
Description: The mineral was first found by a miner named Cann in 1903 or 1904 on the 480-foot level of the Bultfontein mine at Kimberley. It occurred, associated with calcite, apophyllite, and natrolite, in a large 'horse' of dolerite and shale fragments enclosed in kimberlite, Parry et al (1932)
Burkeite
Formula: Na6(CO3)(SO4)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities:
Calzirtite
Formula: Ca2Zr5Ti2O16
'Carbonate'
Cebollite
Formula: Ca5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4
Description: Pectolite
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Colour: Blue
Description: Large crystals found in the bultfontein diamond pipe.
'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Localities:
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Crichtonite
Formula: Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Cuspidine ?
Formula: Ca8(Si2O7)2F4
Diamond
Formula: C
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Diamond var. Stewartite (of Sutton)
Formula: C
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside
Formula: Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Eitelite
Formula: Na2Mg(CO3)2
References:
Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
Fairchildite
Formula: K2Ca(CO3)2
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Fluorapophyllite-(K)
Formula: KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Freudenbergite
Formula: Na2(Ti,Fe)8O16
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Geikielite
Formula: MgTiO3
Glagolevite
Formula: Na(Mg,Al)6(AlSi3O10)(OH,O)8
Glauberite
Formula: Na2Ca(SO4)2
Gregoryite
Formula: (Na2,K2,Ca)CO3
References:
Halite
Formula: NaCl
References:
Hawthorneite (TL)
Formula: BaMgTi3Cr4Fe2+2Fe3+2O19
Type Locality:
Heazlewoodite
Formula: Ni3S2
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)
Formula: KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O
'Hypersthene'
Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Ilmenite var. Magnesium and Chromium-bearing Ilmenite
Formula: (Fe2+,Mg)(Ti,Cr)O3
Ilmenite var. Picroilmenite
Formula: (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3
Kalsilite
Formula: KAlSiO4
Kinoshitalite
Formula: (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Kogarkoite
Formula: Na3(SO4)F
Lindsleyite (TL)
Formula: (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38
Magnesioferrite
Formula: MgFe3+2O4
Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
References:
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Mathiasite (TL)
Formula: (Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12
'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Monticellite
Formula: CaMg(SiO4)
Mountainite (TL)
Formula: KNa2Ca2[Si8O19(OH)] · 6H2O
Type Locality:
Nahcolite
Formula: NaHCO3
Natrite
Formula: Na2CO3
Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Northupite
Formula: Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl
Nyerereite
Formula: Na2Ca(CO3)2
References:
'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
Omphacite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
Pectolite
Formula: NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Potassic-richterite
Formula: K(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Priderite
Formula: K(Ti4+7Fe3+)O16
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Pyrope
Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Carnelian
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Rhodesite (TL)
Formula: KHCa2Si8O19 · 5H2O
Type Locality:
Richterite
Formula: Na(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Rutile var. Niobium- and Chromium-bearing Rutile
Formula: (Ti,Nb,Cr)O2
'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Localities:
Shortite
Formula: Na2Ca2(CO3)3
References:
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Localities:
Spinel var. Pleonaste
Formula: (Mg,Fe)Al2O4
Srilankite
Formula: ZrTi2O6
Sylvite
Formula: KCl
References:
Tazheranite
Formula: (Zr,Ti,Ca)(O,◻)2
Tetraferriphlogopite
Formula: KMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2
Thénardite
Formula: Na2SO4
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Tychite
Formula: Na6Mg2(CO3)4(SO4)
Ulvöspinel
Formula: TiFe2+2O4
'UM1975-09-O:BaCrFeMgTiV'
Formula: (Fe,Mg,Ba,Ca)3Cr3VTi7O23 or (Ba,Ca)(Fe5Mg3)(Cr7V4Ti20)O66 ?
Witherite
Formula: BaCO3
References:
Zemkorite
Formula: Na2Ca(CO3)2
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Zirconolite
Formula: CaZrTi2O7

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Diamond1.CB.10aC
var. Stewartite (of Sutton)1.CB.10aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Heazlewoodite2.BB.05Ni3S2
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Sylvite3.AA.20KCl
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
'Pyrochlore Group'4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Magnesioferrite4.BB.05MgFe3+2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Ulvöspinel4.BB.05TiFe2+2O4
Spinel
var. Pleonaste
4.BB.05(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
Geikielite4.CB.05MgTiO3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
var. Picroilmenite4.CB.05(Fe2+,Mg)TiO3
var. Magnesium and Chromium-bearing Ilmenite4.CB.05(Fe2+,Mg)(Ti,Cr)O3
Armalcolite4.CB.15MgTi4+2O5
Freudenbergite4.CC.10Na2(Ti,Fe)8O16
Perovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
Crichtonite4.CC.40Sr(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.45BaMgTi3Cr4Fe2+2Fe3+2O19
Quartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Carnelian4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
var. Niobium- and Chromium-bearing Rutile4.DB.05(Ti,Nb,Cr)O2
Srilankite4.DB.25ZrTi2O6
Baddeleyite4.DE.35ZrO2
Zirconolite4.DH.30CaZrTi2O7
Priderite4.DK.05bK(Ti4+7Fe3+)O16
Calzirtite4.DL.10Ca2Zr5Ti2O16
Tazheranite4.DL.10(Zr,Ti,Ca)(O,◻)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Natrite5.AA.10Na2CO3
Gregoryite5.AA.10(Na2,K2,Ca)CO3
Nahcolite5.AA.15NaHCO3
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Witherite5.AB.15BaCO3
Eitelite5.AC.05Na2Mg(CO3)2
Nyerereite5.AC.10Na2Ca(CO3)2
Zemkorite5.AC.10Na2Ca(CO3)2
Fairchildite5.AC.20K2Ca(CO3)2
Shortite5.AC.25Na2Ca2(CO3)3
Northupite5.BF.05Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl
Tychite5.BF.05Na6Mg2(CO3)4(SO4)
Bradleyite5.BF.10Na3Mg(CO3)(PO4)
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Aphthitalite7.AC.35K3Na(SO4)2
Arcanite7.AD.05K2SO4
Glauberite7.AD.25Na2Ca(SO4)2
Thénardite7.AD.25Na2SO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Kogarkoite7.BD.15Na3(SO4)F
Burkeite7.BD.25Na6(CO3)(SO4)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Monticellite9.AC.10CaMg(SiO4)
Pyrope9.AD.25Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Afwillite (TL)9.AG.75Ca3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2] · 2H2O
Bultfonteinite (TL)9.AG.80Ca2(HSiO4)F · H2O
Cebollite ?9.BB.10Ca5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4
Cuspidine ?9.BE.17Ca8(Si2O7)2F4
Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
Diopside
var. Chromium-bearing Diopside
9.DA.15Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Omphacite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
Richterite9.DE.20Na(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Potassic-richterite9.DE.20K(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Pectolite9.DG.05NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Fluorapophyllite-(K)9.EA.15KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)9.EA.15KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O
Rhodesite (TL)9.EB.05KHCa2Si8O19 · 5H2O
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Tetraferriphlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2
Kinoshitalite9.EC.35(Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Glagolevite9.EC.55Na(Mg,Al)6(AlSi3O10)(OH,O)8
Kalsilite9.FA.05KAlSiO4
Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Natrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Mountainite (TL)9.GG.10KNa2Ca2[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

HHydrogen
H AfwilliteCa3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2] · 2H2O
H Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
H BultfonteiniteCa2(HSiO4)F · H2O
H CebolliteCa5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4
H CrichtoniteSr(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 MountainiteKNa2Ca2[Si8O19(OH)] · 6H2O
H NahcoliteNaHCO3
H NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
H PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
H RhodesiteKHCa2Si8O19 · 5H2O
H RichteriteNa(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H TetraferriphlogopiteKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2
H Potassic-richteriteK(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
H GlagoleviteNa(Mg,Al)6(AlSi3O10)(OH,O)8
CCarbon
C BradleyiteNa3Mg(CO3)(PO4)
C BurkeiteNa6(CO3)(SO4)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C DiamondC
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C EiteliteNa2Mg(CO3)2
C FairchilditeK2Ca(CO3)2
C MagnesiteMgCO3
C NahcoliteNaHCO3
C NatriteNa2CO3
C NorthupiteNa3Mg(CO3)2Cl
C NyerereiteNa2Ca(CO3)2
C ShortiteNa2Ca2(CO3)3
C Diamond var. Stewartite (of Sutton)C
C TychiteNa6Mg2(CO3)4(SO4)
C WitheriteBaCO3
C ZemkoriteNa2Ca(CO3)2
C Gregoryite(Na2,K2,Ca)CO3
OOxygen
O AfwilliteCa3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2] · 2H2O
O Quartz var. AgateSiO2
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5(T8O22)W2
O AphthitaliteK3Na(SO4)2
O Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
O ArcaniteK2SO4
O ArmalcoliteMgTi24+O5
O BaddeleyiteZrO2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BradleyiteNa3Mg(CO3)(PO4)
O BultfonteiniteCa2(HSiO4)F · H2O
O BurkeiteNa6(CO3)(SO4)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CalzirtiteCa2Zr5Ti2O16
O CebolliteCa5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4
O CelestineSrSO4
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O CorundumAl2O3
O CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
O CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O EiteliteNa2Mg(CO3)2
O EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
O FairchilditeK2Ca(CO3)2
O Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
O FreudenbergiteNa2(Ti,Fe)8O16
O GeikieliteMgTiO3
O GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
O HawthorneiteBaMgTi3Cr4Fe22+Fe23+O19
O Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O
O Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O KalsiliteKAlSiO4
O KogarkoiteNa3(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 MagnesiteMgCO3
O MagnesioferriteMgFe23+O4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O Mathiasite(Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12
O Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
O MonticelliteCaMg(SiO4)
O MountainiteKNa2Ca2[Si8O19(OH)] · 6H2O
O NahcoliteNaHCO3
O NatriteNa2CO3
O NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
O NorthupiteNa3Mg(CO3)2Cl
O NyerereiteNa2Ca(CO3)2
O NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
O Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
O PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
O PerovskiteCaTiO3
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
O Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
O PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
O QuartzSiO2
O RhodesiteKHCa2Si8O19 · 5H2O
O RichteriteNa(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O RutileTiO2
O ShortiteNa2Ca2(CO3)3
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O SrilankiteZrTi2O6
O Tazheranite(Zr,Ti,Ca)(O,◻)2
O TetraferriphlogopiteKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2
O ThénarditeNa2SO4
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O TychiteNa6Mg2(CO3)4(SO4)
O UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4
O WitheriteBaCO3
O ZemkoriteNa2Ca(CO3)2
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O ZirconoliteCaZrTi2O7
O Spinel var. Pleonaste(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
O Gregoryite(Na2,K2,Ca)CO3
O Potassic-richteriteK(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O Quartz var. CarnelianSiO2
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O Ilmenite var. Picroilmenite(Fe2+,Mg)TiO3
O Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
O GlagoleviteNa(Mg,Al)6(AlSi3O10)(OH,O)8
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
O Olivine GroupM2SiO4
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 ?
FFluorine
F BultfonteiniteCa2(HSiO4)F · H2O
F CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
F Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
F FluoriteCaF2
F Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O
F KogarkoiteNa3(SO4)F
NaSodium
Na AphthitaliteK3Na(SO4)2
Na BradleyiteNa3Mg(CO3)(PO4)
Na BurkeiteNa6(CO3)(SO4)2
Na EiteliteNa2Mg(CO3)2
Na FreudenbergiteNa2(Ti,Fe)8O16
Na GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Na HaliteNaCl
Na KogarkoiteNa3(SO4)F
Na MountainiteKNa2Ca2[Si8O19(OH)] · 6H2O
Na NahcoliteNaHCO3
Na NatriteNa2CO3
Na NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Na NorthupiteNa3Mg(CO3)2Cl
Na NyerereiteNa2Ca(CO3)2
Na NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Na Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Na PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Na RichteriteNa(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Na ShortiteNa2Ca2(CO3)3
Na ThénarditeNa2SO4
Na TychiteNa6Mg2(CO3)4(SO4)
Na ZemkoriteNa2Ca(CO3)2
Na Gregoryite(Na2,K2,Ca)CO3
Na Potassic-richteriteK(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Na GlagoleviteNa(Mg,Al)6(AlSi3O10)(OH,O)8
MgMagnesium
Mg ArmalcoliteMgTi24+O5
Mg BradleyiteNa3Mg(CO3)(PO4)
Mg Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg EiteliteNa2Mg(CO3)2
Mg EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mg GeikieliteMgTiO3
Mg HawthorneiteBaMgTi3Cr4Fe22+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 MagnesiteMgCO3
Mg MagnesioferriteMgFe23+O4
Mg Mathiasite(Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)2(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)5O12
Mg MonticelliteCaMg(SiO4)
Mg NorthupiteNa3Mg(CO3)2Cl
Mg Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Mg RichteriteNa(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg TetraferriphlogopiteKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2
Mg TychiteNa6Mg2(CO3)4(SO4)
Mg Spinel var. Pleonaste(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
Mg Potassic-richteriteK(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mg Ilmenite var. Picroilmenite(Fe2+,Mg)TiO3
Mg GlagoleviteNa(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 ?
AlAluminium
Al CebolliteCa5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al KalsiliteKAlSiO4
Al Kinoshitalite(Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Al NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Al NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Al Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al Spinel var. Pleonaste(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
Al GlagoleviteNa(Mg,Al)6(AlSi3O10)(OH,O)8
SiSilicon
Si AfwilliteCa3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2] · 2H2O
Si Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Si Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
Si BultfonteiniteCa2(HSiO4)F · H2O
Si CebolliteCa5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Si CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Si Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Si Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O
Si Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Si KalsiliteKAlSiO4
Si Kinoshitalite(Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Si MonticelliteCaMg(SiO4)
Si MountainiteKNa2Ca2[Si8O19(OH)] · 6H2O
Si NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Si NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Si Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Si PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Si QuartzSiO2
Si RhodesiteKHCa2Si8O19 · 5H2O
Si RichteriteNa(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si TetraferriphlogopiteKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Potassic-richteriteK(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si Quartz var. CarnelianSiO2
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Si GlagoleviteNa(Mg,Al)6(AlSi3O10)(OH,O)8
Si Olivine GroupM2SiO4
PPhosphorus
P BradleyiteNa3Mg(CO3)(PO4)
P Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S AphthitaliteK3Na(SO4)2
S ArcaniteK2SO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S BurkeiteNa6(CO3)(SO4)2
S CelestineSrSO4
S GalenaPbS
S GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
S HeazlewooditeNi3S2
S KogarkoiteNa3(SO4)F
S Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S ThénarditeNa2SO4
S TychiteNa6Mg2(CO3)4(SO4)
ClChlorine
Cl HaliteNaCl
Cl NorthupiteNa3Mg(CO3)2Cl
Cl SylviteKCl
KPotassium
K AphthitaliteK3Na(SO4)2
K ArcaniteK2SO4
K FairchilditeK2Ca(CO3)2
K Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
K Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O
K KalsiliteKAlSiO4
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 MountainiteKNa2Ca2[Si8O19(OH)] · 6H2O
K NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
K RhodesiteKHCa2Si8O19 · 5H2O
K SylviteKCl
K TetraferriphlogopiteKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2
K Gregoryite(Na2,K2,Ca)CO3
K Potassic-richteriteK(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AfwilliteCa3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2] · 2H2O
Ca BultfonteiniteCa2(HSiO4)F · H2O
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca CalzirtiteCa2Zr5Ti2O16
Ca CebolliteCa5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4
Ca Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Ca CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FairchilditeK2Ca(CO3)2
Ca Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GlauberiteNa2Ca(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 MonticelliteCaMg(SiO4)
Ca MountainiteKNa2Ca2[Si8O19(OH)] · 6H2O
Ca NyerereiteNa2Ca(CO3)2
Ca Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Ca PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Ca PerovskiteCaTiO3
Ca RhodesiteKHCa2Si8O19 · 5H2O
Ca RichteriteNa(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca ShortiteNa2Ca2(CO3)3
Ca Tazheranite(Zr,Ti,Ca)(O,◻)2
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca ZemkoriteNa2Ca(CO3)2
Ca ZirconoliteCaZrTi2O7
Ca Gregoryite(Na2,K2,Ca)CO3
Ca Potassic-richteriteK(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Ca UM1975-09-O:BaCrFeMgTiV(Fe,Mg,Ba,Ca)3Cr3VTi7O23 or (Ba,Ca)(Fe5Mg3)(Cr7V4Ti20)O66 ?
TiTitanium
Ti ArmalcoliteMgTi24+O5
Ti CalzirtiteCa2Zr5Ti2O16
Ti CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Ti FreudenbergiteNa2(Ti,Fe)8O16
Ti GeikieliteMgTiO3
Ti HawthorneiteBaMgTi3Cr4Fe22+Fe23+O19
Ti IlmeniteFe2+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 PerovskiteCaTiO3
Ti PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti SrilankiteZrTi2O6
Ti Tazheranite(Zr,Ti,Ca)(O,◻)2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ti UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4
Ti ZirconoliteCaZrTi2O7
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 ?
VVanadium
V CrichtoniteSr(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 ?
CrChromium
Cr Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Cr CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Cr HawthorneiteBaMgTi3Cr4Fe22+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 ?
MnManganese
Mn CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Mn Kinoshitalite(Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Fe FreudenbergiteNa2(Ti,Fe)8O16
Fe HawthorneiteBaMgTi3Cr4Fe22+Fe23+O19
Fe Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe Lindsleyite(Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38
Fe MagnesioferriteMgFe23+O4
Fe MagnetiteFe2+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 PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe TetraferriphlogopiteKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2
Fe UlvöspinelTiFe22+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 ?
NiNickel
Ni HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Ni Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
Sr CrichtoniteSr(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
YYttrium
Y CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
ZrZirconium
Zr BaddeleyiteZrO2
Zr CalzirtiteCa2Zr5Ti2O16
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 SrilankiteZrTi2O6
Zr Tazheranite(Zr,Ti,Ca)(O,◻)2
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
Zr ZirconoliteCaZrTi2O7
NbNiobium
Nb Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Nb Rutile var. Niobium- and Chromium-bearing Rutile(Ti,Nb,Cr)O2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba HawthorneiteBaMgTi3Cr4Fe22+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 WitheriteBaCO3
Ba UM1975-09-O:BaCrFeMgTiV(Fe,Mg,Ba,Ca)3Cr3VTi7O23 or (Ba,Ca)(Fe5Mg3)(Cr7V4Ti20)O66 ?
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
UUranium
U CrichtoniteSr(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.

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Occurrences3
Youngest Fossil Listed254 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed290 Ma (Permian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Ecca - Whitehill2279.3 - 272.3 Ma (Permian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Mesosaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Mesosauridae : Mesosaurus290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Mesosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Mesosauridae290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Dicynodontia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Dicynodontia259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimberley,_Northern_Cape
Wikidata ID:Q125905

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

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African PlateTectonic Plate

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