Matheys, F. G. (1990) The alluvial diamond deposits of the lower Vaal river between Barkly West and the Vaal-Harts confluence in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Rhodes University.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Diamond	1.CB.10a	C
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Aluminite	7.DC.05	Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₄ · 7H₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Aluminite	Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₄ · 7H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Diamond	C
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Aluminite	Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₄ · 7H₂O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Aluminite	Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₄ · 7H₂O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Aluminite	Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₄ · 7H₂O

Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

191 Ma (Early Jurassic)

Oldest Fossil Listed

237 Ma (Middle Triassic)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Stormberg - Clarens	5	199.3 - 190.8 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Stormberg - Elliot - Upper	5	201.3 - 190.8 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Karoo Basin - Molteno	29	237 - 228 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Prosauropoda unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Prosauropoda	201.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic
Lycorhinus angustidens species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Heterodontosauridae : Lycorhinus : *Lycorhinus angustidens*	201.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic
Lycopsida class	Plantae : Pteridophyta : Lycopsida	237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Pteridophyta phylum	Plantae : Pteridophyta	237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Equisetum genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Equisetaceae : *Equisetum*	237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Gymnospermopsida class	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Gymnospermopsida	237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Taeniopteris genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Crossozamiaceae : *Taeniopteris*	237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Phthartus africanus species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Ephemeroptera : Ephemeridae : Phthartus : *Phthartus africanus*	199.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic
Samaroblatta africanum species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattaria : Caloblattinidae : Samaroblatta : *Samaroblatta africanum*	199.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic
Protogryllus (Archaegryllodes) stormbergensis species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Protogryllidae : Protogryllus : *Protogryllus (Archaegryllodes) stormbergensis*	199.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic
Tritheledon riconoi species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Tritheledontidae : Tritheledon : *Tritheledon riconoi*	201.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic
Sphenosuchus acutus species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sphenosuchus : *Sphenosuchus acutus*	201.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic
Coleoptera order	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera	199.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic
Umkomasia genus	Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Peltaspermopsida : Peltaspermales : Umkomasiaceae : *Umkomasia*	237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Peltaspermum genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Peltaspermaceae : *Peltaspermum*	237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Lepidopteris genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Peltaspermaceae : *Lepidopteris*	237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Sphenobaiera genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Ginkgoales : Karkeniaceae : *Sphenobaiera*	237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Pteruchus genus	Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Peltaspermopsida : Peltaspermales : Umkomasiaceae : *Pteruchus*	237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Dicroidium genus	Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Peltaspermopsida : Peltaspermales : Umkomasiaceae : *Dicroidium*	237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Blattodea order	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea	199.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic
Dordrechtia robusta species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Proparagryllacrididae : Dordrechtia : *Dordrechtia robusta*	237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Muscites genus	Plantae : Bryophyta : Bryopsida : *Muscites*	237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Ginkgoites genus	Plantae : Ginkgophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Ginkgoales : *Ginkgoites*	237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Pseudoctenis genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : *Pseudoctenis*	237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Kurtziana genus	Plantae : Pteridospermophyta : *Kurtziana*	237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Heidiphyllum genus	Plantae : Pinophyta : *Heidiphyllum*	237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Telemachus genus	Plantae : Pinophyta : *Telemachus*	237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Gontriglossa genus	Plantae : Gnetophyta : Gnetopsida : *Gontriglossa*	237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic

Fossil Localities

Click to show 4 fossil localities

South Africa

Eastern Cape
- Alfred Nzo District Municipality
  - Early Jurassic🐚 Makomoreng
  - Late/Upper Triassic🐚 Matatiele
  - Early Jurassic🐚 Paballong
  - Early Jurassic🐚 Siberia

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matatiele_Local_Municipality
Wikidata ID:	Q638513
GeoNames ID:	8347483

Localities in this Region

South Africa

Eastern Cape
- Alfred Nzo District Municipality
  - Matatiele Local Municipality
    - Melkfontein carbonatite
    - Mzongwea

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

AfricaContinent

African PlateTectonic Plate

Karoo basinBasin
Namaqua-Natal BeltOrogenic Belt

Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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