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Locality Name:
Mopani District, Limpopo, South Africa

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2915
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2909

mindat Locality ID: 257516
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-257516.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mopani District, Limpopo, South Africa": 19
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 15

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Leydsdorp
Mica
Shongoni Deposit
Sudimani Spruit
Tzaneen
Welgevonden Farm

Latitude: 23°47'46"S
Longitude: 30°40'53"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -23.796111111111,30.681388888889
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al Au Be C Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O P Si Ti W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteBerylCalciteClayCopperCorundumFeldsparMicaNone
QuartzRutileScheeliteTalc

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Beryl  (*)Corundum  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Gold  (*)Magnesite  (*)Margarite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Talc  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)211064203419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11064208803
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O183106409,106422,1064274286
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O34106409,106418,106420,1064231797
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F3106420,106425,1064262740
Gold  (*)CopperAu7106410,106411,106412,106413,106414,106415,10641630554
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)11064101487
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)21106420168
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2915290911064214924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2291529093106417,106420,10642117380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2291529094106409,106417,106421,10642261156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22915290911064175614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)11064224894
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)211064203337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)211064222562


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Bradley_2012_114291529092912±3Pb/Pb garnet     54201Union Mine, Mica, Mopani District, Limpopo, South AfricaUnionMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 

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