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Locality Name:
Soutpansberg (Zoutpansberg), Vhembe District, Limpopo, South Africa


mindat Locality ID: 54182
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-54182.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Soutpansberg (Zoutpansberg), Vhembe District, Limpopo, South Africa": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 14

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Albasanie Farm
Bandelierkop
Barend Farm
Cavan Farm
Horst Farm
Joffre Farm
Landsdown Farm
Magdala Farm
Palm Grove Farm
Redhill Farm
Santor Farm
Vivo
Waterside
Weltevreden

Latitude: 22°56'59"S
Longitude: 29°41'29"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -22.949722222222,29.691388888889
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 B Ba Be C Ca F Fe H Mg Na O P S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be Ca Fe H Mg Na O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleApatiteBaryteBerylClayCorundumFeldsparGarnetKornerupine
NoneNot in a structural groupQuartzScapoliteSpinelTalcTitaniteTourmaline

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Andradite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Beryl  (*)Corundum  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Grossular  (*)Kornerupine  (*)
Meionite  (*)Opal  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Sillimanite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11065168803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)33106522,106523,1065292353
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)311065161534
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)20718
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)110652011547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O33106518,106525,1065281797
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F4106517,106518,106520,1065252740
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)301544
Kornerupine  (*)Kornerupine(Mg,Fe2+,Al,   )10(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH,F)2110651968
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)1106521176
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O11065272994
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO24106516,106518,106524,10652661156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO511065281516
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O411065281934
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O11065254899


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