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Jwaneng Mine (Jwaneng pipe), Kanye, Ngwaketse North District, Southern District, Botswanai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Jwaneng Mine (Jwaneng pipe) | Mine |
| Kanye | - not defined - |
| Ngwaketse North District | District |
| Southern District | District |
| Botswana | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° 31' 28'' South , 24° 42' 7'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Letlhakeng | 6,781 (2013) | 58.2km |
Owned/operated by:
Debswana Diamond Company Ltd (50%) - a joint venture of De Beers Group of Companies
A large open-cast diamond mine located near Kanye, owned by Debswana, a 50:50 joint venture of De Beers and the Botswanan government. The mine works a group of three interconnected kimberlite pipes that were discovered in 1974. The diamond grade of the deposit is relatively high.
Jwaneng is currently the world's largest diamond producer by value. In 2004, it produced 13.6 million carats from 8.7 million tons of ore.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Diamond Formula: C |
| ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Diamond | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AfricaContinent
- Kalahari DesertDesert
African PlateTectonic Plate
- Kalahari basinBasin
- Kalahari Craton
- Kaapvaal CratonCraton
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References
Schrauder, Marcus, Navon, Oded (1994) Hydrous and carbonatitic mantle fluids in fibrous diamonds from Jwaneng, Botswana. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 58 (2) 761-771 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(94)90504-5
Schrauder, Marcus, Koeberl, Christian, Navon, Oded (1996) Trace element analyses of fluid-bearing diamonds from Jwaneng, Botswana. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 60 (23) 4711-4724 doi:10.1016/s0016-7037(96)00274-8
Jwaneng Mine, Kanye, Ngwaketse North District, Southern District, Botswana