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Kgalagadi District, Botswana i
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Kgalagadi District District
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Lindsleyite

Kolonkwanen kimberlite prospect, Kgalagadi District, Botswana

Mathiasite

Kolonkwanen kimberlite prospect, Kgalagadi District, Botswana

Lindsleyite

Kolonkwanen kimberlite prospect, Kgalagadi District, Botswana

Mathiasite

Kolonkwanen kimberlite prospect, Kgalagadi District, Botswana

Lindsleyite

Kolonkwanen kimberlite prospect, Kgalagadi District, Botswana

Mathiasite

Kolonkwanen kimberlite prospect, Kgalagadi District, Botswana

Neighbouring regions:

Southern District, Botswana

Kweneng District, Botswana

North West, South Africa

Ghanzi District, Botswana

Omaheke Region, Namibia

Hardap Region, Namibia

Northern Cape, South Africa

Type:

District

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Tshabong	6,591 (2012)
Hukuntsi	4,403 (2013)
Kang	4,229 (2013)
Manyana	3,338 (2018)
Werda	2,149 (2013)
Lehututu	1,942 (2018)

Mindat Locality ID:

123166

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:123166:6

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French:

Kgalagadi, Botswana

German:

Kgalagadi District, Botswana

Italian:

distretto di Kgalagadi, Botswana

Russian:

Кгалагади, Ботсвана

Simplified Chinese:

卡拉哈迪區, 波札那

Spanish:

Distrito Kgalagadi, Botsuana

Afrikaans:

Kgalagadi distrik, Botswana

Arabic:

مقاطعة كغالاجادي, بوتسوانا

Armenian:

Կգալագադի, Բոտսվանա

Asturian:

Kgalagadi, Botsuana

Basque:

Kgalagadi, Botswana

Belarusian:

Кгалагадзі , Батсвана

Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):

Кгалагадзі, Батсвана

Bengali:

কগালাগাডি জেলা, বতসোয়ানা

Breton:

Kgalagadi, Botswana

Bulgarian:

Кгалагади , Ботсвана

Catalan:

Districte de Kgalagadi, Botswana

Cebuano:

Kgalagadi District, Botswana

Danish:

Kgalagadi District, Botswana

Dutch:

Kgalagadi, Botswana

Finnish:

Kgalagadi, Botswana

Georgian:

კგალაგადი, ბოტსვანა

Greek:

Περιφέρεια Κγκαλαγκάντι, Μποτσουάνα

Gujarati:

કગાલાગાદી જિલ્લો, બોત્સવાના

Hindi:

कगालगाड़ी जिला, बोत्सवाना

Indonesian:

Distrik Kgalagadi, Botswana

Japanese:

カラハリ地区, ボツワナ

Kannada:

ಕಲಾಗಗಡಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಬೋಟ್ಸ್ವಾನ

Korean:

크갈라가디 구, 보츠와나

Latvian:

Khalahadi distrikts, Botsvana

Lithuanian:

Kgalagadžio rajonas, Botsvana

Macedonian:

Кгалагади, Боцвана

Malay:

Kgalagadi District, Botswana

Marathi:

कागलगडी जिल्हा, बोत्स्वाना

Northern Frisian:

Kgalagadi, Botswana

Norwegian:

Kgalagadi, Botswana

Polish:

Dystrykt Kgaladi, Botswana

Portuguese:

Kgalagadi, Botswana

Romanian:

Districtul Kgalagadi, Botswana

Sinhalese:

ක්ගලගාඩි දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, බොට්ස්වානා

Swedish:

Kgalagadi, Botswana

Tamil:

ககளகடி மாவட்டம், போட்சுவானா

Telugu:

కెగాలగడి జిల్లా, బోత్సువానా

Thai:

เขตคาลากาดี, บอตสวานา

Turkish:

Kgalagadi Bölgesi, Botsvana

Ukrainian:

Кгалагаді, Ботсвана

Urdu:

کگالاگادی ضلع, بوٹسوانا

Vietnamese:

Quận Kgalagadi, Botswana

Western Punjabi:

صوبہ کگالاگدی, بوٹسوانا

Wu Chinese:

卡拉哈迪区, 博茨瓦纳

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ⓘ Baryte

ⓘ Diopside

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

ⓘ Ilmenite

ⓘ Lindsleyite

ⓘ Mathiasite (TL)

10 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Kimberlite

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ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

Locality: Kolonkwanen kimberlite prospect, Kgalagadi District, Botswana

References:

Haggerty, Stephen E., Erlank, J. R. Smyth. A. J., Rickard, R. S., Danchin, R. V. (1983) Lindsleyite (Ba) and mathiasite (K): two new chromium-titanates in the crichtonite series from the upper mantle. American Mineralogist, 68 (5-6) 494-505

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

Locality: Kolonkwanen kimberlite prospect, Kgalagadi District, Botswana

References:

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Locality: Kolonkwanen kimberlite prospect, Kgalagadi District, Botswana

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ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

Locality: Kolonkwanen kimberlite prospect, Kgalagadi District, Botswana

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ⓘ Lindsleyite

Formula: (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)₂(Ti,Cr,Fe)₁₈O₃₈

Locality: Kolonkwanen kimberlite prospect, Kgalagadi District, Botswana

References:

ⓘ Mathiasite (TL)

Formula: (Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)₂(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)₅O₁₂

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ⓘ Perovskite

Formula: CaTiO₃

Locality: Kolonkwanen kimberlite prospect, Kgalagadi District, Botswana

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ⓘ Phlogopite

Formula: KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Locality: Kolonkwanen kimberlite prospect, Kgalagadi District, Botswana

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ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO₂

Locality: Kolonkwanen kimberlite prospect, Kgalagadi District, Botswana

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ⓘ Spinel

Formula: MgAl₂O₄

Locality: Kolonkwanen kimberlite prospect, Kgalagadi District, Botswana

References:

ⓘ Titanite

Formula: CaTi(SiO₄)O

Locality: Kolonkwanen kimberlite prospect, Kgalagadi District, Botswana

References:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Spinel	4.BB.05	MgAl₂O₄
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Perovskite	4.CC.30	CaTiO₃
ⓘ	Lindsleyite	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
ⓘ	Rutile	4.DB.05	TiO₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Titanite	9.AG.15	CaTi(SiO₄)O
ⓘ	Diopside	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Phlogopite	9.EC.20	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Lindsleyite	(Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)₂(Ti,Cr,Fe)₁₈O₃₈
O	ⓘ Mathiasite	(Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)₂(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)₅O₁₂
O	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
O	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
O	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Lindsleyite	(Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)₂(Ti,Cr,Fe)₁₈O₃₈
Mg	ⓘ Mathiasite	(Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)₂(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)₅O₁₂
Mg	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Mathiasite	(Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)₂(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)₅O₁₂
K	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
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	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Ca	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺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	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
Ti	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Cr	Chromium
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
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Lindsleyite	(Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)₂(Ti,Cr,Fe)₁₈O₃₈
Fe	ⓘ Mathiasite	(Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)₂(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)₅O₁₂
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Sr	Strontium
Sr	ⓘ Lindsleyite	(Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)₂(Ti,Cr,Fe)₁₈O₃₈
Zr	Zirconium
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
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Ba	ⓘ Lindsleyite	(Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)₂(Ti,Cr,Fe)₁₈O₃₈

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kgalagadi_District
Wikidata ID:	Q57581
GeoNames ID:	933657

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