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Butha-Buthe District, Lesothoi
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Pockets in the basalt.

Butha-Buthe District, Lesotho
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Huge cleaned out pocket.

Butha-Buthe District, Lesotho
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Learning my little ones.

Butha-Buthe District, Lesotho
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Pockets in the basalt.

Butha-Buthe District, Lesotho
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Huge cleaned out pocket.

Butha-Buthe District, Lesotho
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Learning my little ones.

Butha-Buthe District, Lesotho
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Pockets in the basalt.

Butha-Buthe District, Lesotho
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Huge cleaned out pocket.

Butha-Buthe District, Lesotho
Neighbouring regions:
Free State, South Africa
Mokhotlong District, Lesotho
Leribe District, Lesotho
Type:
District
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Butha-Buthe16,330 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
127004
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:127004:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Butha-Buthe, Lesotho
German:
Butha-Buthe, Lesotho
Italian:
distretto di Butha-Buthe, Lesotho
Russian:
Бута-Буте, Лесото
Simplified Chinese:
布塔-布泰區, 莱索托
Spanish:
Distrito de Butha-Buthe, Lesoto
Arabic:
مقاطعة بوثا-بوث, ليسوتو
Armenian:
Բութա Բութե, Լեսոթո
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Бута-Бутэ, Лесота
Bengali:
বুথা বুথে জেলা, লেসোথো
Breton:
Butha-Buthe, Lesotho
Bulgarian:
Бута-Буте, Лесото
Cebuano:
Butha-Buthe, Lesotho
Danish:
Butha-Buthe District, Lesotho
Dutch:
Butha-Buthe, Lesotho
Estonian:
Butha-Buthe ringkond, Lesotho
Finnish:
Butha-Buthen alue, Lesotho
Georgian:
ბუტა-ბუტეს ოლქი, ლესოთო
Greek:
Μπούτα-Μπούθε, Λεσότο
Gujarati:
બુથા-બુથે જિલ્લો, લેસોથો
Hindi:
बूथा-बूथे जिला, लेसोथो
Indonesian:
Distrik Butha-Buthe, Lesotho
Japanese:
ブータ・ブーテ県, レソト
Kannada:
ಬುಥಾ-ಬುಥೆ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಲೆಸೊಥೊ
Korean:
부타부테구, 레소토
Latvian:
Buthabethes distrikts, Lesoto
Lithuanian:
Buta Butės rajonas, Lesotas
Malay:
Daerah Butha-Buthe, Lesotho
Marathi:
बुटा-बुठे जिल्हा, लेसोथो
Northern Frisian:
Butha-Buthe, Lesotho
Norwegian:
Butha-Buthe, Lesotho
Polish:
Dystrykt Butha-Buthe, Lesotho
Portuguese:
Butha-Buthe, Lesoto
Romanian:
Districtul Botha-Buthe, Lesotho
Sinhalese:
බුතේ බුතේ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, ලෙසෝතෝ
Swedish:
Butha-Buthe, Lesotho
Tamil:
புத்தா -புத்தே மாவட்டம், லெசோத்தோ
Telugu:
బుథా-బుథె జిల్లా, లెసోతో
Thai:
เขตบัตธา-บัตเธ, ประเทศเลโซโท
Turkish:
Butha-Buthe Bölgesi, Lesotho
Ukrainian:
Бута-Буте, Лесото
Urdu:
بوتھا-بوتھ ضلع, لیسوتھو
Vietnamese:
Quận Butha-Buthe, Lesotho


Stilbite, calcite and quartz contained in pockets in basalt. Most of the country comprises Jurassic basalt, with Permo-Triassic sedimentary strata forming the northwest, west and southwest fringes of the country as well as parts of the southeastern regions. It is the basalt formations in the Butha-Buthe district (pronounced Bootah-Bootair) that have in recent times, from 2012 onwards, produced the some of the finest examples of stilbite not only from Lesotho but southern Africa in general. Apart from this, and agates (and diamonds), Lesotho is virtually unknown as a mineral-specimen producing country.

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

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group'
Formula: AB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Diamond
Formula: C
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside
Formula: Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite
Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup'
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
References:
Herman du plessis.
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Knorringite (TL)
Formula: Mg3Cr2(SiO4)3
Type Locality:
ⓘ Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
References:
Herman du plessis.
ⓘ Omphacite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘ Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrope
Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
ⓘ 'UM1975-10-O:CaFeMgTi'
Formula: ~Ca2Ti2(Fe,Mg)2O9
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘDiamond1.CB.10aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘPerovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKnorringite (TL)9.AD.25Mg3Cr2(SiO4)3
ⓘPyrope9.AD.25Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘvar. Bronzite9.DA.05(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
ⓘDiopside
var. Chromium-bearing Diopside		9.DA.15Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
ⓘ9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘOmphacite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘSanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘLaumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
ⓘ'Heulandite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
ⓘ'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ'UM1975-10-O:CaFeMgTi'-~Ca2Ti2(Fe,Mg)2O9

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
Hⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Hⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Hⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DiamondC
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ KnorringiteMg3Cr2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Oⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Oⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Oⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oⓘ UM1975-10-O:CaFeMgTi~Ca2Ti2(Fe,Mg)2O9
NaSodium
Naⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Naⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ KnorringiteMg3Cr2(SiO4)3
Mgⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mgⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mgⓘ UM1975-10-O:CaFeMgTi~Ca2Ti2(Fe,Mg)2O9
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Alⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Alⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Alⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Siⓘ KnorringiteMg3Cr2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Siⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Siⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Kⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Caⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Caⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Caⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Caⓘ UM1975-10-O:CaFeMgTi~Ca2Ti2(Fe,Mg)2O9
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
Tiⓘ UM1975-10-O:CaFeMgTi~Ca2Ti2(Fe,Mg)2O9
CrChromium
Crⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Crⓘ KnorringiteMg3Cr2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Feⓘ UM1975-10-O:CaFeMgTi~Ca2Ti2(Fe,Mg)2O9
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butha-Buthe_District
Wikidata ID:Q535632
GeoNames ID:932888

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Lesotho

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Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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