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Kolomela Mine, Postmasburg, Tsantsabane Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Kolomela Mine | Mine |
| Postmasburg | Town |
| Tsantsabane Local Municipality | Municipality |
| ZF Mgcawu District Municipality | District Municipality |
| Northern Cape | Province |
| South Africa | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 23' 6'' South , 22° 59' 7'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Postmasburg | 30,089 (2018) | 9.7km |
Owned/operated by:
Kumba Iron Ore (63.4%) - a public limited company owned by Anglo American plc
Iron mine (high-grade hematite ore). Preliminary blasting work started in 2009 and the mine is scheduled to reach full production in 2013, in three pits.
Owned by the 'Kumba Iron Ore' company.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aegirine Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Barytocalcite Formula: BaCa(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Braunite Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Hausmannite Formula: Mn2+Mn3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar' |
| ⓘ Natrolite Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Noelbensonite Formula: BaMn3+2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ Paragonite Formula: NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Pectolite Formula: NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
| ⓘ Piemontite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: Cairncross, Bruce (2023) Personal Communication. Identified by Bruce Cairncross: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ ' Description: The reference in question, "Tokyoite, As-Rich Tokyoite, and Noélbensonite: New Occurrences From the Postmasburg Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa" describes serandite from the locality, not randite. |
| ⓘ Serandite Formula: NaMn2+2Si3O8(OH) |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Strontianite Formula: SrCO3 |
| ⓘ Tokyoite Formula: Ba2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH) |
| ⓘ Witherite Formula: BaCO3 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hausmannite | 4.BB.10 | Mn2+Mn3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Strontianite | 5.AB.15 | SrCO3 |
| ⓘ | Witherite | 5.AB.15 | BaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Barytocalcite | 5.AB.45 | BaCa(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Tokyoite | 8.BG.05 | Ba2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Braunite | 9.AG.05 | Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8 |
| ⓘ | Noelbensonite | 9.BE.05 | BaMn3+2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Piemontite | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Aegirine | 9.DA.25 | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Pectolite | 9.DG.05 | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
| ⓘ | Serandite | 9.DG.05 | NaMn2+2Si3O8(OH) |
| ⓘ | Paragonite | 9.EC.15 | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Natrolite | 9.GA.05 | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Randite' ? | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Noelbensonite | BaMn23+(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Serandite | NaMn22+Si3O8(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Tokyoite | Ba2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Barytocalcite | BaCa(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Witherite | BaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Barytocalcite | BaCa(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Hausmannite | Mn2+Mn23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Noelbensonite | BaMn23+(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Serandite | NaMn22+Si3O8(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Witherite | BaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Tokyoite | Ba2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Na | ⓘ Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
| Na | ⓘ Serandite | NaMn22+Si3O8(OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Noelbensonite | BaMn23+(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Serandite | NaMn22+Si3O8(OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Barytocalcite | BaCa(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Tokyoite | Ba2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH) |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| Mn | ⓘ Hausmannite | Mn2+Mn23+O4 |
| Mn | ⓘ Noelbensonite | BaMn23+(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
| Mn | ⓘ Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Mn | ⓘ Serandite | NaMn22+Si3O8(OH) |
| Mn | ⓘ Tokyoite | Ba2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Barytocalcite | BaCa(CO3)2 |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | ⓘ Noelbensonite | BaMn23+(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
| Ba | ⓘ Witherite | BaCO3 |
| Ba | ⓘ Tokyoite | Ba2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH) |
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Kolomela Mine, Postmasburg, Tsantsabane Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa