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Kwaggafontein Farm, Bela-Bela Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africai
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Kwaggafontein Farm, Bela-Bela Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Kwaggafontein Farm, Bela-Bela Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Kwaggafontein Farm, Bela-Bela Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Kwaggafontein Farm, Bela-Bela Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Kwaggafontein Farm, Bela-Bela Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° 49' 43'' South , 27° 52' 24'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-24.82883,27.87354
GeoHash:
G#: keeff20cs
GRN:
S17E18
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Warmbaths90,210 (2012)41.8km
Thabazimbi10,365 (2012)53.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
294864
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:294864:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
, Warmbad


Kwaggafontein farm 520 KQ, approx 45 km west of Bela-Bela. A copper mine in volcanic beds of the Smelterskop Stage. The copper lode is associated with a quartz-limonite vein 0.5 to 1.35 m thick. It consists mainly of malachite, azurite, chalcocite, fluorite and the above-mentioned gangue minerals. Below the groundwater level at 40 m, chalcopyrite, bornite and enargite predominate. The average grade of the lode is about 2 to 3 per cent copper. Fluorite occurs with copper ores in a fracture zone in the Smelterskop andesites and has been mined from a rich lens .

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23 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
ⓘ Brookite
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ⓘ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
ⓘ Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite
Formula: Cu2O
ⓘ Delafossite
Formula: Cu+Fe3+O2
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Plancheite
Formula: Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Shattuckite
Formula: Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘCuprite
var. Chalcotrichite		4.AA.10Cu2O
ⓘ4.AA.10Cu2O
ⓘDelafossite4.AB.15Cu+Fe3+O2
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘBrookite4.DD.10TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBrochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘPlancheite9.DB.35Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
ⓘShattuckite9.DB.40Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
ⓘClinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘChrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Hⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Hⓘ ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Oⓘ BrookiteTiO2
Oⓘ Cuprite var. ChalcotrichiteCu2O
Oⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ CupriteCu2O
Oⓘ DelafossiteCu+Fe3+O2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BrookiteTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ DelafossiteCu+Fe3+O2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ Cuprite var. ChalcotrichiteCu2O
Cuⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
Cuⓘ CupriteCu2O
Cuⓘ DelafossiteCu+Fe3+O2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Cuⓘ ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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Somali PlateTectonic Plate
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References

[1]Coetzee, C. B. (1976) Mineral Resources of the Republic of South Africa (5th ed.). South Africa Dept. of Mines.p.130
Atanasova, M., Cairncross, B. and Windisch, W.R. (2016) Microminerals of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa. Popular Geoscience Series 6, Council for Geoscience, Pretoria, South Africa, 435 pp
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