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Pofadder, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africai
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PofadderVillage
Khâi-Ma Local MunicipalityMunicipality
Namakwa District MunicipalityDistrict Municipality
Northern CapeProvince
South AfricaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 7' 41'' South , 19° 23' 44'' East
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Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
3062
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3062:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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12 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Microcline var. Amazonite
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
ⓘ Qandilite
Formula: (Mg,Fe3+)2(Ti,Fe3+,Al)O4
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Ulvöspinel
Formula: TiFe2+2O4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQandilite4.BB.05(Mg,Fe3+)2(Ti,Fe3+,Al)O4
ⓘUlvöspinel4.BB.05TiFe2+2O4
ⓘCorundum4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘPerovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
ⓘQuartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘSillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘMicrocline
var. Amazonite
9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Oⓘ Qandilite(Mg,Fe3+)2(Ti,Fe3+,Al)O4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Mgⓘ Qandilite(Mg,Fe3+)2(Ti,Fe3+,Al)O4
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Qandilite(Mg,Fe3+)2(Ti,Fe3+,Al)O4
Alⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
KPotassium
Kⓘ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Tiⓘ Qandilite(Mg,Fe3+)2(Ti,Fe3+,Al)O4
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
Tiⓘ UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Qandilite(Mg,Fe3+)2(Ti,Fe3+,Al)O4
Feⓘ UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

Localities in this Region

  • Northern Cape
    • Namakwa District Municipality

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate
Southern Africa

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