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Semarule Syenite Complex, Kweneng District, Botswanai
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Semarule Syenite ComplexComplex
Kweneng DistrictDistrict
BotswanaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° 27' South , 25° 34' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-24.45000,25.56667
GeoHash:
G#: kedhvv106
GRN:
S17E17
Type:
Complex
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Mindat Locality ID:
405913
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:405913:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Syenite complex lies within one of the large granite plutons in SE Botswana that are known collectively as the Gaborone granite.

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4 valid minerals.

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Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAndradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘvar. Melanite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘAegirine-augite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘWollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Oⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Oⓘ Andradite var. MelaniteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
NaSodium
Naⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Siⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Siⓘ Andradite var. MelaniteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Caⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Caⓘ Andradite var. MelaniteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
FeIron
Feⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Feⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feⓘ Andradite var. MelaniteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3

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References

King, B. C. (1955). Syenitisation de granites a Semarule, pres de Molepolole, Protectorat du Bechuanaland. In: Colloque International de Petrographie, Nancy. CNRS Colloque, Paris, 68, 1-15.
Woolley, A. R. (2001) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World, Part 3: Africa - Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. The Geological Society of London.p.26
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