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Unnamed heavy minerals deposit [3], Papendorp Farm, Papendorp, Matzikama Local Municipality, West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 43' 59'' South , 18° 12' 51'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Vredendal | 14,806 (2012) | 28.1km |
The heavy-mineral bearing beach sand extends to a depth of 3 m and overlies
gravel at least 0.3 m thick, which is diamondiferous locally and was formerly mined behind a coffer dam at a site 1 km further south. In addition
to the beach sand, isolated bands of heavy-mineral bearing aeolian dune sand are present on the backshore in front of a 30 m high cliff.
The beach sand yielded 12% ilmenite, but there was no data for the other heavy minerals. The cliff is capped by the “27 m wave-cut terrace”, which is overlain by gravel and heavy mineral-bearing sand and was probably the source of the
heavy minerals on the present beach (Cole,2013).
Commodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate
- Cape Fold BeltOrogenic Belt
- Southwest African Coastal basinBasin
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