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Naledi Local Municipality, Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, North West, South Africai
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Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District MunicipalityDistrict
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Area:
7,030 km2
Neighbouring regions:
Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality, Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, North West, South Africa
Tswaing Local Municipality, Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, North West, South Africa
Mamusa Local Municipality, Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, North West, South Africa
Ratlou Local Municipality, Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, North West, South Africa
Greater Taung Local Municipality, Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, North West, South Africa
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Vryburg49,588 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
414317
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:414317:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Naledi, Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati, Nord-Ouest, Afrique du Sud
German:
Naledi, Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati, Nordwest, Südafrika
Italian:
Municipalità locale di Naledi, Municipalità distrettuale di Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati, provincia del Nordovest, Sudafrica
Russian:
Наледи, Рутх Сегомотси Момпати, Северо-Западная провинция, ЮАР
Simplified Chinese:
納萊迪地方自治市, 露絲·塞戈莫迪·莫帕蒂博士區自治市, 西北省, 南非
Afrikaans:
Naledi Plaaslike Munisipaliteit, Dr. Ruth Segomotsi Mompati-distriksmunisipaliteit, Noordwes, Suid-Afrika
Cebuano:
Naledi, Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, Province of North West, Habagatang Aprika
Dutch:
Naledi, Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati, Noordwest, Zuid-Afrika
Esperanto:
Naledi, Nordokcidenta Provinco, Sud-Afriko
Northern Sotho:
Mmušoselegae wa Naledi, Mmasepala Setereke tša Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati, Leboa Bodikela, Afrika Borwa
Novial:
Naledi Komunie, Bopirima, Nord-west Provinse, Sud Afrika
Polish:
Naledi, Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati, Prowincja Północno-Zachodnia, Republika Południowej Afryki
Welsh:
Bwrdeistref Lleol Naledi, De Affrica
Zulu:
Naledi Local Municipality, Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, Nyakatho-Ntshonalanga, iNingizimu Afrika


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ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Baddeleyite
Formula: ZrO2
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Bunsenite
Formula: NiO
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
References:
Andreoli, M. A. G., Hart, R. J., Ashwal, L. D., Tredoux, M. (1997) Ni- and PGE-Enriched Quartz Norite in the Latest Jurassic Morokweng Impact Structure, South Africa. Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution.
Andreoli, M. A., Ashwal, L. D., Hart, R. J., Huizenga, J. M., & Ni, A. (1999). Ni-and PGE-enriched quartz norite impact melt complex in the Late Jurassic Morokweng impact structure, South Africa. Special Papers-Geological Society of America, 91-108.
Cloete, M., Hart, R. J., Cloete, H. C. C., McDonald, I., & Andreoli, M. A. G. (2001). Inclusions from the Morokweng Impact Melt Sheet, South Africa: Possible Fragments of a Palaeometeorite. Meteoritics and Planetary Science Supplement, 36, A41.
Andreoli, M. A., Maier, W. D., McDonald, I., Barnes, S. J., Roelofse, F., Cloete, M. C., ... & Hart, R. J. (2008). Siderophile minerals in the melt Sheet of the Morokweng impact crater, South Africa: similarities and differences with the Sudbury deposits. In Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution IV (Vol. 1423).
Beckett-Brown, Christopher Edward, McDonald, Andrew M., Zhe, William (2018) A crystallographically oriented intergrowth of siegenite (CoNi2S4) and millerite from the Morokweng impact structure, South Africa: Chemistry, texture, and origin. The Canadian Mineralogist, 56 (5). 705-722 doi:10.3749/canmin.1800007
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Cooperite
Formula: PtS
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Liebenbergite
Formula: Ni2SiO4
ⓘ Maghemite
Formula: (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
References:
Andreoli, M. A. G., Hart, R. J., Ashwal, L. D., Tredoux, M. (1997) Ni- and PGE-Enriched Quartz Norite in the Latest Jurassic Morokweng Impact Structure, South Africa. Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution.
Andreoli, M. A., Maier, W. D., McDonald, I., Barnes, S. J., Roelofse, F., Cloete, M. C., ... & Hart, R. J. (2008). Siderophile minerals in the melt Sheet of the Morokweng impact crater, South Africa: similarities and differences with the Sudbury deposits. In Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution IV (Vol. 1423).
Beckett-Brown, Christopher Edward, McDonald, Andrew M., Zhe, William (2018) A crystallographically oriented intergrowth of siegenite (CoNi2S4) and millerite from the Morokweng impact structure, South Africa: Chemistry, texture, and origin. The Canadian Mineralogist, 56 (5). 705-722 doi:10.3749/canmin.1800007
ⓘ Millerite
Formula: NiS
References:
Andreoli, M. A. G., Hart, R. J., Ashwal, L. D., Tredoux, M. (1997) Ni- and PGE-Enriched Quartz Norite in the Latest Jurassic Morokweng Impact Structure, South Africa. Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution.
Andreoli, M. A., Ashwal, L. D., Hart, R. J., Huizenga, J. M., & Ni, A. (1999). Ni-and PGE-enriched quartz norite impact melt complex in the Late Jurassic Morokweng impact structure, South Africa. Special Papers-Geological Society of America, 91-108.
Cloete, M., Hart, R. J., Cloete, H. C. C., McDonald, I., & Andreoli, M. A. G. (2001). Inclusions from the Morokweng Impact Melt Sheet, South Africa: Possible Fragments of a Palaeometeorite. Meteoritics and Planetary Science Supplement, 36, A41.
Andreoli, M. A., Maier, W. D., McDonald, I., Barnes, S. J., Roelofse, F., Cloete, M. C., ... & Hart, R. J. (2008). Siderophile minerals in the melt Sheet of the Morokweng impact crater, South Africa: similarities and differences with the Sudbury deposits. In Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution IV (Vol. 1423).
Beckett-Brown, Christopher Edward, McDonald, Andrew M., Zhe, William (2018) A crystallographically oriented intergrowth of siegenite (CoNi2S4) and millerite from the Morokweng impact structure, South Africa: Chemistry, texture, and origin. The Canadian Mineralogist, 56 (5). 705-722 doi:10.3749/canmin.1800007
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Platinum
Formula: Pt
ⓘ Polydymite
Formula: Ni2+Ni3+2S4
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Saponite
Formula: Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ Siegenite
Formula: CoNi2S4
ⓘ Talnakhite ?
Formula: Cu9(Fe,Ni)8S16
ⓘ Trevorite
Formula: Ni2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Willemseite
Formula: Ni3Si4O10(OH)2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘPlatinum1.AF.10Pt
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘTalnakhite ?2.CB.10bCu9(Fe,Ni)8S16
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘMillerite2.CC.20NiS
ⓘCooperite2.CC.35bPtS
ⓘPolydymite2.DA.05Ni2+Ni3+2S4
ⓘSiegenite2.DA.05CoNi2S4
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘBunsenite4.AB.25NiO
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘTrevorite4.BB.05Ni2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘMaghemite4.BB.15(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘBaddeleyite4.DE.35ZrO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘLiebenbergite9.AC.05Ni2SiO4
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘWillemseite9.EC.05Ni3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘSaponite9.EC.45Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hⓘ WillemseiteNi3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Oⓘ BunseniteNiO
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ LiebenbergiteNi2SiO4
Oⓘ Maghemite(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ TrevoriteNi2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ WillemseiteNi3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ LiebenbergiteNi2SiO4
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ WillemseiteNi3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ CooperitePtS
Sⓘ MilleriteNiS
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ PolydymiteNi2+Ni23+S4
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SiegeniteCoNi2S4
Sⓘ TalnakhiteCu9(Fe,Ni)8S16
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ Maghemite(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Feⓘ TalnakhiteCu9(Fe,Ni)8S16
Feⓘ TrevoriteNi2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
CoCobalt
Coⓘ SiegeniteCoNi2S4
NiNickel
Niⓘ BunseniteNiO
Niⓘ LiebenbergiteNi2SiO4
Niⓘ MilleriteNiS
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Niⓘ PolydymiteNi2+Ni23+S4
Niⓘ SiegeniteCoNi2S4
Niⓘ TalnakhiteCu9(Fe,Ni)8S16
Niⓘ TrevoriteNi2+Fe23+O4
Niⓘ WillemseiteNi3Si4O10(OH)2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ TalnakhiteCu9(Fe,Ni)8S16
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ BaddeleyiteZrO2
PtPlatinum
Ptⓘ CooperitePtS
Ptⓘ PlatinumPt

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed
Oldest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Equus quagga
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : Equus quagga0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Equus quagga burchelli
subspecies		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : Equus quagga burchelli0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naledi_Local_Municipality,_North_West
Wikidata ID:Q775608
GeoNames ID:1106251

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