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Mahikeng Local Municipality, Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, North West, South Africai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mahikeng Local Municipality | Municipality |
| Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality | District |
| North West | Province |
| South Africa | Country |
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Area:
3,646 km2
Neighbouring regions:
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mafikeng Local Municipality
Other Languages:
French:
Mahikeng, Ngaka Modiri Molema, Nord-Ouest, Afrique du Sud
German:
Mahikeng, Ngaka Modiri Molema, Nordwest, Südafrika
Italian:
Municipalità locale di Mafikeng, Municipalità distrettuale di Ngaka Modiri Molema, provincia del Nordovest, Sudafrica
Russian:
Мафикенг, Нгака Модири Молема, Северо-Западная провинция, ЮАР
Simplified Chinese:
梅富根地方自治市, 格卡莫迪里莫萊馬區自治市, 西北省, 南非
Afrikaans:
Mahikeng Plaaslike Munisipaliteit, Ngaka Modiri Molema-distriksmunisipaliteit, Noordwes, Suid-Afrika
Cebuano:
Mafikeng, Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, Province of North West, Habagatang Aprika
Dutch:
Mahikeng Local Municipality, Ngaka Modiri Molema, Noordwest, Zuid-Afrika
Northern Sotho:
Mahikeng Mmusogae, Mmasepala Setereke tša Ngaka Modiri Molema, Leboa Bodikela, Afrika Borwa
Novial:
Mafikeng Komunie, Sentral, Nord-west Provinse, Sud Afrika
Polish:
Mahikeng, Ngaka Modiri Molema, Prowincja Północno-Zachodnia, Republika Południowej Afryki
Welsh:
Bwrdeistref Lleol Mahikeng, De Affrica
Zulu:
Mahikeng Local Municipality, Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, Nyakatho-Ntshonalanga, iNingizimu Afrika
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities14 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides' |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Orpiment Formula: As2S3 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyromorphite Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 Description: Associated with cerussite in the lead-zinc deposits at Ottoshoop. |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Orpiment | 2.FA.30 | As2S3 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Pyromorphite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Manganese Oxides' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
Fossils
There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 1 | ||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 191 Ma (Early Jurassic) | ||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 201 Ma (Early Jurassic) | ||||||
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| Fossil Localities | Click to show 1 fossil locality |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahikeng_Local_Municipality |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q2576308 |
| GeoNames ID: | 980594 |
Localities in this Region
- North West
- Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality
- Mahikeng Local Municipality
- Morwatshetlha
- Ottoshoop
- Mahikeng Local Municipality
- Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality
- North West
- Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality
- Mahikeng Local Municipality
- Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality
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Mahikeng Local Municipality, Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, North West, South Africa