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Umfuli Tin Field, King Cetshwayo District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Umfuli Tin Field | - not defined - |
| King Cetshwayo District Municipality | District |
| KwaZulu-Natal | Province |
| South Africa | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° South , 31° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~92km
Köppen climate type:
15 km east of Melmoth. Pegmatites in schists.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
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-localities2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 Localities: Description: Cassiterite is associated with garnet, tourmaline, quartz, mica & feldspar. Commonly present as small crystals some formed prismatic crystals up to 1.5cm in diameter. |
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ 'Mica Group' |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'Mica Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| B | Boron | |
|---|---|---|
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Localities in this Region
- KwaZulu-Natal
- King Cetshwayo District Municipality
- Umfuli Tin Field
- King Cetshwayo District Municipality
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References
Premier Tin Mine, Umfuli Tin Field, King Cetshwayo District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa