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Salt Pan crater, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Salt Pan crater | Crater |
| City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality | Municipality |
| Gauteng | Province |
| South Africa | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° 24' 28'' South , 28° 4' 55'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mabopane | 97,417 (2012) | 10.2km |
| Ga-Rankuwa | 68,767 (2012) | 24.8km |
| Pretoria | 1,619,438 (2016) | 38.9km |
| Brits | 122,497 (2012) | 39.4km |
| Centurion | 233,386 (2012) | 51.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pretoria Gem and Mineral Club (PGMC) | Menlo Park, Pretoria, Gauteng | 44km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Tswaing crater
Impact crater situated 40 km to the northwest of Pretoria.
The crater, 1.13 km in diameter and 200 m deep, is one of the best-preserved meteorite impact craters anywhere in the world.
The impactor is believed to have been a chondrite or stony meteorite some 30 to 50 m in diameter that was vaporized during the impact event. The age of the crater is estimated to be 220,000 ± 52,000 years (Pleistocene).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Coesite Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Gaylussite Formula: Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl |
| ⓘ Trona Formula: Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Coesite | 4.DA.35 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Trona | 5.CB.15 | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Gaylussite | 5.CB.35 | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
| C | ⓘ Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Coesite | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Na | ⓘ Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Coesite | SiO2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
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