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Prieska, Siyathemba Local Municipality, Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Prieska | Town |
| Siyathemba Local Municipality | Municipality |
| Pixley ka Seme District Municipality | District Municipality |
| Northern Cape | Province |
| South Africa | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 40' 5'' South , 22° 44' 38'' East
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Prieschap
Description slightly edited from Wikipedia:
Prieska is a town on the south bank of the Orange River, in the province of the Northern Cape, in western South Africa. It is located 130 km north-west of Britstown and 75 km south-east of Marydale. The town is 240 km south of Kimberley and lies on the R357 road.
It developed from a place to which farmers migrated when the pans were full, after rains. It was originally named Prieschap; the name is derived from Korana and means 'place of the lost she-goat'. It was administered by a village management board from 1882 and attained municipal status in 1892.
Historically, many residents worked at the nearby Koegas mine, which extracted and processed blue asbestos.
Prieska is a town on the south bank of the Orange River, in the province of the Northern Cape, in western South Africa. It is located 130 km north-west of Britstown and 75 km south-east of Marydale. The town is 240 km south of Kimberley and lies on the R357 road.
It developed from a place to which farmers migrated when the pans were full, after rains. It was originally named Prieschap; the name is derived from Korana and means 'place of the lost she-goat'. It was administered by a village management board from 1882 and attained municipal status in 1892.
Historically, many residents worked at the nearby Koegas mine, which extracted and processed blue asbestos.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | var. Carnelian | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Niter | 5.NA.10 | KNO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Riebeckite | 9.DE.25 | ◻Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Asbestos' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tiger's Eye' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Riebeckite Root Name Group' | - | ◻Na2(C2+3Fe3+2)(Si8O22)W2 |
| ⓘ | 'var. Crocidolite' | - | ◻[Na2][Z2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Riebeckite | ◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite | ◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| N | Nitrogen | |
| N | ⓘ Niter | KNO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Niter | KNO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Riebeckite | ◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group | ◻Na2(C32+Fe23+)(Si8O22)W2 |
| O | ⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite | ◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Carnelian | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite | ◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Riebeckite | ◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Na | ⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group | ◻Na2(C32+Fe23+)(Si8O22)W2 |
| Na | ⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite | ◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Riebeckite | ◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group | ◻Na2(C32+Fe23+)(Si8O22)W2 |
| Si | ⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite | ◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Carnelian | SiO2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite | ◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Niter | KNO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Riebeckite | ◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group | ◻Na2(C32+Fe23+)(Si8O22)W2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite | ◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2 |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prieska |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q1021731 |
Localities in this Region
- Northern Cape
- Pixley ka Seme District Municipality
- Siyathemba Local Municipality
- Pixley ka Seme District Municipality
- Northern Cape
- Pixley ka Seme District Municipality
- Siyathemba Local Municipality
- Prieska
- Siyathemba Local Municipality
- Pixley ka Seme District Municipality
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References
Schapira, Jessica Shaye, Bolhar, Robert, Master, Sharad, Wilson, Allan H. (2023) Mineralogical, Petrological and Geochemical Characterisation of Chrysotile, Amosite and Crocidolite Asbestos Mine Waste from Southern Africa in Context of Risk Assessment and Rehabilitation. Minerals, 13 (10) doi:10.3390/min13101352
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