Kaapschehoop, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africai
| Regional Level Types | |
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| Kaapschehoop | Town |
| Mbombela Local Municipality | Municipality |
| Ehlanzeni District Municipality | District Municipality |
| Mpumalanga | Province |
| South Africa | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° 35' 27'' South , 30° 45' 57'' East
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Kaapsche Hoop, Kaapsehoop
Kaapschehoop or Kaapsehoop is a village situated in Mpumalanga province (formerly Eastern Transvaal) of South Africa.
It is situated 1,640 m (ca. 5,381 ft) above sea level on the Drakensberg Highveld escarpment, about 28 km from Mbombela (also known as Nelspruit), the capital of Mpumalanga. The name of the village was derived from gold discoveries in and around the area. The find created hope for the early inhabitants of the De Kaap Valley (The Cape Valley) below, it offered the chance of attaining great wealth.
Today Kaapschehoop is a scenic mountain top village with vibrant arts & crafts shops, confectionaries, restaurants, pubs, and accommodation. It is surrounded with expansive views, nature reserves, golden grass land, wild flowers, pine plantations, unique sandstone formations, flowing streams, and unique endangered wildlife. Kaapschehoop village is set out between large natural clearings in the rock fields near the top of the escarpment overlooking the lush De Kaap Valley situated some 800 metres below, with distant views towards Barberton, Mbombela, White River, and Eswatini.
Stichtite occurs either as irregular to rounded masses, usually less than 1 cm across, or as veinlets generally less than 1 mm wide within serpentinite.
It also coats joint surfaces or slip planes, resembling slickensides.
Stichtite-bearing veins invariably crosscut earlier parallel fiber seams of chrysotile, and within the veins, the orientation of fine stichtite fibers is always perpendicular to the length of the veins.
In some cases, veinlets or stringers of stichtite form a delicate network.
Stichtite specimens from the Kaapsehoop, South Africa, form radiating to irregular masses more than 30 cm across (commonly matted or contorted), and veins up to 2 cm wide are common. (From Ashwal and Cairncross, 1997).
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Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Antigorite Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 References: |
| ⓘ Chrysotile Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Cobaltpentlandite Formula: Co9S8 |
| ⓘ Godlevskite Formula: (Ni,Fe)9S8 |
| ⓘ Heazlewoodite Formula: Ni3S2 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 References: |
| ⓘ 'Parachrysotile' Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Pecoraite Formula: Ni3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Stichtite Formula: Mg6Cr3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O Localities: Roadcut stichtite occurrence, Kaapschehoop, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa Stella mine, Kaapschehoop, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa New Amianthus Mine, Kaapschehoop, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa |
| ⓘ 'Stichtite-2H' Formula: Mg6(Cr,Al)2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Heazlewoodite | 2.BB.05 | Ni3S2 |
| ⓘ | Cobaltpentlandite | 2.BB.15 | Co9S8 |
| ⓘ | Godlevskite | 2.BB.15 | (Ni,Fe)9S8 |
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | 'Stichtite-2H' | 5.DA.45 | Mg6(Cr,Al)2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Stichtite | 5.DA.50 | Mg6Cr3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysotile | 9.00. | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Antigorite | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Pecoraite | 9.ED.15 | Ni3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Parachrysotile' | - | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Stichtite-2H | Mg6(Cr,Al)2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Parachrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Pecoraite | Ni3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Stichtite | Mg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Stichtite-2H | Mg6(Cr,Al)2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O |
| C | ⓘ Stichtite | Mg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Stichtite-2H | Mg6(Cr,Al)2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Parachrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Pecoraite | Ni3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Stichtite | Mg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Stichtite-2H | Mg6(Cr,Al)2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Parachrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Stichtite | Mg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Stichtite-2H | Mg6(Cr,Al)2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Parachrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Pecoraite | Ni3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cobaltpentlandite | Co9S8 |
| S | ⓘ Godlevskite | (Ni,Fe)9S8 |
| S | ⓘ Heazlewoodite | Ni3S2 |
| S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Stichtite-2H | Mg6(Cr,Al)2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Cr | ⓘ Stichtite | Mg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Godlevskite | (Ni,Fe)9S8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Cobaltpentlandite | Co9S8 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Godlevskite | (Ni,Fe)9S8 |
| Ni | ⓘ Heazlewoodite | Ni3S2 |
| Ni | ⓘ Pecoraite | Ni3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaapsehoop |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q2402089 |
Localities in this Region
- Mpumalanga
- Ehlanzeni District Municipality
- Mbombela Local Municipality
- Kaapschehoop
- Mbombela Local Municipality
- Ehlanzeni District Municipality
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AfricaContinent
- Barberton Greenstone BeltGreenstone Belt
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
South Africa
- ⭔TransvaalProvince
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Kaapschehoop, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa