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Diamond from
Pniel, Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa


Classification
Species:Diamond
Formula:C
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diamond data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pniel, Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:887139
Long-form Identifier:1:3:887139:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Diamond in this Region
Baster's Mine, Pniel, Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Nearest other occurrences of Diamond
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘGong-Gong, Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘCanteen Kopje, Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘWaldeck's Plant, Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘNiekerk's Rush, Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘNooitgedacht (66), Kimberley, Sol Plaatje Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘWinter's Rush, Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘSydney-on -Vaal, Barkly West, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘDelportshoop, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘKampfersdam Mine, Kimberley, Sol Plaatje Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
31.8km (19.8 miles) ⓘHolpan Farm, Windsorton, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
References
Matheys, F. G. (1990) The alluvial diamond deposits of the lower Vaal river between Barkly West and the Vaal-Harts confluence in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Rhodes University.
 
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