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Willows Mine, Pretoria, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Willows Mine | Mine |
| Pretoria | City |
| City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality | Municipality |
| Gauteng | Province |
| South Africa | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° South , 28° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~15km
Type:
Kรถppen climate type:
Silver mine on The Willows farm 340 JR. One of 7 major silver producing mines in the Pretoria area.
Between 1889-1891 produced 12,367 tons of ore, 18,946 kg of silver, 482 tons of copper and 245 tons of zinc.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| โ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| โ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| โ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| โ Copper Formula: Cu |
| โ Gold Formula: Au |
| โ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| โ Senarmontite Formula: Sb2O3 |
| โ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| โ Silver Formula: Ag |
| โ Stibiconite Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) |
| โ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
| โ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| โ | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| โ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| โ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| โ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| โ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| โ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| โ | Senarmontite | 4.CB.50 | Sb2O3 |
| โ | Stibiconite | 4.DH.20 | Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| โ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| โ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| โ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| โ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | โ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | โ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | โ Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | โ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | โ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | โ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | โ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | โ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | โ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | โ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | โ Senarmontite | Sb2O3 |
| O | โ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | โ Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | โ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | โ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | โ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| S | โ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | โ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | โ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | โ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | โ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | โ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | โ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | โ Copper | Cu |
| Cu | โ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | โ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | โ Silver | Ag |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | โ Senarmontite | Sb2O3 |
| Sb | โ Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
| Sb | โ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Sb | โ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | โ Gold | Au |
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