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Witwatersrand

The Witwatersrand (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}UK: /wɪtˈwɔːtərzrænd, -rɑːnd/, US also /ˈwɪtwɔːtərz-/; Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˌvətˌvɑːtərsˈrant]; locally the Rand or, less commonly…

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Country
South Africa
Easiest route
From Gauteng or Pretoria
Elevation
1,913 m (6,276 ft)
Length
56 km (35 mi) ESE/WNW
Orogeny
Vredefort impact structure
Provinces
North West · Gauteng · Mpumalanga

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Geology

Consequences of mining the ancient Witwatersrand rocks

History

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Witwatersrand

Nodes102
Edges101
Triples154
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019608
Components1

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Witwatersrand

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related to Witwatersrand Basin · 29
Witwatersrand → Although, Archean, Central Rand Gold Field, Coligny, Evander, Free State, Gauteng, Gold, However, It, Johannesburg, Kinross, Langlaagte, Most, Orange Free State, Provinces, Silver, Since, Some, South Africa's
related to Geological origin · 22
Witwatersrand → About, Afrikaans, Archean Eon, Central Rand Group, Earth, It, Its, Johannesburg, Kaapvaal, Orange Grove Quartzite, Ridge, Sandy, Southern Africa, The, The Witwatersrand, There, This, West Rand Group, White Waters, Witwatersrand Basin
related to history · 21
Witwatersrand → Although, Barberton, Central Rand Gold Field, February, George Walker, Harrison, However, Johannesburg, Johannesburg Subgroup, Langlaagte, Main Reef, Pilgrim's Rest, President Paul Kruger, September, South Africa, The, This, When George Harrison, Witwatersrand Gold Rush, ZAR
related to Further reading · 20
Witwatersrand → An Age, Anglo-Boer, Blue Crane Books, Breckenridge, Cammack, Consent, Diana, Evanston, Ill, James CurreyHerd, Johannesburg, Keith Derek, London, Norman, Northwestern University, Ph, Rand, South African, The Rand, War
related to Consequences of mining the ancient Witwatersrand rocks · 11
Witwatersrand → Acid, Apart, Fe2O3, FeS2, H2SO4, Iron, Johannesburg, Sulfuric, The, Thus, U3O8
related to External links · 10
Witwatersrand → Bibcode, Durrheim, Kaapvaal, Media, Nicolaysen, Relationships, Tectonophysics, Vredefort, Wikimedia CommonsCorner, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Geology · 7
Witwatersrand → Gold, Over, Supergroup, The, The Witwatersrand, This, Witwatersrand Supergroup
related to Gold origin · 7
Witwatersrand → Archean, Earth's, Evidence, Kaapvaal, Rhenium-osmium, The, Witwatersrand Basin
Rock types · 5
Witwatersrand → banded ironstones, conglomerates, Quartzites, shales, tillites
see also · 5
Witwatersrand → Geography, Shallows Gold MineThuchomyces, South AfricaGreat Escarpment, South AfricaWitwatersrand Gold RushQala, Southern AfricaBorakalalo Game ReservePilanesbergList

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gold rocks johannesburg rand west years mi basin km south billion form ago afrikaans supergroup north name scarp deposits rivers

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WitwatersrandCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
WitwatersrandCountrySouth Africa1.00infobox
WitwatersrandEasiest routeFrom Gauteng or Pretoria1.00infobox
WitwatersrandElevation1,913 m (6,276 ft)1.00infobox
WitwatersrandLength56 km (35 mi) ESE/WNW1.00infobox
WitwatersrandOrogenyVredefort impact structure1.00infobox
WitwatersrandProvincesNorth West1.00infobox
WitwatersrandProvincesGauteng1.00infobox
WitwatersrandProvincesMpumalanga1.00infobox
WitwatersrandRock ageArchean1.00infobox
WitwatersrandRock typesQuartzites1.00infobox
WitwatersrandRock typesconglomerates1.00infobox
WitwatersrandRock typesbanded ironstones1.00infobox
WitwatersrandRock typestillites1.00infobox
WitwatersrandRock typesshales1.00infobox
WitwatersrandWidth10 km (6.2 mi) NNE/SSW1.00infobox

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