Locality type: | Complex |
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Species: | 'Pyrochlore Group' (not an IMA approved species) |
Formula: | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Pyrochlore Group data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Osongombe Complex, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1431817 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1431817:3 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 79c80535-0094-467c-af38-e42c41ae1035 |
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrochlore Group |
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14.6km (9.1 miles) | ⓘKalkfeld Complex, Kalkfeld, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
27.4km (17.0 miles) | ⓘOndurakurume Complex, Kalkfeld, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
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| | Report (issue) | SURVEY NAMIBIA 1990 Open File Report MRS 12 2 Abstract Niobium-tantalum mineralisation in Namibia occurs...series, or as niobium-tantalum minerals of the pyrochlore group. Minerals of the columbite-tantalite series...basement rocks of the Namaqualand Metamorphic Complex, and with rare metal pegmatites of late Namibian...Precambrian rocks of the Damara Sequence. Pyrochlore group minerals (pyrochlore, microlite and betafite) occur in...by-products of Tin-mining operations in central Namibia (Uis, Nainais, De Rust). Prominent niobium-tantalum | | | Book | REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA - MINISTRY OF MINES AND ENERGY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF NAMIBIA FIRST...ENERGY Of the several hundred minerals present in Namibia, around sixty have been exploited. some, such as...base metals and industrial minerals have helped Namibia rank amongst the top five mining countries in Africa...terms of production and reserves. In this context, Namibia is a major producer of copper, lead, zinc, cadmium...unpublished. It is evident that mineral exploration in Namibia, as elsewhere. has changed from serendipitous discoveries |
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