Ankerite from
Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Locality type: | Mine | |
Classification | ||
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Species: | Ankerite | |
Formula: | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 | |
Confirmation | ||
Validity: | Believed Valid | |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
Malachite | ⓘ2 photos of Ankerite associated with Malachite at this locality. | |
Tennantite Subgroup | ⓘ1 photo of Ankerite associated with Tennantite Subgroup at this locality. | |
Mimetite | ⓘ1 photo of Ankerite associated with Mimetite at this locality. | |
Smithsonite | ⓘ1 photo of Ankerite associated with Smithsonite at this locality. | |
Copper | ⓘ1 photo of Ankerite associated with Copper at this locality. | |
Data | ||
Mineral Data: | Click here to view Ankerite data | |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia | |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) | |
Data Identifiers | ||
Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 13290 | |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:13290:1 | |
GUID (UUID V4): | 243ee227-b554-42e0-aa3d-24276ef02a23 | |
Nearest other occurrences of Ankerite | ||
38.0km (23.6 miles) | ⓘKhusib Springs Mine (Khuiseb Springs Mine), Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia | |
References | ||
Chetty, D., Frimmel, H. E. (2000) The role of evaporites in the genesis of base metal sulphide mineralisation in the Northern Platform of the Pan-African Damara Belt, Namibia: geochemical and fluid inclusion evidence from carbonate wall rock alteration. Mineralium Deposita, 35 (4) 364-376 doi:10.1007/s001260050247 |
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia