 | Cairncross, Bruce, Windisch, Wolfgang, Smit, Henk, Fraser, Allan, Gutzmer, Jens (2008) The Vergenoeg: Gauteng Province, South Africa Fluorite Mine. Rocks & Minerals, 83 (5) 410-421 doi:10.3200/rmin.83.5.410-421 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | RG E N O E G GAUTENG PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA T FLUORITE MINE he Vergenoeg fluorite mine is located in...the Gauteng Province of South Africa, approximately 80 kilometers northeast of Pretoria. The mine is somewhat...somewhat of an anomaly regarding the production of fluorite mineral specimens—it is located on the largest...virtually devoid of large, aesthetic fluorite crystals. Even so, there is an interesting array of other secondary...including azurite, gearksutite, nitrocalcite, prosopite, and siderite (Cairncross and Dixon 1995), and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Photographs January/February: Chalcopyrite on quartz, La Mine de Giraud, La Gardette, Bourg d’Oisan, Isère, France...albite, variety cleavelandite, 49er Pocket, Oceanview mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. Bill...Scovil photo. September/October: Gold, Mockingbird mine, Mariposa County, California. Collector’s Edge Minerals...Analcime, Connecticut, 159 Anastasenko, G. F., Diamonds of Russia, 508–17 Anatase, Cochabamba, Bolivia, 119;...and Mineral Museum— Home of the Somerville Collection, Barthurst, New South Wales, M. Rheinberger, E |  | | Book | | ~.,..,, •• ,-:' :·.•. •.:~ :';::{~ft:t· Table of Contents Preface Introduction The Early Days- The...EarlyGermanGeologistsand Entrepreneursin South West Africa The People- Mineralogists,Geologistsand Collectors...s Area West and South of Rehoboth The Central and South-CentralDeposits Onganja Mine and Surrounding...Surrounding Copper Deposits The South The Pegmatitesin Central Namibia Luderitz and the Diamonds 44 49 241 254...275 291 333 345 365 370 383 401 423 Encyclopedia of the Mineralsof Namibia 443 Meteorites in Namibia |  | | Book | | REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA - MINISTRY OF MINES AND ENERGY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF NAMIBIA... MESSAGE FROM THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF MINES AND ENERGY Of the several hundred minerals present in...exploited. some, such as copper, since the early part of the 19th century. Whereas uranium and diamonds continue...major role in the mining sector, significant deposits of base metals and industrial minerals have helped Namibia...amongst the top five mining countries in Africa. both in terms of production and reserves. In this context |
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