| Locality type: | Hill |
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| Species: | 'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Formula: | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Tourmaline data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Pieters Hill, Erongorus Farm 166, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 414636 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:414636:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | ee0f7913-a08e-4d3d-a684-f52beec1fef2 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline |
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| 27.9km (17.3 miles) | ⓘUsakos tourmaline mine, Usakos, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 30.1km (18.7 miles) | ⓘSandamap Noord gold prospect, Sandamap North Farm 115, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 33.3km (20.7 miles) | ⓘNavachab Gold Mine, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 52.5km (32.6 miles) | ⓘNeuschwaben Farm 73 (Neu Schwaben), Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 54.6km (33.9 miles) | ⓘDobbelsberg Farm 99, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 58.6km (36.4 miles) | ⓘHakskeen Farm 89, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 60.0km (37.3 miles) | ⓘRubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 63.9km (39.7 miles) | ⓘKrantzberg Mine, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 71.4km (44.4 miles) | ⓘOtjua Mine, Otjua Farm 37, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 72.2km (44.9 miles) | ⓘValencia deposit, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
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 | | Report (issue) | | MINISTRY OF MINES AND ENERGY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NAMIBIA I 1990 Open File Report MRS 05 2 Abstract A...wide variety of semi-precious stones occur in Namibia, namely amazonite, the beryl varieties, chrysocolla...Eye", sodalite, soapstone, topaz, tourmaline and turquoise. Tourmaline, rose quartz and smoky quartz are...the most important semi-precious stones found in Namibia. The major deposits of these semi-precious stones...semi-precious stones in 1989 was 967.6 kg of tourmaline, 164 t of amethyst, 7 t of smoky quartz, 315 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Menezes Librarian Curtis P. Schuh Obituary, Sid Pieters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...last century. Luiz Menezes Died, Sydney Pieters, 83 Sid Pieters was a true pioneer in the mineral and gem...the Erongo Flats, and had established such mines as the Ariakos, the Sydney mine, and Pieters Hill. The...associated with gem minerals such as beryl, topaz and tourmaline. Sid was particularly attracted to the beautifully...especially from his tourmaline mines at Karibib and Usakos, and from deposits at Spitzkop, Erongo, Onganja, Berg |  | | Journal (issue) | | Olaf Medenbach. Oxwagon at the foot of the “green hill”, the outcrop of the Tsumeb orebody, in 1905. (Archives...pieces, and also gives us a personal glimpse of Sid Pieters, Southwest Africa’s leading collector. The photography...Nations by which Southwest Africa was renamed “Namibia”; the Security Coun cil was requested to take...Germany. 11 Figure 3. Panorama of the whole “green hill” of ore at Tsumeb, taken about 1906 after arrival...mineral of the country-rock. The exact species of tourmaline has not been specified. Tremolite Ca2Mg5Si80 |
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