 | | Journal (issue) | | Articles Famous mineral localities: The Erongo Mountains, Namibia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....cm, with schorl and feldspar, from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia. Desmond Sacco collection; Bruce Cairncross...on the mineralogical treasures of the Erongo Mountains in Namibia. Uli’s financial support made possible...Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and Tsumeb, Southwest Africa (Namibia). He had a mini-van-like truck loaded with minerals...SMALE Famous Mineral Localities: g{x Erongo Mountains Namibia Bruce Cairncross Department of Geology |  | | Book | | AiAiba / farm Anibib 136 8 Grosse Spitzkoppe, Erongo 9 , .,/, loringa tree . Khomas Highland...Aus Nature conservation, Erongo 16 Welwitschia, Goboboseb Mountains 17 . :~~..,-::__ ::...,.;_...Mountainland The Central Northern to Northwest Region including Damaraland The Central Namib Desertand...Desertand Escarpment The Spitzkoppen The Erongo Mountains The RossingMountains The Central Escarpment- The ...Copper Deposits The South The Pegmatitesin Central Namibia Luderitz and the Diamonds 44 49 241 254 272 275 |  | Falster, Alexander U., Simmons, William B., Webber, Karen L., Boudreaux, Andrew P. (2018) Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Erongo Sub-Volcanic Granite-Miarolitic-Pegmatite Complex, Erongo, Namibia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 56 (4) 425-449 doi:10.3749/canmin.1700090 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE ERONGO SUB-VOLCANIC GRANITEMIAROLITIC-PEGMATITE COMPLEX, ERONGO, NAMIBIA ALEXANDER U. FALSTER§...early Cretaceous anorogenic, sub-volcanic Erongo Granite, Namibia, was emplaced into metasedimentary rocks...Neoproterozoic to Cambrian Damaran Orogeny. The Erongo Granite contains pegmatitic miaroles containing...quartz-tourmaline orbicules and the geochemistry of the Erongo Granite. Erongo miarolitic pegmatites are famous for spectacular...negative Eu anomaly. Relative to continental crust, Erongo Granite samples are depleted in Ba, Sr, and Ti |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 124–32 Bahmann, U., Raspite from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia, 272–74 Baileychlore, 319 Bailey, D. G...326–30 C Cairncross, B., Raspite from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia, 272–74 Calaverite, Cripple Creek, Colorado...146–50 Collector’s Note, Raspite from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia, B. Cairncross, H. Van Niekerk, C. Reineke...Autonomous Region, China, R. B. Cook, 242–48; Spessartine, Marienfluss, Northern Namibia, R. B. Cook...Fish: Life in the Ordovician Sea of the Cincinnati Region, J. St. John, 467–68; Studies on Agate: Microscopy |  | | Catalog/List | | the Tsumeb Mine (as well as other mines of the region) were still in production in the 1970s. You will...village near the foothills of the Drakensberg Mountains, in South Africa. His love of rock climbing soon...an exciting trip by Land Rover into the Maluti Mountains of Lesotho (formerly Basutoland) to visit the...engineering work took him to the Tsumeb Mine in Namibia. This mine is renowned for producing what are arguably...desert-like "Sperrgebiet" area of the southern coast of Namibia, with its fabulous wealth of gem diamonds. One |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | are those from the pegmatites of the New England region. From Maine, King and Foord (1994, p. 246) note...Norwegian occurrence of muscovite associated with titanite is Skei, Jølster, Sogn og Fjordane County, with...Sarapulka district), Sverdlovskaya Oblast, Urals Region, Russia. The specimen is catalogued as a topaz...pegmatite, Eräjärvi area, Western and Inner Finland Region, Finland. Dark green pseudohexagonal crystals to...prismatic and scalenohedral calcite, orthoclase, and titanite, have been found at Mörefjar, Arendal, Aust-Agder |  | | Journal (issue) | | brought something else. During my latest trip to Namibia in May I heard of a remarkable find of aquamarine...black tourmaline from the "Erongo Mountains'' (i.e., Kubusis north of Karibib), vanishing under my nose...Mine (Cunningham Gulch) around 19845. The Ortiz mountains and mine are just a few miles north of the San...Andyrobertsite, calcio-andyrobertsite Tsumcb. Namibia 16-8: 10 Anglesite San Antonio Mine. Santa Eulalia...heliodor Tajikistan I 6-8: 1.3-5; aquamarine Erongo Mtns.. Namibia 16-10: 1.3-10: emerald Nuristan. Afghanistan |  | | Journal (issue) | | Ca' Bernardi and Perticara mines in the Marches Region, and the sphalerite, chalcopyrite and various rare...grew over the years, especially on trips to the mountains, particularly to Mont Blanc and Mount Rosa. We...to 2 cm), from Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg area, Erongo region, Namibia. Roberto Appiani photo. BERYL...(with crystals to 5 cm), from the Erongo Mountains, Erongo region, Namibia. Roberto Appiani photo. 38 ...(with crystals to 0.4 cm), from the Tsumeb mine, Namibia. Simone Citon photo. SILVER with acanthite, 7 |  | | Book | | Republic, 6 cm). Figure 1.2 Halite crystals (Namibia, 5.8 cm). 6 section devoted to the display of...in groups 8–12, show marked deviation. In this region of the Periodic Table, electronegativity increases...bonded substances, the electrons are confined to the region between the nuclei of the bonded atoms and they...Fluorite showing stepped, cubic crystal faces (Erongo, Namibia, 5.8 cm). hence occurs less commonly. Figure...(left, 6 cm) and grossular garnet (both from Kayes region, Mali); (C) grossular (Jeffrey mine, Canada, 5 |  | | Journal (issue) | | ........................pg. 3 Actinolite from Namibia by Justin Zzyzx ....................................pg. 51 On the Cover: Contents as published Titanite crystal with Pericline Copyright 2011 7 cm from...we bring you eleven articles about locations in Namibia that do not receive much publicity. It is easy...deposits such as Tsumeb, the Brandberg region and the Erongo Mountains. Alpine clefts, huge soda can sized...Gamsberg and Hakos Mountains, located in the southwestern part of central Namibia. The Gamsberg Mountain |  | | Journal (issue) | | located on the slopes of the Lelatema Mountains in the Manyara Region, about 70 km southeast of the town...Goboboseb Mountains, about 35 miles west of the town of Brandberg, Daures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia...Goboboseb Mountains, about 35 miles west of the town of Brandberg, Daures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia...the Merelani mine, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania. Will Johnson collection;... 17.5 cm, from Vangaindrano, Atsimo-Atsinanana region, Madagascar (finest known Madagascar aquamarine) |  | | Journal (issue) | | mine, Ruoqiang County, Bayinguoling Autonomous Region, Xinjiang, China. Ken Donn photo. Azurite “rose...Scovil photo. Prehnite, 13 cm, from Sandare, Kayes Region, Mali. Jeff Scovil photo. 10 Supplement to The...on chrysocolla, 13 cm, from Inca de Oro, Atacama region, Chile. Jeff Scovil photo. Smithsonite, 17 cm...Mottramite, 14 cm, from the Tsumeb mine, Oshikoto region, Namibia. Jeff Scovil photo. Goethite, 18 cm, from...Black Widow mine, Cimarron district, Sheridan Mountains, Pima County, Arizona. Joe Philpott collection; |  | | Journal (issue) | | today are preny fami liar with specimens from Namibia. Tsumeb produced many world class specimens for...that came out during the 201h century. The Erongo Mountains beca111e well known to collectors during the...century and 111ore recently the Kaokoveld area in NW Namibia has received a lot of attention for its spectacular...minerals. What may not be so well known is that Namibia is a mineral rich country with mines scattered...Africa during the past 20 years, in particular, Namibia. He has been after us to make the journey over |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | phosphate mineralization in the northern Appalachian Mountains. Chemical analyses of the secondary phosphates...edenite, actinolite, ferro-actinolite, scapolite, titanite, and zircon in the main ore. Minor tiny (micron-sized)...at temperatures of 700˚C–800˚C (based on Zr-in-titanite and Ti-in-zircon temperatures). Stillwellite-(Ce)...common in the pegmatites from the Adirondack Mountains. The largest crystals were described at Mineville...herderite from Brazil, Maine, New Hampshire, and Namibia. J. W. Nizamoff 1, A. U. Falster2, and W. B. Simmons2 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Dal’negorsk. GEOLOGY The geology of the Dal’negorsk region is tectonically complex because of its relationship...unique among the various intrusive rocks of the region. Xenoliths of eclogite and lherzolite suggest a...article are from these eight mines. In the larger region around Dal’negorsk there are additional mines and...Verchniy (Upper) mine was the first mine in the region, and is still in operation. It was initiated as...there in the past. Other mines in the Dal’negorsk region have produced speci mens; most of the mineral |  | | Catalog/List | | - -- - - - -- - - - - 107 ■■ CHALCOCITE Tsumeb Namibia Rich dark grey metallic with some malachite etc...I ~mD MnOOC - - - - -51 ■■ CONICHALCITE Tsumeb Namibia Greenish-fawn xlinc coating on Chalcocite with...Cornwall 863 ■■ SHATTUCKITE Mesopotamia Khourixas Namibia Reddish mass, with some quartz veins Quite rich...-------------------------- - ---· 728 ■ MINIUM Tsumeb Namibia 1146 ■■ TREMOLITE Altermark, Mo-i-Rana, NW Noway...crystals about 5mm and some with broken tops. Tsumeb Namibia £25 B) lx2 £15 6. AZURITE halfof a solid blue nodule |  | | Journal (issue) | | from the Copper Valley mine, Mesopotamia 504, Namibia, consisting of small but very aesthetic blue-green...tuperssuatsiaite from the Aris quarry, South Windhoek, Namibia, both showing exquisite tufts of very dark green...given the need to get it back in one piece from Namibia. Nick Hawes Class 3. A display of British minerals...represented specimens from . ,. t.he 2003 SMLS trip to Namibia, and one from the recent visit to the Canc:1ry...we were shown ?l good choice of specimens from Namibia (can there be bad : choice?). His display featured |  | | Journal (issue) | | Emerald Mines DaylightFluorescent Hyalite from Namibia Gahnite from Nigeria Volume 38 / No. 2 / 2022...Cover photo: Spinel from Kuh-i-Lal, in the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan, has a long history and has been...New York. ARTICLES 138 Spinel from the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan By Dietmar Schwarz, Yicen Liu, Zhengyu...Walters Art Museum 119 172 Hyalite Opal from Erongo, Namibia, Showing Green Daylight Fluorescence 194 ...occurrence from Kruta Balka, western Peri-Azovian region, Ukraine: Implications for understanding the crystal |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (var. aquamarine), schorl, and fluorite, Erongo Mountains, Namibia. Gail and Jim Spann specimen, Jeff Scovil...Specimen Mineralogy: Part 1 Arsendescloizite, Namibia,136 Atacamite, Australia, 27; Michigan, 288 Aurichalcite...Data on Arsenate Minerals from the Tsumeb Mine, Namibia, 135–39; The Occurrence and Origin of Gold Nuggets... 262–63, 350–51, 438–39, 526–27 Conichalcite, Namibia, 137 Conifer Cones from the Jurassic and Cretaceous...Molybdenite, Allies Mine, Deepwater, New England Region, New South Wales, Australia, 128–34; Witherite |  | | Journal (issue) | | (5) Chrysoberyl, 2.3 cm, from Takovaya, Ural Mountains, Russia. (6) Chalcocite, 2.5 cm, from Cornwall...Miask, Ural Mountains, Russia. (8) Pyrargyrite, 1.8 cm, from St. Andreasberg, Harz Mountains, Germany....right: Mimetite, 2.7 cm, from the Tsumeb mine, Namibia. Back cover: Some thumbnail specimens on the covers...Valley, Afghanistan. (8) Scorodite, Tsumeb mine, Namibia. (9) Shigaite, N’Chwaning II mine, South Africa...Dyscrasite twin, 1.9 cm, from St. Andreasberg, Harz Mountains, Germany. (3) Glaucodot twin, 2.5 cm, from Håkansboda |  | | 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 |  | | Book | | localities for good ilmenite crystals exist in the region (Brunet, I 977b ). NEW YORK Amity, Orange County...and Edenville, large, fine crystals of spine!, titanite, amphibole and pyroxene have been found since...combinations of rutile, anatase, brookite, hematite and titanite (Philippe Beiley, personal communication, 2010)...in Switzerland, it is only in the Maderanertal region of east-central Canton Uri that clefts bearing...clefts are found fairly commonly throughout this region, such that only a handful of notable finds during |  | | Journal (issue) | | money. lnspired by promotional brochures touting "mountains füll of rich gold and silver ores, sulphurets...cutting coarse-grained reddish granites of the hilly region thereabouts, known geologically as the Llano Uplift...Liubao, Wuzhou Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. Don and Laura Aaron photo. Drusy quartz...Almagro, EI Salado, Chaiiaral Province, Atacama Region, Chile. Don and Laura Aaron photo. Calcite, 3...Malachite with dolomite, 9 cm, from the Tsumeb mine, Namibia. Don and Laura Aaron photo. Erythrite, 4 cm, from |  | | Journal (issue) | | Situation mit Hotels bzw. Unterkünften? Schwab: Die Region von Colmar bietet eine große Auswahl an Überna...und herausragende Mineralien zeigen, die in der Region von Ste.-Marie/ Silbertal gefunden wurden. vorab...wasserklaren, bis etwa 10 cm großen Bergkristallen aus der Region von Barabise Vdc. Mineralien-Welt 1/2012 19 Messe-Reportage...Kristallstängel von tief dunkelblauem Kyanit aus der Region von Varta Vdc.im KalikotDistrikt (frühere Funde...Zeit bekannten Cupriten von Rubtsovskoe/Altai-Kraj-Region, SW-Sibirien, scheint keine Grenzen zu kennen und |  | | Journal (issue) | | diverse landscape of flatlands, canyons, and mountains. Within its borders are parts of both the Sierra...Madagascar, Sri Lanka, USA, Mexico, Namibia, the Ural Mountains, and Australia. When speaking of rough...mountain ranges of the Brandberg and Goboboseb Mountains in Namibia, Jackson Crossroads, Georgia in the USA...Retana, a peasant farmer who raised corn in the mountains near the municipality of Amatitlán. One day while...names too, those now long since lost.) Although the region may have had a short history of working, the endeavors |
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