Known as South-West Africa prior to 1968 (former German colony at the turn of the 18th/19th century).
References:
- Anhaeusser, C. R. and Maske, S., eds. (1986): Mineral Deposits of Southern Africa. 2 Vols, 2376 pp. Geological Society of South Africa, Johannesburg.
- Bahmann, U. and A., Eds. (2001): Namibia – Zauberwelt edler Steine und Kristalle, Bode-Verlag, Haltern, Germany, 224 pp. (in German)
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