Otjivalunda salt pan (Otjiwalundo salt pan), Uuvudhiya, Oshana Region, Namibiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Otjivalunda salt pan (Otjiwalundo salt pan) | Saline Lake |
| Uuvudhiya | Constituency |
| Oshana Region | Region |
| Namibia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
18° 38' 57'' South , 15° 35' 57'' East
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Located approximately 250 km northwest of Otavi and west of the great Etosha Pan, and about 80 km NW of Okaukuejo.
A salt pan somewhat west of the big Etosha Pan.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| â Pirssonite Formula: Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O Reference: Foshag, Wm. F. (1933) Sulfohalite and Other Minerals from the Otjiwalundo Salt Pan, South West Africa. American Mineralogist: 18: 431-434; Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 233, 549. |
| â Sulphohalite Formula: Na6(SO4)2FCl Reference: Foshag, Wm. F. (1933) Sulfohalite and Other Minerals from the Otjiwalundo Salt Pan, South West Africa. American Mineralogist: 18: 431-434; Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 549.; Specimen in the collection of the Smithsonian Institute, Museum of Natural History |
| â ThĂ©nardite Formula: Na2SO4 Reference: Foshag, Wm. F. (1933) Sulfohalite and Other Minerals from the Otjiwalundo Salt Pan, South West Africa. American Mineralogist: 18: 431-434; Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 549. |
| â Trona Formula: Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O Reference: Foshag, Wm. F. (1933) Sulfohalite and Other Minerals from the Otjiwalundo Salt Pan, South West Africa. American Mineralogist: 18: 431-434; Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 549. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| â | Pirssonite | 5.CB.30 | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| â | Trona | 5.CB.15 | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| â | Sulphohalite | 7.BD.05 | Na6(SO4)2FCl |
| â | ThĂ©nardite | 7.AD.25 | Na2SO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | â Pirssonite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| H | â Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | â Pirssonite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| C | â Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | â Pirssonite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| O | â ThĂ©nardite | Na2SO4 |
| O | â Sulphohalite | Na6(SO4)2FCl |
| O | â Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | â Sulphohalite | Na6(SO4)2FCl |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | â Pirssonite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| Na | â ThĂ©nardite | Na2SO4 |
| Na | â Sulphohalite | Na6(SO4)2FCl |
| Na | â Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | â ThĂ©nardite | Na2SO4 |
| S | â Sulphohalite | Na6(SO4)2FCl |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | â Sulphohalite | Na6(SO4)2FCl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | â Pirssonite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Foshag, Wm. F. (1933) Sulfohalite and Other Minerals from the Otjiwalundo Salt Pan, South West Africa. American Mineralogist: 18: 431-434.
Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 549.
Schneider, G.I.C. and Genis, G. (1992). Soda ash and thenardite. In: The Mineral Resources of Namibia (1st Edition). Ministry of Mines and Energy, Geological Survey, Windhoek, Namibia, 6.23-1 - 6.23-5.
Hipondoka, Martin H.T. (2005) The Development and Evolution of Etosha Pan, Namibia, Dissertation zur Erlangung des naturwissenschaftlichen Doktorgrades der Bayerischen Julius-Maximilians-UniversitĂ€t WĂŒrzburg.
Warren, John K. (2006) Evaporites: sediments, resources and hydrocarbons, 1035 pp.
Bezing, L. von., Bode, R., and Jahn, S., (2008) Namibia Minerals and Localities. Edition Schloss Freudenstein, Bode Verlag GmbH, Haltern, (in English)
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Otjivalunda salt pan, Uuvudhiya, Oshana Region, Namibia