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Khan Mine, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibiai
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Arandis ConstituencyConstituency
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 29' 12'' South , 14° 58' 44'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Arandis4,507 (2012)7.9km
Swakopmund25,047 (2018)51.1km
Walvis Bay52,058 (2017)71.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
73184
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:73184:8
GUID (UUID V4):
ab3fb45c-8515-4207-b9c6-e70506d4b9d2


A former copper mine that closed in 1918. The former mine lies 4.4 miles (7 kilometers) south of Arandis.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


25 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Copper
Formula: Cu
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Delafossite
Formula: CuFeO2
Dyscrasite
Formula: Ag3Sb
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Hornblende'
Linnaeite
Formula: Co2+Co3+2S4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
References:
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Tenorite
Formula: CuO
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Titanite var. Keilhauite
Formula: (Ca,Y3+)(Ti,Al,Fe3+)[SiO4]O
Wittichenite
Formula: Cu3BiS3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Dyscrasite2.AA.35Ag3Sb
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Linnaeite2.DA.05Co2+Co3+2S4
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Wittichenite2.GA.20Cu3BiS3
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Delafossite4.AB.15CuFeO2
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Chalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 · 5H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
var. Keilhauite9.AG.15(Ca,Y3+)(Ti,Al,Fe3+)[SiO4]O
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Hornblende'-
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
H ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
H Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
CCarbon
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
C Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
OOxygen
O CupriteCu2O
O TenoriteCuO
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O CalciteCaCO3
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O Titanite var. Keilhauite(Ca,Y3+)(Ti,Al,Fe3+)[SiO4]O
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
O DelafossiteCuFeO2
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O QuartzSiO2
O Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
O Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al Titanite var. Keilhauite(Ca,Y3+)(Ti,Al,Fe3+)[SiO4]O
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
SiSilicon
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Si Titanite var. Keilhauite(Ca,Y3+)(Ti,Al,Fe3+)[SiO4]O
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CovelliteCuS
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S WitticheniteCu3BiS3
S GalenaPbS
S SphaleriteZnS
S LinnaeiteCo2+Co23+S4
S PyriteFeS2
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Ca Titanite var. Keilhauite(Ca,Y3+)(Ti,Al,Fe3+)[SiO4]O
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
TiTitanium
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ti Titanite var. Keilhauite(Ca,Y3+)(Ti,Al,Fe3+)[SiO4]O
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Titanite var. Keilhauite(Ca,Y3+)(Ti,Al,Fe3+)[SiO4]O
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe DelafossiteCuFeO2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CoCobalt
Co LinnaeiteCo2+Co23+S4
CuCopper
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu CopperCu
Cu TenoriteCuO
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu WitticheniteCu3BiS3
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cu DelafossiteCuFeO2
Cu Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
YYttrium
Y Titanite var. Keilhauite(Ca,Y3+)(Ti,Al,Fe3+)[SiO4]O
AgSilver
Ag DyscrasiteAg3Sb
SbAntimony
Sb DyscrasiteAg3Sb
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Bi WitticheniteCu3BiS3

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