Latitude: 21°40'S
Longitude: 15°40'E
The Erongo Mountain is 20 km north of the town of Usakos. Usakos is 140 km from Swakopmund on the highway between Swakopmund and Windhoek. The Erongo mountain is 65 km in diameter and stretches from Usakos to the town of Omaruru in the north.
NOTE on the mineral list: Foitite has not been reliably confirmed yet from the Erongo region.
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References
- Cairncross, B. and U. Bahmann (2006) Famous Mineral Localities: The Erongo Mountains Namibia. Mineralogical Record 37, 361-470.
- Bezing, L. von, Bode, R. & Jahn, S. (2008): Namibia Minerals and Localities. Edition Schloss Freudenstein, Bode Verlag GmbH, Haltern, 292-332 pp. (in English)
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