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Van der Plas Mine, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibiai
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Van der Plas MineMine
Opuwo RuralConstituency
Kunene RegionRegion
NamibiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
18° 32' 18'' South , 13° 37' 23'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Opuwo5,101 (2017)57.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
224530
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:224530:3
GUID (UUID V4):
f2c92774-b3c9-40fd-ad68-0b1632706f92


Located 1.5 km west of Kandesei.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


24 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
β“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
β“˜ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Description: Blocky, cubic crystals coated with a thin layer of malachite.
β“˜ Dioptase
Formula: CuSiO3 · H2O
β“˜ Djurleite
Formula: Cu31S16
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Lanarkite
Formula: Pb2(SO4)O
β“˜ Leadhillite
Formula: Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Mottramite
Formula: PbCu(VO4)(OH)
β“˜ Plancheite
Formula: Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
β“˜ Plattnerite
Formula: PbO2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Scrutinyite ?
Formula: Ξ±-PbO2
β“˜ Shattuckite
Formula: Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
β“˜ Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Djurleite2.BA.05Cu31S16
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Plattnerite4.DB.05PbO2
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Scrutinyite ?4.DB.20Ξ±-PbO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜Leadhillite5.BF.40Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Lanarkite7.BD.40Pb2(SO4)O
β“˜Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Mottramite8.BH.40PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1
β“˜Dioptase9.CJ.30CuSiO3 Β· H2O
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Plancheite9.DB.35Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 Β· H2O
β“˜Shattuckite9.DB.40Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hβ“˜ DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Hβ“˜ PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Hβ“˜ ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Oβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Oβ“˜ DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Oβ“˜ PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Oβ“˜ PlattneritePbO2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ LanarkitePb2(SO4)O
Oβ“˜ LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Oβ“˜ ScrutinyiteΞ±-PbO2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siβ“˜ DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
Siβ“˜ PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ DjurleiteCu31S16
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ LanarkitePb2(SO4)O
Sβ“˜ LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
VVanadium
Vβ“˜ MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
FeIron
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Cuβ“˜ DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
Cuβ“˜ DjurleiteCu31S16
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Cuβ“˜ PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Cuβ“˜ ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Pbβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Pbβ“˜ PlattneritePbO2
Pbβ“˜ LanarkitePb2(SO4)O
Pbβ“˜ LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Pbβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Pbβ“˜ ScrutinyiteΞ±-PbO2

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

African PlateTectonic Plate
Namibia

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