FluoriteVan der Made pegmatite, Brabant Farm 168, Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia
Photo: Andreas Brand Located west of Etiro (Brabant 68? farm).
Although it was mined long before Mr G.H. van der Made acquired the claims Eugene N. Cameron in 1955 described it as the "Van der Made Pegmatite" a name that stuck in subsequent literature. As early as 1910 cassiterite was discovered lower down the valley at Ameib. The first description of the Van der Made Pegmatite is by P.J. Rossouw in FROMMURZE et al. (1942) when it was known as the Erongo Schlucht, a valley that leads from the south west into the Erongo Complex. It is emplaced in Salem Granite which is unusual for Damaran-age pegmatites. It is oriented in a north north east to south south west line with steep dip. It is discontinuous with a total length of 1750m & up to 25m wide & is a typical zoned pegmatite.
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Bezing, L. von, Bode, R. & Jahn, S. (2007): Namibia. Minerals and Localities. Edition Schloss Freudenstein, Bode Verlag, Haltern, 409 pp. (in English)
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