Uis Mine, Uis Pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Uis Mine | Open-Cast Mine |
Uis Pegmatites | Pegmatite Field |
Uis | Village |
Dâures Constituency | Constituency |
Erongo Region | Region |
Namibia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° 13' 23'' South , 14° 52' 40'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
25561
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:25561:2
GUID (UUID V4):
6e9cc53c-fe3b-4bca-9368-974e1c53aa07
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Uis Myn
An opencast tin-columbium-tantalum mine.
Production at 1,200 tons/year Sn concentrates at 64% Sn.
Very large tin reserves, but low grade.
Discovered in 1911, major production from the 1940s to its closing in 1990.
It was reopened in mid-2019.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
ⓘ Paragonite Formula: NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Paragonite | 9.EC.15 | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
O | ⓘ Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Localities in this Region
- Erongo Region
- Dâures Constituency
- Uis
- Uis Pegmatites
- Uis Mine
- Uis Pegmatites
- Uis
- Dâures Constituency
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
African PlateTectonic Plate
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