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Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia

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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.





Mineral List:
  		•  Albite
    Na[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [http://portal.unesco.org/es/file_download.php/520f77b01696f95e88bb9e1ab0e64196Gondwana+Park+draft2corr.pdf.]
    Site Photo
    Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Apatite-(CaF)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[F|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [www.prodg.cc/johnston/erongo.htm ]
  		•  Beryl
    Be
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    Reference: [www.prodg.cc/johnston/erongo.htm ]
    Site Photo
    Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia
    © Orbital Joe
  		•  Beryl
    var: Aquamarine
    Be
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    Reference: [Fluorite: The Collector's Choice. Extra Lapis English No. 9]
    Site Photo
    Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Beryl
    var: Goshenite
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Biotite
    Reference: [www.prodg.cc/johnston/erongo.htm ]
    Site Photo
    Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Cassiterite
    SnO
     
    2
    Reference: [www.prodg.cc/johnston/erongo.htm ]
    Site Photo
    Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  'Columbite-Tantalite'
    Reference: [http://portal.unesco.org/es/file_download.php/520f77b01696f95e88bb9e1ab0e64196Gondwana+Park+draft2corr.pdf.]
  		•  Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Reference: [Fluorite: The Collector's Choice. Extra Lapis English No. 9]
    Site Photo
    Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia
    © E.A. Schnaitmann
  		•  Foitite
    [ ][Fe
    2+
    2
    		(Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		)][Al
     
    6
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    Reference: [www.prodg.cc/johnston/erongo.htm ]
    Site Photo
    Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia
    © minresco
  		•  'Grandite'
    Reference: [www.prodg.cc/johnston/erongo.htm ]
  		•  Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [www.namibiaminerals.com]
  		•  Jeremejevite
    Al
     
    6
    		[(F,OH)
     
    3
    		|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    5
    		]
    Reference: [www.prodg.cc/johnston/erongo.htm ]
    Site Photo
    Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Metanováčekite
    Mg(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[AsO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 4-8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Collection of NHM, Vienna]
    Site Photo
    Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia
    © E.A. Schnaitmann
  		•  Metazeunerite
    Cu(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[AsO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Herbert Nägele collection]
    Site Photo
    Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia
    © E.A. Schnaitmann
  		•  Microcline
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [Fluorite: The Collector's Choice. Extra Lapis English No. 9]
    Site Photo
    Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia
    © John Sobolewski
  		•  Muscovite
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [Fluorite: The Collector's Choice. Extra Lapis English No. 9]
  		•  Opal
    var: Opal-AN
    SiO
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [MinRec, Jan/Feb 2001]
    Site Photo
    Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia
    © E.A. Schnaitmann
  		•  Pollucite
    (Cs,Na)
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Arliguie M collection]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Fluorite: The Collector's Choice. Extra Lapis English No. 9]
    Site Photo
    Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia
    © John Sobolewski
  		•  Quartz
    var: Amethyst
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [www.prodg.cc/johnston/erongo.htm ]
  		•  Quartz
    var: Smoky Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [MinRec, Jan/Feb 2001]
    Site Photo
    Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Scheelite
    Ca[WO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [www.prodg.cc/johnston/erongo.htm ]
  		•  Schorl
    [Na][Fe
    2+
    3
    		][Al
     
    6
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    Reference: [Fluorite: The Collector's Choice. Extra Lapis English No. 9]
    Site Photo
    Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Segnitite
    PbFe
    3+
    3
    		[(OH,H
     
    2
    		O)
     
    6
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		]
    Reference: [Collection of NHM, Vienna]
  		•  Siderite
    FeCO
     
    3
    Reference: [www.prodg.cc/johnston/erongo.htm ]
  		•  Topaz
    Al
     
    2
    		[(F,OH)
     
    2
    		|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [www.prodg.cc/johnston/erongo.htm ]
    Site Photo
    Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia
    © E.A. Schnaitmann
  		•  Torbernite
    Cu(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·12H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [www.prodg.cc/johnston/erongo.htm ]
    Site Photo
    Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia
    © Keith Williamson
  		• Zinnwaldite
    KLiFe
    2+
     
    		Al[(F,OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [www.prodg.cc/johnston/erongo.htm ]


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