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Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia

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Anglesite
Formula:	PbSO₄
Localities:	Omaue Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia Van der Plas mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia







Azurite
Formula:	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
Localities:	Omaue Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia Van der Plas mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia







Baryte
Formula:	BaSO₄
Localities:	Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.






Photo: © Ernst A. Schnaitmann. Baryte from Okatumba, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Beyerite
Formula:	Ca(BiO)₂(CO₃)₂
Locality:	Kandesei, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia







Bismutite
Formula:	(BiO)₂CO₃
Locality:	Okatumba, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia







Calcite
Formula:	CaCO₃
Localities:	Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.






Photo: © Rob Lavinsky. Calcite from Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Cerussite
Formula:	PbCO₃
Localities:	Christoph Mine (Christoff Mine), Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia Otjhowe (Otjowe), Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia Okatumba, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia Onderra Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia Van der Plas mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia






Photo: © Rob Lavinsky. Cerussite from Okatumba, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Chalcocite
Formula:	Cu₂S
Localities:	Omaue Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia Kandesei, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia







Chenevixite
Formula:	Cu₂Fe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄
Locality:	Omaue Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia







Chrysocolla
Formula:	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O (x < 1)
Localities:	Omaue Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia Kandesei, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia Van der Plas mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia Okatumba, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia ? (more information)






Photo: © Rob Lavinsky. Chrysocolla from Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Copper
Formula:	Cu
Localities:	Kandesei, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia Onderra Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia







Cuprite
Formula:	Cu₂O
Localities:	Kandesei, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia Okatumba, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia Van der Plas mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia Omaue Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia






Photo: © Ernst A. Schnaitmann. Cuprite from Kandesei, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Dioptase
Formula:	CuSiO₃ · H₂O
Localities:	Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.






Photo: © 2008 D. Schläfli. Dioptase from Omaue Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Djurleite
Formula:	Cu₃₁S₁₆
Localities:	Okatumba, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia Van der Plas mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia






Photo: © Ernst A. Schnaitmann. Djurleite from Okatumba, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Dolomite
Formula:	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Localities:	Kandesei, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia Van der Plas mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia







Galena
Formula:	PbS
Localities:	Otjhowe (Otjowe), Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia Van der Plas mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia






Photo: © E.A. Schnaitmann. Galena from Van der Plas mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Goethite
Formula:	α-Fe³⁺O(OH)
Locality:	Okatumba, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia






Photo: © Ernst A. Schnaitmann. Goethite from Okatumba, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Hematite
Formula:	Fe₂O₃
Localities:	Kandesei, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia Okatumba, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia Van der Plas mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia







Iodargyrite
Formula:	AgI
Locality:	Kandesei, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia







Kaolinite ?
Formula:	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Locality:	Otjhowe (Otjowe), Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia - erroneously reported







Lanarkite
Formula:	Pb₂(SO₄)O
Locality:	Van der Plas mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia







Malachite
Formula:	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.






Photo: © R. Lang 2005. Malachite from Omaue Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
~~Mimetite~~
Formula:	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
Locality:	Onderra Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia







Mottramite
Formula:	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)
Localities:	Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.






Photo: © Ernst A. Schnaitmann. Mottramite from Onderra Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Muscovite
Formula:	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Locality:	Kandesei, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia







Namibite
Formula:	Cu(BiO)₂(VO₄)(OH)
Locality:	Kandesei, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia







Plancheite
Formula:	Cu₈(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₄ · H₂O
Localities:	Omaue Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia Christoph Mine (Christoff Mine), Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia Van der Plas mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia Kandesei, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia ? (more information)






Photo: © 2005 D. Schläfli. Plancheite from Omaue Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Plattnerite
Formula:	PbO₂
Locality:	Van der Plas mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia







Pyromorphite
Formula:	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Locality:	Okatumba, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia







Quartz
Formula:	SiO₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.






Photo: © Rob Lavinsky. Quartz from Kandesei, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Scrutinyite ?
Formula:	alpha-PbO₂
Locality:	Van der Plas mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia - erroneously reported







Shattuckite
Formula:	Cu₅(Si₂O₆)₂(OH)₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.






Photo: © Rob Lavinsky. Shattuckite from Kandesei, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Sulphohalite
Formula:	Na₆(SO₄)₂FCl
Locality:	Otjivalunda Pan, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia






Photo: © . Sulphohalite from Otjivalunda Pan, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Vanadinite
Formula:	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl
Locality:	Otjitheka, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia







Wulfenite
Formula:	Pb(MoO₄)
Localities:	Kandesei, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia Onderra Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia Otjhowe (Otjowe), Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia Otjindeka, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia Okatumba, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia






Photo: © Ernst A. Schnaitmann. Wulfenite from Onderra Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia

35 entries listed. 34 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

References

Niedermayr, G. & Schnaitmann, E. A. (2010): Neuigkeiten aus Namiba. Mineralien-Welt 21 (6), 89-96.

Schnaitmann, E. A. & Jahn, S. (2010): Mineralien aus Schürfen im Kaokoveld, Namibia. Mineralien-Welt 21 (2), 78-90.

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