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Topaz from
Davib Mine, Davib Ost Farm 61, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Topaz
Formula:Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite1 photo of Topaz associated with Fluorite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Topaz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Davib Mine, Davib Ost Farm 61, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:672576
Long-form Identifier:1:3:672576:1
GUID (UUID V4):70c0c798-8f98-4178-859c-1eb2c01fdcac
Nearest other occurrences of Topaz
14.4km (8.9 miles) Van der Made pegmatite, Schlucht Farm 162, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
36.2km (22.5 miles) Groot Spitzkopje (Groot Spitskopje; Große Spitzkoppe; Gross Spitzkoppe), Spitzkopje Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
51.2km (31.8 miles) Klein Spitzkopje granite stock (Kleine Spitzkoppe; Klein Spitzkoppe), Spitzkopje Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
53.0km (32.9 miles) Stiepelmann Mine, Klein Spitzkopje granite stock (Kleine Spitzkoppe; Klein Spitzkoppe), Spitzkopje Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
59.2km (36.8 miles) Rubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
64.6km (40.1 miles) Krantzberg Mine, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
71.2km (44.2 miles) Valencia deposit, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
92.3km (57.4 miles) Uis Pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
93.5km (58.1 miles) Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
References
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Articles Famous mineral localities: The Erongo Mountains, Namibia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....cm, with schorl and feldspar, from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia. Desmond Sacco collection; Bruce Cairncross...on the mineralogical treasures of the Erongo Mountains in Namibia. Uli’s financial support made possible...important assignment at the Shinkolobwe uranium mine. His supervisor was Johannes Vaes (1902–1978). Gilbert...Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and Tsumeb, Southwest Africa (Namibia). He had a mini-van-like truck loaded with minerals
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SURVEY NAMIBIA 1990 Open File Report MRS 12 2 Abstract Niobium-tantalum mineralisation in Namibia occurs...by-products of Tin-mining operations in central Namibia (Uis, Nainais, De Rust). Prominent niobium-tantalum...pegmatites occur in the Tantalite Valley in southern Namibia and have been mined for a long time on a small...2.2.3.7 Pistelwitz pegmatites 2.2.4 Sandamap - Erongo pegmatite belt 2.2.4.1 Gossow pegmatites 2.2.4...4.5 Davib pegmatites 2.2 4.6 Davib West pegmatites 2.2.4.7 Pietershill pegmatites 2.2.4.8 Davib South
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MINISTRY OF MINES AND ENERGY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NAMIBIA I 1990 Open File Report MRS 05 2 Abstract A...wide variety of semi-precious stones occur in Namibia, namely amazonite, the beryl varieties, chrysocolla...including ''Tiger's Eye", sodalite, soapstone, topaz, tourmaline and turquoise. Tourmaline, rose quartz...the most important semi-precious stones found in Namibia. The major deposits of these semi-precious stones...aquamarine, heliodor, morganite, dumortierite, milarite, topaz and turquoise. An extensive deposit of amethyst
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Twyfelfontein 7 AiAiba / farm Anibib 136 8 Grosse Spitzkoppe, Erongo 9 , .,/, loringa tree ...station Garub near Aus Nature conservation, Erongo 16 Welwitschia, Goboboseb Mountains 17 ....Northwest Region including Damaraland The Central Namib Desertand Escarpment The Spitzkoppen The Erongo Mountains...s Onganja Mine and Surrounding Copper Deposits The South The Pegmatitesin Central Namibia Luderitz and... Encyclopedia of the Mineralsof Namibia 443 Meteorites in Namibia Bibliography Index Photo credits
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in pegmatites of the Southern Tin Belt, central Namibia Paul Keller a , Encarnacion ´ Roda Robles b,) ...distinct belts within the Damara orogen of central Namibia. Many of the pegmatites have been mined extensively...Granitic pegmatites; Mineral chemistry; Central Namibia 1. Introduction The importance of tourmaline for...pegmatites from the Southern Tin belt of central Namibia, examining the petrographic characteristics and...Geology of the pegmatites The geology of central Namibia is dominated by metasedimentary and igneous rocks
Catalog/List
first offered for sale. 73007 TOURMALINE Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam A classic Vietnamese...online, visit HA.com/6150 73008 ELBAITE Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam This unusual...2015 | 12:00 PM CT   15 73009 ELBAITE Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam Clearly defined...coloration, this is a classic Vietnamese Tourmaline. The region of Luc Yen has been yielding Tourmalines since...PYROMORPHITE Daoping Mine, Gongcheng Co., Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China Daoping
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358.18(4) Å3, P21/a, and Z = 4, from the Sauberg mine, Morgenröther Zug, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Germany, have...Myanmar; Yichung, China; Brazil; and probably Erongo, Namibia. The pegmatites at Ehrenfriedersdorf, Germany...00/DOI: 10.2138/am.2008.2943 minerals found in the region of the Mogok Stone Tract has led to further visits...known for pegmatite minerals (e.g., elbaite, beryl, topaz, scheelite, cassiterite, danburite, amblygonite...98′ E), near Kyauk Sin, a source of amazonite, topaz, aquamarine, cassiterite, and fluorite, in addition
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REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA - MINISTRY OF MINES AND ENERGY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF NAMIBIA FIRST...ENERGY Of the several hundred minerals present in Namibia, around sixty have been exploited. some, such as...base metals and industrial minerals have helped Namibia rank amongst the top five mining countries in Africa...terms of production and reserves. In this context, Namibia is a major producer of copper, lead, zinc, cadmium...unpublished. It is evident that mineral exploration in Namibia, as elsewhere. has changed from serendipitous discoveries
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.,,., ..,,.... w + ..... . ·. .... . - Namibia Zauberwelt edler Steine und Kristalle ooa Dieses...Erdgeschichte 8 Zur Geschichte des Bergbaus in Namibia 17 Der Brandberg und die Mineralfunde in seiner...blaue Wunder vom Erongo - Auf Aquamarin-Jagd im Innern Namibias 72 Miarolen im Erongo-Granit- ein Eldorado...110 Auf Turmalinsuche in Namibia Die Demantoide von Tubussis in Zentral-Namibia 112 116 Sodalith von...Zeolithe vom Grootbergpaß in Namibia Kamphaugit-(Y) von der Rössing-Mine 120 124 126 136 Das Gahnit-Vorkommen
Show/Event (guide)
Frederick A. Canfield 4 4 Minerals from the Erongo Mountain, Namibia by Georg Gebhard 6 3 We warmly welcome...t i o n s on carrollite from the Kamoya South II mine, Democratic Republic of Congo byR. L. Mown 2:00...kulanite and phosphophyllite from the Palermo #1 mine, North Groton, New Hampshire bill. W Nizamoff R...Carrollite crystals f r o m the Kamoya South I I Mine, Katanga, DRC, have pronounced facial striations...(`1200 specimens). A s part of a new initiative to "mine" this resource for both educational and research
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(in %): 1960 output Nb 98.5 Ta N Placers 1.2 61 Pegmatites 0.1 39 Granites 0.2 N Carbonatites...the separationof volatiles,and mineralization. Topaz is a characteristicmineral of columbium-bearing...granitecontains0.25% Nb•O,, accompanied by aegyrine,topaz, zircon, thorite, monazite,cryolite, and thomsonelite...Intermediate (Sui-chung), Soniana, Sangua Sandemap, Davib, Tabba-tabba Devil's Hole, Bigger R., Meyer's...Kabba Erongo, Sandemap, Davib S., Omaruru Antsakoa, Inner Yellowknife-Beaulieu Gossow's Davib Intermediate
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orefield in the southeastern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is associated with Caledonian S-type syenogranites...County in the southeast Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (Fig. 1a) and consisting of the Kekekaerde, Baiganhu...muscovite, abundant tourmaline, and rare fluorite and topaz gangue. These greisen deposits are exemplified by...orthoclase for K, wollastonite for Ca, rutile for Ti, topaz for F, and synthetic MnO and NaCl for Mn and Cl...aplite and pegmatite units in the Khajeh Morad region of Iran (Samadi et al., 2014). The fractional crystallization
Journal (issue)
1942, 49, 25-29. Effect of Storage on Yields of Farm Seed Treated for Disease Control. By ]?. Koehler...1 2-216. Control of Insects Attacking Grain in Farm Storage. By R. T. Cotton. Frms'. Bull. No: 1 8 1...Printing Office, 1 942.) Wheat Storage in Experimental Farm-Type Bins. By C. F. Kelly, B. M. Stahl, S. C. Salmon... E. H. O'Brien. Emp. f. Exp. • Agric., 1942, 10, 61-76. . . Increasing the Crops from Ceylon Rubber Estates...determination of utilisable gas produced from fibrous farm wastes. Livestock and Animal Products . Proceeding�
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Jebel Ouichane, Sagangane, Nador Province, Oriental Region, Morocco. Doug Fiske collection; Jordan Root photo...row, from left: Euclase, 2.3 cm, from the Gachalá mine, Guavió-Guatéque mining district, Boyacá Department... China. Wally Mann collection; Joe Budd photo. Topaz, 2.6 cm, from Katlang, Mardan Dist., Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...Budd photo. Tanzanite, 7.6 cm, from the Merelani mine near Arusha, Tanzania. Barry & Beth Kitt collection;...Fluorite on quartz, 13 cm, from the Yaogangxian mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China. The
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Norway, by Shirose & Uehara (2013) from the Kyushu Region, Japan, by Dixon et al. (2014) from British Columbia...(2014) from the miarolitic NYF Erongo Granite in the Erongo Complex of Namibia. In 2011 both the name and...variants of this name). This village had a nearby tin mine where, in addition to cassiterite, a lot of black...Zschorlau), from Ehrenfriedersdorf (SAU2, Sauberg Mine) and from Nejdek (NEUDEK). In addition, we characterize...(occurs also in the Zschorlau ‘‘Bergsegen’’ wolframite mine as dark green to almost black aggregates, consisting
Journal (issue)
Thirty-three, Number Four Articles Jeremejevite from Namibia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...Johnston & E. R. Swoboda Sulfur from the Perticara mine area, Pesaro-Urbino, Italy . . . . . . . . . . ...Pezzotta Famous mineral localities: The Lord Brassy mine, Tasmania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... John Sinkankas (1915–2002) at the Pala Properties Mine Bash, 1977. Van Pelt photo. NOTICE Died, John Sinkankas...who in minerals: John Sinkankas.” Rocks & Minerals, 61 (1), 28–31; and D. Leicht (1971) “Personality sketch:
Report (issue)
Yellow: Heliodor and Golden Beryl Michael Wise Page 61 The Mysterious Golden Water of Tajikistan Dmitriy...crystal weighed 455 kilograms. 2m: The Queen Anne mine in Zimbabwe has produced crystals up to 2 meters...columbite-tantalite group, cookeite, tourmaline, lepidolite, topaz, and spessartine (Pezzotta, 2001; Cerny, 1992).... In greisen deposits, beryl is associated with topaz, cassiterite, and ferberite­ hiibnerite; whereas...with quartz and feldspar. In topaz rhyolites where red beryl is found, topaz, high-temperature quartz, and
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Rhodonite, 4.7 cm, from the 1700 level, Zinc Corporation mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Collection...collection, John Chapman photo. • 2.5 cm, Top Camp mine, Western Ausytralia. George Stacey collection, Jeff...Scovil photo. Middle row from left: • 2.3 cm, Kintore mine, Coolgardie, Western Australia. Aloe Family collection;...spent the rest of their lives there as miners and mine captains. Cornish tradition favored the collecting...build his mineral collection. His job at the Moonta mine was sampling ore for the company’s assay office
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are a change in the pH of the surrounding fluid from 61 to more neutral and the presence of S in the pre-existing...quartz-hosted fluid inclusions from the Erongo granite, Namibia, showed that this process can be reversed...(e.g., albite, orthoclase, biotite, muscovite, topaz, bornite, chalcopyrite, magnetite, pyrite) into...inclusion assemblage in a quartz crystal from the Erongo granite was immersed for 22 days in the reconstructed...nm. Measurements were recorded in the spectral region between 200 and 4500 cm1 with an exposure time
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News International • Australia’s Ellendale diamond mine opens • Aquamarine and spessartine from Tanzania...Congo • Jeremejevite from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia • New morganite mine in Madagascar • Namibian gem...encountered in Namibia • Plastic and steel pearl imitations • Gem cutting factories in Namibia • Conference...diamonds shown here are from Canada’s Ekati Diamond Mine™, which started production in 1998. The necklace...the opening of Canada’s first diamond mine, the Ekati Diamond Mine™, in 1998, but a number of other projects
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corresponds with phengite or Li-phengite. Tourmaline and topaz, separately, may be present up to 1% by volume in...in magnetiterich skarns, such as the Lost River Mine, Alaska (Desborough and Sainsbury, 1970) and the...greenish garnet and wollastonite from Arandis, Namibia. Shimazaki (1968) described the occurrence of tin-bearing...between limestone and massive skarn at the Tsumo Mine, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Titanite commonly occurs...1974; Nekrasov, 1971 ), and the Stiepelmann mine, Namibia (Ramdohr, 1934), and from magnesian skarns as
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associated with anorogenic volcanism (e.g. Tertiary topaz rhyolites of SW USA and Mexico; ongonites of Mongolia...rifting (KINNAI~Det al. 1985). Further south in Namibia, the Brandberg Complex and associated sheeted vein...Mesozoic ring complexes of Niger, Nigeria and Namibia have transgressed the Creaceous erosion surface...tourmaline (F-schori), fluorite, F-apatite, ilmenite, topaz, monazite, zircon, apatite, xenotime, andalusite...of F-rich late orogenic granites (ongonites or topaz rhyolites) are present as near surface intrusions
Report (issue)
elbaite crystals with lepidolite from the Golconda Mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil by Eberhard Equit, 1993...circa 1910 view of the old mine portal on the north side of the Himalaya Mine in San Diego County, CA....suspicion is, at present, unfounded. The Bower Powers Farm in Pierrepont, New York has been the source of fine...the Sludyanka complex in the southern Lake Baikal region of Russia. Six New Species Today, this team has...An 11 cm tall elbaite group from the Pederneira Mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The bottom of the group
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stannoandborosilicates in skarnsandwith fluorite,topaz,andtourmalinein greisens),yet the calcium-tin b...and again by Miyazawa (1940, p. 16) from the Iwato mine, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. These assemblages Cassiterite...here be postulated:it is presumablyincompatible mine, SouthwestJapan, but I do not know if this with...Brogger, 1890, p. 64 analcite, etc. Stiepelmann mine, Arandis, South West Africa Metasomatic tin deposit...q- calcite. Uchkoshkondeposit, SarydzhazRiver region, E. Kirgizia (Central Asia) USSR Skarn-hydrothermal
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