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Orthoclase from
Krantzberg Mine, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Orthoclase
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orthoclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Krantzberg Mine, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:553528
Long-form Identifier:1:3:553528:6
GUID (UUID V4):9695f9a0-55fc-4126-9a50-5b37bfef1e6c
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
67.7km (42.1 miles) Kalkfeld Complex, Kalkfeld, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
93.7km (58.2 miles) Okenyenya Complex, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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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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AiAiba / farm Anibib 136 8 Grosse Spitzkoppe, Erongo 9 , .,/, loringa tree . Khomas Highland...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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resources of anorogenic alkaline complexes in Namibia: A review F. Pirajno a a Geological Survey of...resources of anorogenic alkaline complexes in Namibia: A review, Australian Journal of Earth Sciences:...resources of anorogenic alkaline complexes in Namibia: A review F. PIRAJNO Downloaded by [Dalhousie...Plain Street, East Perth, WA 6004, Australia. In Namibia there are numerous anorogenic alkaline complexes...carbonatites, mineralization, Namibia. INTRODUCTION In southwestern Africa (Namibia, southern Angola and northwestern
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complexes and associated mineralisation in Namibia (Brandberg and Erongo) related to the opening of the South...magmatic systems and carbonatites from Namibia (Brandberg, Erongo), South Africa (Kruidfontein, Goudini)...volcano-plutonic complexes, Brandberg and Erongo, respectively and both in Namibia. The reason is two-fold: one is...been the focus of my study during my work time in Namibia. The distribution and setting of alkaline complexes...basalts and associated dyke swarms in north-central Namibia; (B) distribution of Etendeka lavas and associated
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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
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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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Republic, 6 cm). Figure 1.2 Halite crystals (Namibia, 5.8 cm). 6 section devoted to the display of...(field of view 8 cm). Figure 1.3 An opencast iron ore mine (Postmasburg, South Africa). 7 microscopes, or...in groups 8–12, show marked deviation. In this region of the Periodic Table, electronegativity increases...bonded substances, the electrons are confined to the region between the nuclei of the bonded atoms and they...Fluorite showing stepped, cubic crystal faces (Erongo, Namibia, 5.8 cm). hence occurs less commonly. Figure
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category ........ Estimated cumulative and annual mine production of tungsten contained in ore and concentrate—...also recovered from placer deposits. Most current mine production of tungsten is from vein/ stockwork,...accounted for over three-fourths of the world’s mine production of tungsten. China alone produced about...resulted in numerous mine closures (estimated at 85 percent of Western world mine capacity). In some cases...deposits. All are discussed below. Most of the current mine production of tungsten is from vein/stockwork, skarn
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tours for collectors are permitted by the friendly mine management, and visitors have even been allowed...the area and purchased the rights to the Verchniy mine. Operations to extract copper, lead and zinc began...Dal’negorsk. GEOLOGY The geology of the Dal’negorsk region is tectonically complex because of its relationship...unique among the various intrusive rocks of the region. Xenoliths of eclogite and lherzolite suggest a...observed that mineral formation at the Verchniy mine involved four phases: (1) the pre-ore skam phase
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papers and 19 geological maps in Western Australia, Namibia and Greenland. Throughout his career, which has...4.3.9 The Brandberg West Greisen Vein Systems, Namibia . . 4.3.10 The Kalguta Mo-W-Be-Bi Greisen System.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.5.1 Navachab, Namibia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....Cu Deposits of the Matchless Amphibolite Belt, Namibia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7...Pb-Zn-Cu-Ag-V Deposits of the Otavi Mountain Land, Namibia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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magmatism of the eastern margin of the Atlantic (Namibia, Angola) or the western African kimberlites do...Mafic-Ultramafic Magmatism in the Southwest Uganda Region of the African Rift: Implications from Experimental.... . . ... 3 The Crust Under the Canary Islands Region ............. 4 Network of Fractures and Identity...Identity of Vertical Movements in the Canary Islands Region ........................... 4.1 Transoceanic and...African craton (200-180 Ma); Lebombo (195-190 Ma), Namibia (165-120 Ma), Chilwa (139 Ma), Luderitz (130 Ma)
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Wise & G. R. Rossman Orpiment from the Twin Creeks mine, Humboldt County, N e v a d a ............................. 311 by B. K. Lees The Purple Passion mine, Yavapai County, A rizona.................. 323...cm from the Meea trom tne M e 8a pit, Twin Creeks mine, Humboldt County, Nevada. Mined by Collector's Edge...11 cm across. In 1935 they leased the San Diego mine in the Mesa Grande pegmatite field, in southern...located just around the hill from the famous Himalaya mine, source of gorgeous red elbaite tourmaline crystals
 
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