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Renierite from
Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Renierite
Formula:(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
Comments:An accessory mineral of hypogene origin.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Renierite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:12627
Long-form Identifier:1:3:12627:4
GUID (UUID V4):8ef19061-26ee-4b90-b47f-dd0d2f26e159
Nearest other occurrences of Renierite
61.2km (38.0 miles) ā“˜Kombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
63.7km (39.6 miles) ā“˜Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineralization in the Otavi Mountain Land, Northern Namibiaā€”a review and regional interpretation A.F. Kamona...GĆ¼nzel b a b University of Namibia, Private Bag 13301, Windhoek, Namibia Ongopolo Mining Ltd., Main Street...Street, P.O. Box 40, Tsumeb, Namibia Received 16 May 2004; accepted 10 April 2006 Available online 4...like Tsumeb (Pbā€“Cuā€“Znā€“Ge), Kombat (Cuā€“Pbā€“Zn), Berg Aukas (Znā€“Pbā€“V), Abenab West (Pbā€“Znā€“V) all occur in...carbonate-hosted Pbā€“Zn deposits in the Abenab Subgroup at Berg Aukas and Abenab is not well constrained, but the stable
Journal (issue)
Actinolite from Namibia by Justin Zzyzx ............................................pg. 15 Abenab Mine by Ernst...Three Aloes Mine by Ernst Schnaitmann ........................................pg. 37 Berg Aukas by Ernst..................................pg. 47 Otjozondu Mine by Ernst Schnaitmann .............................we bring you eleven articles about locations in Namibia that do not receive much publicity. It is easy...legendary deposits such as Tsumeb, the Brandberg region and the Erongo Mountains. Alpine clefts, huge soda
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
31 area, Zambia), Kabwe (Zambia), Berg Aukas and Tsumeb (Namibia); 3. Supposedly supergene deposits:...formal description of the mineral from the Altenberg mine (Moresnet, 69 Belgium) and he named the new mineral...(Australia), Kabwe (Zambia) 79 and Berg Aukas and Abenab (Namibia). These deposits occur in Neoproterozoic...re-interpretation) of deposits like Beltana, Vazante, Berg Aukas and 90 Kabwe, where metamorphic grade is very...Belgium (Coppola et al., 2008; Choulet, 2019), Namibia and Zambia 96 (Terracciano, 2008; Schneider et
Journal (issue)
precious stone. Opalbanya is the name of the original mine location. Possibly Magyar, ancient Hungarian. These...are fine Some aren't unpacked yet -a few are now mine! But rocks in the garage and more in the shed, Were...for Vitec, our contact for our visit to the Tsumeb Mine. It has to be said that some of that time was spent...Figure 1 Headframe of the De Wet Shaft, Tsumeb 1 Namibia Handbook (Footprint) p324 -7- SMLS Journal 176...and diversity of mineral resources throughout Namibia. Although widely ranging and distributed, a large
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MINER.GES. 148 (2003) THE OTAVI MOUNTAIN LAND IN NAMIBIA: TSUMEB, GERMANIUM AND SNOWBALL EARTH by Frank...carbonate successions in the Otavi Mountain Land, Namibia, host a large number of polymetallic (Cu-Pb-Zn)...deposits, and are compared to the ores of Kombat and Berg Aukas. At Tsumeb, local pockets of germanite and reniƩrite-rich...structure. Massive Cu ore at the Khusib Springs mine is composed of tennantite, enargite, galena and...and Re. Cu-Pb ores at Kombat and Zn-Pb ore at Berg Aukas generally carry lower concentrations of Ge, As
Book
GerhardNiedermayr& Gabi Schneider bode ,rand berg Organ Pipes / Twyfelfontein 7 AiAiba / farm...Mountainland The Central Northern to Northwest Region including Damaraland The Central Namib Desertand...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...__ Republic of Namibia The President State House WĀ°Ntdhoek FOREWORD Namibia is endowed with an
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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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Cardiff CF102HH, Wales 2 Geological Survey of Namibia, Windhoek Abstract: The Tsumeb polymetallic carbonate-hosted...carbonate-hosted replacement deposit in northern Namibia, although now closed, is a world-renowned deposit...through the deposit and during operations into the mine workings, even during early mining, often with different...collections housed in the Geological Survey of Namibia include specimens collected by Hans Schneiderhƶhn...museum houses the specimen collection of the last mine manager at Tsumeb, Tony De Beer that comprises excellent
Book (edition)
Tochilinite yes Nickeline polysynthetic Renierite strong, not always abundant, yes clearly visible... Mineral Descriptions Molybdenite in Graphite; Bogala Mine, Sri Lanka 51 Copper, native Synonym(s): Cuivre...of cuprite (bluish grey); North Mine (North Broken Hill Mine; NBH Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co.,...internal reflections); Madenkƶy Mine, Ƈayeli, Rize Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey (sample: Halbach); XPL...argentite reaction rim (greenish grey; arg); Monte Narba Mine, San Vito, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy; PPL
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
increase southward in the Nguba basin. In the southern region, the Kyandamu Formation contains clasts from the...Ubendian belt (2.1ā€“1.8 Ga) is observed in the ā€œDomes regionā€ (Unrug, 1988) and within the Katangan belt (Cahen...and by logging of borehole cores from the Kipushi mine. A total of 115 samples (30 from Bunkeya, 50 from...western part of the Lufilian Arc (Kolwezi-Tilwezembe region, Fig. 1) as an unsorted grey or greenish grey conglomerate...and may be faceted or striated. In the western region, this formation contains a continuous horizon that
Journal (issue)
many fluorites, especially from the W illiam Wise mine in Westmoreland, New Hampshire. A woodworker since...years, and was caretaker of 362 the famous Kelly mine, M agdalena district (see vol. 20, no. 1, p. 13-24)...in the 1970ā€™s. From 1994 until his death he was Mine Marshall at the Kelly under its new owner, Millenium...Oregon. Countless thousands of other fine Kelly mine specimens have also found their way into museums...Bulge), was buried in a special plot near the Kelly mine donated by J. Blue Sheppard. Died, Julian Grier
Journal (issue)
The research chapter is a gold mine (or perhaps we should say a copper mine) of data; a trio of new species...of others. Geochemists will be puzzling for some (mine included) and look at some facts. time over the... pink, yellow, apple-green, deep green and turĀ­ berg, chalcocite from Cornwall, proustite from Chanarcillo...surrounded on all sides (exĀ­ Tiger, Arizona; the Palermo mine, New Hampshire; and a new cept the ocean side) by...of rare mineral to rise. Who knows how long the mine will continue to operate? species at Tsumeb. In
Book (edition)
06-130 Stannoidite II/C.07-10 Mawsonite II/C.08-20 Renierite II/C.10-10 Germanite II/C.10-20 Colusite II/C...(yellowish white), quartz (dark grey); New Bullfrog mine, Nye Co., Nevada, USA [h]; Nic. // Anhedral electrum...(greenish grey), quartz (dark grey); New Bullfrog mine, Nye Co., Nevada, USA [h]; Nic. // Anhedral electrum...(bluish grey shades), quartz (dark grey); New Bullfrog mine, Nye Co., Nevada, USA [h]; Nic. // 8 Gold A ...sample - photo A), dolomite (dark grey); Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Filipstad, VƤrmland, Sweden [j]; Nic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Minerals of the KABWE MINE (ā€œBroken Hillā€) Central Province, Zambia MALCOLM SOUTHWOOD 7 Campbell Court...William Besse. Figure 2. Satellite image of the Kabwe mine site, showing its proximity to urban development...scale. 114 ROCKS & MINERALS Figure 3. The Kabwe mine site, partially derelict. Michael Brook photo, 2004...found. During a 1929 field excursion to the Kabwe mine, Pelletier (1929, p. 15) made the following remarks:...Zambian independence, in 1964, the name of both the mine and the town that had grown up around it was changed
Book
Minen- und Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft: 1906-1946 . Tsumeb Mine . Ore Concentration and Smelting Ra:ilway and Communications...School, Tsumeb. The South West Africa Company of Grootfontein kindly loaned their files on outside exploration...truth is that in total metal production the Tsumeb mine has become one of the foremost on the African continent...staĀ­ tistics do, however, reveal why the Tsumeb mine has attained world status as a base metal producer...Bushmen and Bcrgdama had a speĀ­ cific name for their mine it has been completely lost . The latter tribe possessed
Report (issue)
............................................H22 Mine Waste Characteristics.........................................................................H25 Mine Closure...........................................microgram of manganese per liter ƅ angstrom AMD acid mine drainage ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and...rocks of the McDermitt caldera near the McDermitt Mine in Humboldt County, Nevada (from Rytuba and others...None Shale Sandstone Ultramafic Apex Mine, Utah Ruby Creek Mine, Alaska Cadmium-lead-zinc ore, general
Catalog/List
Ā£10 2x2 Ā£15 Ix! Ā£3 lx2 Ā£6 I Ā· 88 ADAMITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico Colourless to yellow small crystals...Ā£10 2x3 Ā£15 Na Ca SiO F 7fJ 7 ā–  AJOITE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona USA Blue veinlets in matrix...5cm Ā£4 no/2 feldspar 37 ANCYLITE Ce Dark Star Mine,Ravalli County, Montana U.S.A Rich pinkish fine...Ā£7.50 Ag Sb 501 ALLOPHANE New East Wheal Russell mine, Devon ,England grey bleby small botryoidal with...Ā£8 2x3 Ā£12 236 1129 ā€¢ ALMAN DINE Brastad iron Mine near Arendal ,Norway Rich fine grained solid grainlike
Catalog/List
massive with minor Celsian and Bementite from Benallt Mine, Lleyn, Wales, (Recently tested by XRD) lxl Ā£4 lx2...Ā£15 Ā£6 88 ADAMITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico 1036 ALSTONITE Fallowfield Mine, Northumberland Colourless...x2 Ā£ 1.50 2x2 Ā£3 Al SO/4 767 ā–  AJOITE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona USA 14 ALUMINITE Railway cutting...~-------Ā·-Ā·-- Ā·Ā· -Ā·Ā· 1077 ā– ā–  ALLOPHANE Hawkswood Mine, Cornwall 933 ANATASE Hingston Quarry,Cornwall Black...Kola Russia 501 ALLOPHANE New East Wheal Russell mine, Devon ,England grey bleby small botryoidal with
Catalog/List
___ 2x2Ā£3 ___ - -----~ - ~014_ _ 88 ADAMITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico 69 ALUMOHYDROCALCITE South Bay,...- - --Ā·Ā·---- - - - - - Ā· . 767 AJOITE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona USA 17 ANAL CITE Talisker...North Sweden 501 ALLOPHANE New East Whcal Russell mine, Devon ,England variety VIRIDINE (Mangan rich variety)...217 ANDORITE San Jose Mine, Oruro, Bolivia 1129 ā–  ALMANDINE Brnstad iron Mine near Arendnl ,Norway Pure...Bcnallt Minc,Llcyn. Wales 1036 ALSTONITE Fnllowlielcl Mine, Northumberland White masses in malrix wilh micro
Catalog/List
----Ā·-Ā·- ---- Ā·- -- 1129 ALMANDINE Brastad iron Mine near Arendal ,Norway 87 ā–  BERYL Evje area . South...---Ā·-Ā·Ā·----Ā·------ Ā·- - ---27 ANTHOPHYLLITE Kaveltorp Mine Sweden 1008 CHRYSOBERYL Kolsva. Vastmanland Sweden...--~----Ā· Ā·---Ā·-------- -- -62 COBAL TITE Bolidcn Mine, North Sweden 1003 ARSENIOPLEITE Sjogruvan,Ridd...2x3 Ā£25 Ampibole 1140 ERYTHRITE Sl-a1tterud Cobalt Mine. Vikersund Norway 970 MAGNESIOHASTINGSITE Langban...________ __ _!LU9! .~~~ -E N1 163 GALENA Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthcad. Cumbria Cube-octahedral grey crystals
Catalog/List
lx2 Ā£2 lxlĀ£3 2x2Ā£12 lx2Ā£5 lxl Ā£1 ----Ā· Hawkswood Mine, Cornwall ANDALUSITE Cabracao, Minl10, Portugal...Andalucia Spain. Type Location New East Whcal Russell mine, Devon ,England 140 grey bleby small botryoidal..._lx2_ _80 _ _____ _,o 1129 ALMANDINE Braslad iron Mine near Arendal ,Norway Unknown location I 1 63 ā–”a...lxlĀ£2 2x3Ā£6 3x4Ā£8 feldspar ALSTONITE Fallowfield Mine, Northumberland ANDRADITE Grua. Oppland Norway 5...2x3Ā£15 Gamet Ā½" Ā£3 ALTHAUSITE ANDRADITE Benallt Mine,Lleyn ,Wales Modum, Buskerud,Norway 975 44 Brown-purple
Journal (issue)
ellow stone $10 Zeolites (B razil), Rock C andy mine (B C ). M uddy creek (C O ) v.13/#4 D iam ond (CO...21/#6 N anisivik m ine (Canada). v.22/#l M asham ba mine (Zaire), $12 v.21/#5 Rose qtz. (B razil), green...24/#5 T he G eysers (CA), Sanford v.25/#l Jamestown mine gold (CA), v.25/#2 Q uasicrystals, Sterling deposit...deposit (M E), W essels m ine (So. Af.), Parker mine (Que.) $10 v.24/#6 Bisbee U pdate (AZ), A llchar...B ook collecting $49 v.26/#5 Finch mine (AZ), Gold Quarry mine (NV), W orld Review 1993-1994 discoveries
Book
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Journal (issue)
38 by R. Cobban Metamict minerals at the Bemco mine near Cranberry Lake, New Jersey ..................cinnabar mines 2 Musonoi uranium mine, Katanga, Zaire Nā€™Chwaning mine, Kuruman, South Africa Mibladen...of smoking, silica dust, and radioactivity in the mine may be complicating factors. Manganese mineral dust...= {210}, / = {311}. (c) Ferroaxinite, Botallach mine, St. Just, Cornwall, England; <7= {151}. (d) Manganaxinite...(1) Canada near Hope, British Columbia (1) Moneta mine, Timmins, Ontario (1) Czechoslovakia Davie, near
Book (edition)
Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed by Grdllit.u.o. Stefanikova43...abbreviated, e.g. canton (Switzerland), vilayet (Turkey), region (Chile), kray and oblast (Russia). The country...by Mobutu, and is now the Katanga administrative region again. The former Kivu province is now divided...United States or of the Upper Silesian historical region in Poland, where the importance of ore-bearing...Rice, Dolores co., both Colorado, at the Questa mine, Taos co., New 1994. Abernathyite K2[(UOJ 2l(AsO_J2]ā€¢6HzO
 
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