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Cassiterite from
Uis Pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia


Locality type:Pegmatite Field
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Muscovite2 photos of Cassiterite associated with Muscovite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Uis Pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:150714
Long-form Identifier:1:3:150714:0
GUID (UUID V4):d3aecd79-2ed4-4a99-b66a-4fd5eaf2e14f
Localities for Cassiterite in this Region
Karlowa Pegmatite, Uis Pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Three Aloes Mine, Uis pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Uis Mine, Uis Pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
0.0km (0.0 miles) Karlowa Pegmatite, Uis Pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
1.6km (1.0 miles) Uis Mine, Uis Pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
1.7km (1.1 miles) Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
9.6km (6.0 miles) Three Aloes Mine, Uis pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
30.3km (18.8 miles) Aubinhonis (Xaubehunis), Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
31.8km (19.7 miles) Neineis claims (Nainais), Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
38.1km (23.7 miles) Tsomtsaub, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
40.3km (25.0 miles) Amis Complex, Brandberg Complex, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
48.4km (30.1 miles) De Rust Pegmatite, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia
54.7km (34.0 miles) Gamigab prospect, Vegkop Farm 528, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
SURVEY NAMIBIA 1990 Open File Report MRS 12 2 Abstract Niobium-tantalum mineralisation in Namibia occurs...columbite-tantalite series are associated with rare metal pegmatites of early Namibian age (950-880 Ma) intrusive...Namaqualand Metamorphic Complex, and with rare metal pegmatites of late Namibian age (530-460 Ma) which are hosted...microlite and betafite) occur in late Pan African pegmatites or in association with Pan African and Mesozoic...rare metal pegmatites, or as by-products of Tin-mining operations in central Namibia (Uis, Nainais, De
Field Trip Notes
the Geological Society & Geological Survey of Namibia II I -· --· ...... ----·----, Editor: M. Niall...the Geological Society & Geological Survey of Namibia -- - -- .. --- ----• • ·- •• -1 · ~. ,. :...DAMARA OROGEN G.LC. Schneider Geological Survey or Namibia, P O Box 2168, Windhoek 1.0 Day 1 - Monday, 22...Company - Uis 5.4 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch at Uis 5.5 14:00 - 17:00 Uis Tin Mine 5.6 Overnight: Uis 32 32 33...Day 6- Saturday, 27 August 1994 6.1 08:00 - 10:00 Uis - Spitzkoppe 6.2 10:00 - 11:30 African Granite Quarry
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
geochemical variations in pegmatites of the cape cross-uis pegmatite belt, namibia Warrick C. Fuchsloch...geochemical variations in pegmatites of the cape crossuis pegmatite belt, namibia. The address for the corresponding...GEOCHEMICAL VARIATIONS IN PEGMATITES OF THE CAPE CROSS-UIS PEGMATITE BELT, NAMIBIA Warrick C. Fuchslocha*...Granitic pegmatite, Pegmatite classification, Namibia, Damara Orogen, Pegmatite geochemistry, Anatexis...Pan African aged Damara Orogen in Namibia is host to the Cape Cross-Uis pegmatite SC belt, one of several
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of Nb-Ta-Sn oxides from pegmatites of the Cape Cross–Uis pegmatite belt, Namibia WARRICK C. FUCHSLOCH*...Abstract The Cape Cross-Uis pegmatite belt, Damara Orogen, north-central Namibia hosts multiple Ta-Nb-...and Sn-oxide-bearing pegmatites. Columbite-group minerals, tapiolite, cassiterite and minor ixiolite and...and wodginite occur in abundance within pegmatites and display various compositional and internal structural...of multiple crystallization phases, whereas cassiterite is dominantly homogeneous with minor euhedral
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
student and had managed to find a summer job in Namibia. The geologist in charge of our camp was an ardent...home to South Africa with a few specimens from Namibia. I couldn’t tell a dioptase from a cerussite at...contributions he had made to the mineralogy of Namibia. When Tsumeb was at its zenith (for some), Sid...visiting mineral dealer and collector had to see in Namibia. From relatively humble beginnings in the hotel...thiosulphate-bearing mineral species from Tsumeb, Namibia. Canadian Mineralogist 37:1269-73. Bruce Cairncross
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
fluid inclusions from mineralized pegmatites of the Damara Belt, Namibia: insight into late-stage fluid...and LCT pegmatites occur throughout the northeast-trending Neoproterozoic Damara Belt, Namibia. Mineralization...Mineralization in the pegmatites varies geographically, from the northeast, where they are enriched in Li-Be...fluid inclusion populations occur throughout the pegmatites, regardless of their respective metal enrichments...to be unrelated to the crystallization of the pegmatites, and rather the result of regional Cretaceous
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Origin of rare-element-mineralized Damara Belt pegmatites: A geochemical and light stable isotope study...Origin of rareelement-mineralized Damara Belt pegmatites: A geochemical and light stable isotope study...Origin of rare-element-mineralized Damara Belt pegmatites: a geochemical and light stable isotope study...(LCT) pegmatites and pegmatitic sheeted leucogranites (SLGs) of the Jo ur Damara Belt, Namibia, although...Two groups of pegmatites can be identified on the basis of O-isotopes. Group A pegmatites, which include
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Brandberg West area Sn–W vein deposits, NW Namibia Received: 3 June 2005 / Accepted: 15 June 2006...Springer-Verlag 2006 Abstract The Brandberg West region of NW Namibia is dominated by poly-deformed turbidites...415–521°C (quartz–muscovite), 392–447°C (quartz–cassiterite), and 444–490°C (quartz–hematite). At Brandberg...Tin–tungsten . Stable isotopes . Fluid inclusions . Namibia Introduction Most authors (e.g., Burnham 1997;...deposits. In addition, it was possible to test the cassiterite oxygen isotope fractionation factors recently
Book
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
Catalog/List
the Tsumeb Mine (as well as other mines of the region) were still in production in the 1970s. You will...engineering work took him to the Tsumeb Mine in Namibia. This mine is renowned for producing what are arguably...desert-like "Sperrgebiet" area of the southern coast of Namibia, with its fabulous wealth of gem diamonds. One...Ian’s interest stems from the family trips to Namibia, including the mines of Tsumeb. He worked with...Azurite Level 8, Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia If the attachment point on the back of this
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
granites and their coarse-grained equivalents (pegmatites) have attracted a greet deal of attention in...apatite, zircon and monazite. Topaz, fluorite, and cassiterite are rare. Zircon and monazite, as in the Poimena...and accessory tounnahne, tluorite, apatite, cassiterite, and probable amblygonite; very rare zircon (and/or...boundaries, and cleavages) and rare kaolinite. Cassiterite is most abundant in the most altered parts of...rocks (cNd +0.5 to +6.0), which crop out in the region, in a magma 2516 D. E. Mackenzie, L. P. Black
Book (edition)
Sulfur, native Bismite yes Zincite lamellar Cassiterite pseudohexagonal stellate or reticulate forms...Madenköy Mine, Çayeli, Rize Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey (sample: Halbach); XPL If marked in description... Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia (sample: Melcher/Oberthür); PPL D Fine-grained...quartz veins, • contact metamorphic deposits, • pegmatites, • placers not known Altaite, Ankerite, Argentite... Karabash, Chelyabinsk Oblast’, Southern Urals Region, Russia Au-Cu alloys, native Copper, native Gold
Book
systematically present the geology of each country, region and continent on Earth. Each book aims to provide...(Gariep Belt) cropping out in the western borders of Namibia and South Africa. They were split up in the Mesozoic...concerning the tectonic and geodynamic evolution of this region during the Precambrian. Major tectonometamorphic...tectonostratigraphic domains and structures of the region are presented, together with implications for the... They emphasize the enormous potential of this region in terms of base (Cu, Pb, Zn, Co, Ni), precious
 
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