 | | Report (issue) | | Wet Shaft, Tsumeb mine (photograph by Dr Gabi Schneider, Geological Survey of Namibia) MINISTRY OF MINES...GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NAMIBIA Director: B.G. Ho al BULLETIN 1 Type mineralogy of Namibia by Vaughan C. Daltry...the Geological Survey P.O. Box 2168, Windhoek, Namibia Price Local (+GST) Abroad (Post Free) R20.00 R25... ______ ........ Abstract The type mineralogy of Namibia is reviewed. One hundred and thirty-nine (139)...Twenty-three (23) unnamed phases are also listed. Namibia ranks second to Zaire as the most productive African |  | | Book | | North TsumebSpecial The Otavi Mountainland The Central Northern to Northwest Region including Damaraland...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 W°Ntdhoek FOREWORD Namibia is endowed with an...from near and far. Fine mineral specimen from Namibia are displayed in all the famous natural science |  | Peacor, Donald R., Essene, Eric J., Rouse, Roland C., Dunn, Pete J., Nelen, Joseph A., Grice, Joel D., Innes, John, Knorring, Oleg Von (1988) Holdawayite, a new manganese hydroxyl-carbonate from the Kombat mine, Namibia. American Mineralogist, 73 (5-6) 632-636 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | new manganesehydroxyl-carbonatefrom the Kombat mine' Namibia DoN.lLo R. Pnacon, Entc J. EssnNe, Ror....Holdawayite is a new mineral occurring at the Kombat mine, Namibia. The chemical analysisis MgO 4.4, MnO 64...abundant pink carbonatewas found in the Kombat mine in Namibia in 1982 but could not be identified as...the Kombat mine, 37 km east of Otavi and 49 km south of Tsumeb, Namibia. The geologyof the mine was describedby...stope on I I level of the Asis West sector of the mine. The original sampleswere collected on August 2 |  | | Report (issue) | | from huge salt mines in Lower Silesia, Poland—a region which now has come up with two new occurrences...in 2016 in a disused tunnel of the Sieroszowice mine, and the Spirifer website, with typical conscientiousness... Ag, and Pt-group elements. In the Sieroszowice mine, which exploits both halite and Kupferschiefer,...crystals. Halite, 3.5 cm, from the Sieroszowice mine, Lubin district, Lower Silesia, Poland. Spirifer...======= Halite, 6.5 cm, from the Sieroszowice mine, Lubin district, Lower Silesia, Poland. Spirifer |  | | Report (issue) | | 3137(3) c = 16.618(6) X-ray Powder Pattern: Kombat mine, Namibia. 10.93 (100), 5.459 (80), 3.879 (70), 2...6 4.4 0.5 4.4 11.47 1.0 Total 100.0 (1) Kombat mine, Namibia; by electron microprobe, C by Leco analyzer...hematite, siderite, dolomite, calcite (Kombat mine, Namibia). Distribution: From the Kombat Cu–Pb–Ag mine...mine, 49 km south of Tsumeb, Namibia. At Rǎzore, Preluca Mountains, Romania. Name: Honors Dr. Michael...new manganese hydroxyl-carbonate from the Kombat mine, Namibia. Amer. Mineral., 73, 632–636. (2) Peacor |  | | Journal (issue) | | von Predazzo in Italien • Tsumebit von Gross Otavi, Namibia • Neufunde Axinit und Epidot in Peru • USA-Museen:...bei Halle a.d. Saale 118 Tsumebit von Gross Otavi, Namibia 130 Neue Mineralien 134 Neue Funde von...Stufe mit gediegenem Lockensilber von der Bulldog Mine, Creed Mineral County, Colorado. Breite 6,2 cm ...schon von vielen sehnsüchtig erwartete neue Buch NAMIBIA n -total überarbeitet op aktuell mit allen neuen...zahlreiche ungewöhnliche Bergkristalle aus der Region Damara in Namibia.Mehrfach schon reiste Stefan |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | by R. Z. Kothavala Rare minerals of the Kombat mine, Namibia ................................ 421 by....439 by S. Petrussenko Minerals of the Beltana mine, Puttapa, South A ustralia 449 by P. Elliot Columns...ichigan 49930 (906) 482-9560 Michigan native copper; mine owner; wholesale, retail 411 Museum o f Geological...stilbite on the specimens were typical of that region. Bill Birch (1977) similarly encountered cavansite...striking a deal with the quarry owner for the rights to mine specimens. Sparse sprays of cavansite encountered |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Sweden (Gabrielson et al., 1958) and the Kombat Mine, Namibia (Criddle et al., 1990) respectively. This... galena and minor chalcopyrite in a gangue of siderite, quartz, muscovite and chlorite. Weak weathering...130m depth results in the partial destruction of siderite and sphalerite with the intensity increasing until...a new lead oxychloride mineral from the Kombat mine, Namibia (South West Africa). Mineral. Mag., 54, |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mineralization in, 325 Alstonite, from Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, 515 Alvanite, from the U.S.S...AUSTRALIA, an occurrence of lead oxycarbonate as a mine-fire product, 647; NEW SOUTH WALES,sapphire dating...experiments, 113; TASMANIA, ralstonite from the Cleveland Mine, 599 AUSTRHEIM, H., see ANDERSEN, T., 145 BANK,... telluride mineralization from the Ashanti gold mine, Ghana, 617 BRAITHWAITE,R. S. W. and Ksl~UT, J....BROWN, P. E., see HARRISON, T. N., 57 Brownley Hill Mine, see Cumbria, England BUCKLEY, H. A. and WOOLLEY |  | Hitzman, M. W., Reynolds, N. A., Sangster, D. F., Allen, C. R., Carman, C. E. (2003) Classification, Genesis, and Exploration Guides for Nonsulfide Zinc Deposits. Economic Geology, 98 (4) 685-714 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.98.4.685 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Zn, Zambia; 28 = Skorpion, Namibia; 29 = Berg Aukas and Abendab, Namibia; 30 = Padaeng (Mae Sot), Thailand;... In extremely arid climates, such as those in Namibia (Tsumeb deposit: Lombaard et al., 1986; Hughes...exist of tonnages and grades that can be cited Namibia Poland Silesian Crakow district Skorpion Spain...dolostone by smithsonite with minor hematite. Tucson mine, Leadville district, Colorado, United States. b...Massive smithsonite replacing limestone. Wolftone mine, Colorado, United States. c. Coarsely crystalline |  | Basson, I.J., McCall, M.-J., Andrew, J., Daweti, E. (2018) Structural controls on mineralisation at the Namib Lead and Zinc Mine, Damara Belt, Namibia. Ore Geology Reviews, 95. 931-944 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2018.03.028 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mineralisation at the Namib Lead and Zinc Mine, Damara Belt, Namibia I.J. Basson, M.-J. McCall, J. Andrew...Mineralisation at the Namib Lead and Zinc Mine, Damara Belt, Namibia, Ore Geology Reviews (2018), doi: https://doi...Mineralisation at the Namib Lead and Zinc Mine, Damara Belt, Namibia I.J. Bassona,c,*, M.-J. McCalla, J. Andrewb...Resources, 84 Dr Frans Indongo Street, Windhoek, Namibia c Department of Earth Sciences, Stellenbosch...Africa Abstract The Namib Lead and Zinc (Pb-Zn) Mine is hosted within the Karibib Formation of the Swakop |  | | Catalog/List | | ARSENIOSIDERITE orange brown crusts on Hidalgoite (Gold Hill Mine Tooele County Utah USA) lxl f2.5O lx2 f5.OO 2x2...purple-brown crystalline masses (Colebrook Hill Mine,Roseberry, Tasmania) lxl fl.5O lx2 f3 2x2 f6.OO...BOKITE black to dark brown masses (Monumnt No 2 Mine Apache County 1/2 x 1/2 f3.5O lxl f5 C266 DEFERNITE...(BORON) pink cleavage in of otavi, Namibia) lem grey HAUSMANNITE (Kombat f3.5O C267 BUSTAMITE excellent...C269 CHABAZITE good covering location. (Ramsley Mine lxl fl.5O lx2 f3 of glassy micros Devon) 2x2 f6 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Comparisons are madewith other mineral depositssuchas Kombat(Namibia)and Franklin Furnace(New Jersey)which alsomay...in the dolostonemay havecaused at a lowlevel (siderite-hematite buffer)allowinga high Mn+2 concentrationin...Cu-Pbdepositof Kombat,Namibia (Innes and Chaplin, 1986). The mineralizationat Kombat is of particular... R. C., 1986, Ore bodiesof the Kombat mine, South West Africa/Namibia, in Anhaeusser,C. R., and Maske... v. 19, p. 1- 1988, Defernite from the Kombat mine, Namibia: A second occurrence, structure refinement |  | | Book | | .,,., ..,,.... 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...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...alpinotypen Klüfte aus der Gamsberg-Region 180 Die grünen „Amethyste" aus der Region des Gamsberges 195 Spektakuläre |  | | Journal (issue) | | 75236 Uppsala, Sweden Water Science GROSBOIS Region III, Pennsylvania 19103, USA Consortium, Inc...Quantitative Hydrology DoNnALD Jor BENSON Nuclear Davip Region III, Hydrogeology STEPHEN H. Stow Oak Ridge...climatic features of Bangladesh vary from region to region and season to season. During the monsoon...to this region) to more than 2030 mm in the south-eastern (one study area belongs to this region) and north-eastern...shales and claystones in the geosynclinal foredeep region (east and southeastern part of Bangladesh) contain |  | | Catalog/List | | brown blades quite richly distributed in Kombat Pit, Otavi Hausmannite ~ountain_s.Namibia .. . Pinkish-brown...lxl £8 rich orange coatiing on matrix Moon Anchor Mine,Maricopa ½" £5 Pb Zn CrO SiO F County,_ Arizona...Violet micro crystals on I cm white matrix Fuka Mine. Oicchu-cho, 1cm £8 Ca y11 ~ Q~l__. __ . .. ~a\Vll~mi~gu...Greenish-yellow . relatively rich coating on Moon Anchor Mine. Mariposa 5mm £4 I cm £8 . _P~_Cu_qll(As__~) 011...Russia ½" £7 K Mn Nb Ti SiO OOH -- - ----Lucky Cuss Mine, lxl £8 lx2 £20 479 QUEITITE Many small white blades |  | | Journal (issue) | | About the Cover; Archduke Stephan’s Galena and Siderite Photo by Joe Budd Page 1 Mines and Minerals...which can be visited during the summer months, some mine dumps are still accessible for collecting, and an...years, having first been noted in 1667 by local mine inspector and prospector Anders Malm [Malm is the...upper dumps along with the Nya Schaktet [New Shaft] mine at Långban [photo Erik Jonsson/ mindat. org] 7...Amerika, Hindenberg, and Japan gruvan’s [‘gruva’ is a mine in Swedish] brought their last ore buckets to the |  | | 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...these minerals. Mineralisation is hosted in the Otavi Dolomite and the main ore body was a pipe that comprised...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 Schneiderhöhn |  | | Report (issue) | | Smithsonite slice and egg, 5.8 and 2.7 cm tall Masua Mine, Carbonia-lglesias, Sardinia, Italy Cal and Kerith...page Smithsonite, 9.2 cm wide 400 Foot Level, Kelly Mine, Magdalena District Socorro County, New Mexico Steve...Greece ion; Scovil photo ne xi repaired) umeb, Namibia ion; Fisher photo �exico; mithsoni Phila Bunks...1867. ·thsonian Smithsonite First Oxide Zone, Tsu Mine, Tsumeb, Nami 10cm tall Brent Lockhart coll Joe...solution series: one with rhodochrosite and one with siderite, as noted in Chang, et al. (1998). Chemical analyses |  | | Show/Event (guide) | | private appointments Topaz, Cleavelandite Mokrush Mine, Russia Thomas Spann Photo 2 3 CONTENTS 06...Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania. 14.5 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm, mim specimen #1313:...written by Bryan Swoboda. 12 Väyrynenite. Lolu Dahku mine, Roundu Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan...specimens from the mim museum Stibiotantalite. Urandu mine, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan... James Elliott photo 14 Malachite. Kalukuluku mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga, D.R. Congo. 60 x 48 x 26 cm |  | | Journal (issue) | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Fe3+(SO4)4O(H2O)2, is a new mineral from the Alcaparrosa mine, Cerritos Bayos, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile...the interlayer region. Alcaparrosaite is named for the locality, the Alcaparrosa mine. Three cotype specimens...in Sb mineralization in the Western Carpathians region. Mineralized veins and stockworks of the Dúbrava...The first Cr-dominant amphibole from the Akaishi Mine, Higashi-Akaishi Mountain, Ehime Prefecture, Japan...discovered in a chromitite deposit in the Akaishi Mine, Higashi-Akaishi Mountain, Ehime Prefecture, Japan |  | | Book | | Productive Era of Lhe Otavi Minen- und Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft: 1906-1946 . Tsumeb Mine . Ore Concentration...at Tsumeb? Who discovered the copper ores of the Otavi Mountain Land'/ These questions led the writer,...truth is that in total metal production the Tsumeb mine has become one of the foremost on the African continent...sta tistics do, however, reveal why the Tsumeb mine has attained world status as a base metal producer...time - some indefinite day when Bushmen of the Otavi Upland showed the outcrop of green malachite to |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Washington, DC 20013 pohwatp@si.edu Crocoite Adelaide Mine, Tasmania, Australia T he mineral featured in...Siberian red lead was discovered in a Siberian gold mine and was first mentioned by M. V. Lomonosov (1711–1765)...Sverdlovsk on some labels), Sverdlovskaya Oblast’, Urals Region, Russia. The Beresovsk gold deposit is famous for...Figure 1. Crocoite, 25 × 25 × 7 cm, from the Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. This specimen is arguably...Beresovsk mining district, Sverdlovskaya Oblast’, Urals Region, Russia. Dr. Mark Feinglos specimen, image courtesy |
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