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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Schorl
Formula:NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz6 photos of Schorl associated with Quartz at this locality.
Topaz6 photos of Schorl associated with Topaz at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Krantzberg Mine, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:414664
Long-form Identifier:1:3:414664:3
GUID (UUID V4):33139b2c-3938-49eb-bc36-919ba7f8b1a4
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
27.6km (17.1 miles) Kanona-Erongo workings, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
32.6km (20.3 miles) Giftkuppe, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
50.8km (31.6 miles) Van der Made pegmatite, Schlucht Farm 162, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
62.4km (38.8 miles) Wendroth's workings, Erongorus Farm 166, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
63.2km (39.3 miles) Schimanski's claims, Erongorus Farm 166, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
63.9km (39.7 miles) Pieters Hill, Erongorus Farm 166, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
64.3km (40.0 miles) Elliot claims, Erongorus Farm 166, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
64.6km (40.1 miles) Davib Mine, Davib Ost Farm 61, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
67.6km (42.0 miles) Carsie pegmatite, Davib Ost Farm 61, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
69.5km (43.2 miles) Drews pegmatite, Davib West Farm 62, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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Articles Famous mineral localities: The Erongo Mountains, Namibia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....crystal, 9.5 cm, with schorl and feldspar, from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia. Desmond Sacco collection;...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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Although the collection focuses primarily on the Tsumeb mine and the Kalahari manganese field, other “classic”...represented, such as Klein Spitzkoppe, Kombat, Tschudi, Erongo, Onganja, Berg Aukas, Rosh Pinah, the Alto Ligonha...wolframite specimens from the Krantzberg mine close to Omaruru in Namibia—that caught his son’s fancy....Beeshoek mine close to Postmasburg in the Northern Cape Province. He also visited Black Rock mine, located...Beryl variety aquamarine on schorl, 2.9 cm, from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia. Figure 3. There are three
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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
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
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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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
for further emerald exploration in the lower Swat region of Pakistan and comparable ultramafic-hosted emerald-producing...Cr-BEARING TOURMALINE FROM SWAT, PAKISTAN ate schorl-dravite to dravite, whereas tourmaline developed...in granitic environments generally ranges among schorl, elbaite, foitite, and magnesio-foitite (cf. Henry...differentiation typically are accompanied by decreasing schorl and dravite components with a corresponding increase...the evolution and exploration of emeralds in this region. Variable amounts of tourmaline occur in the carbonate-talc
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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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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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