Locality type: | Slag Locality |
Classification |
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Species: | Gypsum |
Formula: | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Formation: | Post-mining/Anthropogenic |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Gypsum data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Tsumeb smelter slag locality, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 626911 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:626911:1 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 8ed1ff68-4d44-40ba-89d2-ffb587f01d68 |
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum |
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0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘTsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia |
45.3km (28.1 miles) | ⓘHoba meteorite, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
52.8km (32.8 miles) | ⓘKombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
References |
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Ettler, V., Johan, Z., Kříbek, B., Šebek, O. & Mihaljevič, M. (2009): Mineralogy and environmental stability of slags from the Tsumeb smelter, Namibia. Applied Geochemistry 24, 1-15. |