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Brochantite from
Sinclair Mine, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Brochantite
Formula:Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Covellite1 photo of Brochantite associated with Covellite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brochantite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sinclair Mine, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:655960
Long-form Identifier:1:3:655960:1
GUID (UUID V4):f25ad6ec-024f-4030-aac1-8d7dfd055197
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
potassically altered parts of the system are exposed (Sinclair, 1995). Likewise, bands 4/5 and 7/9 of ASTER satellite...Clark and others, 2007). In the thermal infrared region, quartz and hydrous silica contain emission minima...the magma is largely inherited from the source region (Carmichael, 1991). Other parameters, such as magma...and so forth) are also inherited from the source region. The compositional features and degree of magma...(Cooke and others, 1998, 2005; Richards, 2003; Sinclair, 2007; Sillitoe, 1998; Sillitoe and Perelló, 2005
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Cu3SO4(OH)4 (Araki 1961; Finney and Araki 1963), brochantite Cu4SO4(OH)6 (Helliwell and Smith 1997), and posnjakite...more stable under acidic conditions than is brochantite. The temperature of crystallization is significant...posnjakite formed at lower temperatures than brochantite. These minerals have been studied for various...Bouchard-Abouchacra (2001) using Raman microscopy identified brochantite and antlerite on the corroded surface of a bronze...Antlerite has four OH units in the structure; brochantite has six OH units, and therefore Raman spectroscopy
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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 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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
possible precursor to brochantite\ within an hour of wetting a cuprite surface[ Brochantite "Cu3SO3 "OH#5#\...for their green appearance[ Precipitation of brochantite from the electrolyte resulted from an increase...sulphate\ brochantite "Cu3SO3 "OH#5# or basic copper chloride\ atacamite "Cu1Cl"OH#2#[ Brochantite patinas...Patina\ which is predominantly comprised of brochantite\ forms in the water _lm which remains on the...layer of 3627 mm of the basic copper sulphate\ brochantite "Cu3SO3 "OH#5#[ Fig[ 0[ "b# The National Basilica
Report (issue)
mineral localities, with the minerals found at each mine or locality. Most mining districts and mineral localities...whole, along with those for which the specific area (mine, for instance) is not known. Other minerals, however...powellite, pyrite. Black Rock mine - specular hematite. Galena mine - galena. Iron Mountain Pass deposits...deposits - hematite. Skylark mine - azurite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, copper, cuprite, diopside...c1inozoisi te, tourmaline, tremolite, wollastonite. Cave mine - anglesite, aragonite, argentite, aurichalcite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
play of colors in any other feldspar from this region." DELAWARE—In a large excavation along the right...malachite coats most of the feldspar. "From Eagle Mine, Mineral Hill Dist., Lemhi Co., Idaho."—on label..."This specimen was found on the dumps of a clay mine near Frostburg, Allegany Co., Maryland. This type...of the Frostburg Clay Mine," by Harold Levey. MASSACHUSETTS—"The old lead mine at Loudville (Hampshire...to me: "Butte, Montana: Unfortunately, the exact mine from which this specimen came is not noted on the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
CAPRICORNIO Au-Ag EPITHERMAL VEIN SYSTEM, ANTOFAGASTA REGION, CHILE GIUSEPPE ARFȧ AND MARIA BONI* Dipartimento...weathering zones of porphyry Cu deposits in the Atacama region. Keywords: Capricornio, epithermal, Au-Ag, supergene...supergene Au-Ag, aridity, gold, Antofagasta Region, Central Depression. § Corresponding author: giuseppe...CANADIAN MINERALOGIST INTRODUCTION The Antofagasta region in northern Chile hosts many of the world’s significant...Seedorff et al. 2005, Sillitoe & Perelló 2005, Sinclair 2007). Generally both the porphyry Cu and Au-Ag
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Possible Source for Critical Elements: The Eureka Mine Case, Castell-Estaó, Catalonia Montgarri Castillo-Oliver...Castell-estaó village (Catalonia). However, the mine was never productive and exploration was finally...[2]) have since then been described and the Eureka mine even became a type locality of new minerals (i.e...uranium deposit. Moreover, the access to all the mine tunnels and outcrops not only allowed good 3D sampling...of the Pyrenees, at the NW of the Pallars Jussà region in Catalonia, between Castell-estaó and the La
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
wittichenite, roquesite, sakuraiite, dzhalindite, brochantite, antlerite, cerussite, and “manganomelane” in...ore deposits as a major host of indium in this region (Murakami and Ishihara, 2010). The indium mineralization...n alteration sequence at the Loma Blanca kaolin mine near Los Menucos. 4. Results 4.1. Host rock lithology...alunite–sericite–kaolin alteration of Loma Blanca kaolin mine near Los Menucos. For scale see Swiss army knife...the quartz are caused by Cu-sulfates mainly brochantite and minor antlerite (Fig. 4a). Sulfides (pyrite
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 (article/letter/editorial)
precursors. The Upper Supergene ore is dominated by brochantite and atacamite with relics of chalcocite, but...environment. Similar uncertainties are widespread in the region. Thus, the overall age relationships of the unusually...alteration of porphyry and allied copper deposits in the region. (NB: all errors in K-Ar and 40Ar/39Ar dates are...Sarič, 1975; Muñoz and Charrier, 1996). The open pit mine, initiated in 1994 by Rio Algom Ltd. and now operated...Cerro Colorado district (Fig. 3). In the immediate mine area, several of the stocks were emplaced into two
Journal (issue)
over rough terrain in three 4 x 4 vehicles in Namibia in July. We slept above the ground on camp beds.................................. LANZAROTE TO NAMIBIA: Olivine to Shattuckite Plus our advert appeared...were organised , one to Lanzarote the other to Namibia in south-west Africa. Lanzarote is well known to...world: Hungary, Romania, France, Russia, India, Namibia, Madagascar and China... not to mention specialists...the Ministry of Mines and Energy in Windhoek, Namibia and apart from studying or working in Cuba, Czechoslavakia
Report (volume)
contain disseminations of bornite, chalcopyrite, brochantite, and limonite over a strike length of about 7...reconnaissance aeromagnetic and gravity surveys in the region provide background information for the current...for granodiorites and dacite porphyries from this region. These results indicate that granodiorites intruded...magnetic anomalies with topographic highs in this region has been described by Kleinkopf, Harrison, and...frequency on log probability paper as described by Sinclair (1974). Amounts greater than threshold are considered
Report (issue)
Northland Mine Net Lake Mine Cedar Lake (Trebor. Cuniptau) Mine Little Dan Mine Sherman Mine Temagami...Temagami (Copperfields) Mine The Cobalt-South Lorrain a r e a Road log along Highway 11B to Cobalt Mines The...Queen Mine Princess Mine McKinley-DarraghMine Cobalt Lake Mine Seneca Superior (Cart Lake) Mine Peterson...Peterson Lake Mine Nipissing407 Mine Penn-Canadian Mine. Bailey Mine Provincial Mine Savage Mine. Mensilvo...Mensilvo Mine Silverfields (Alexandra) Mine HihoMine Ragged Chute compressed a i r plant Townsite Mine BuffaloMine
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
from 1900 to the middle 1940s; but the Mariposa mine, which produced most of the rare minerals, ceased...wrote for Rocks & Minerals on "The Weeks Pegmatite Mine, Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire" (March/April...(Zeitner, 1972). Altuda Mountain district, Bird mine, 8 miles E of Alpine on a N projecting ridge. Worked...Standen, 1983). Altuda Mountain district, Bissett mine, 14 miles E of A l ­ pine on E slope of Bissett...Bend National P a r k , Mariscal mine ( = Ellis, Viviana, or Lindsey mine), 26 miles S E of Study Butte
Book
of dendritic native copper from the Great Lakes region of eastern North America is shown in FIGURE 2A...from aes Cyprium, meaning metal from Cyprus, a region famed in Roman times for its supply of smelted...sources and the development of knowledge needed to mine and extract the tin and use it to alloy with different...that leads to a flow of ionic species from one region or surface to another. Most corrosion processes...globules are surrounded by a largely cathodic copper region; this can cause the lead to become oxidized to
Report (issue)
Cover illustration Native silver, Castle-Trethewey mine, Gowganda. The specimen measures 9 cm by 5 cm. National...GSC 1999–003A Native gold in quartz, Hoyle Pond mine, Timmins. The specimen measures 6 cm across. National... Frontispiece. The original Hollinger (Timmins) mine, 1910, before it was destroyed by fire in 1911....Northland mine Net Lake (Barton) mine Cedar Lake (Trebor, Cuniptau) mine Little Dan mine Sherman mine Temagami...Temagami (Copperfields) mine 16 16 19 20 20 22 23 23 25 26 26 27 27 27 28 28 29 29 30 31 31 32 32 34 35
Report (issue)
• . • • . • . . • . . . . • . Baldwin (Kelmac) Mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . Swastika (Crescent) Mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • • . . ....(Golden Gate) Mine . . . . . . . • • . . . • . • . . . . • . . . . . • . . . • . . . . Adams Mine . . . . ... . . . . . • . . . . Barry-Hollinger (Patricia) Mine . . . . • . . . • . • • . . . . . . . . . . . ....(Yama) Mine . . . . . . . . . • . • . • . • . . • . . . . . . • . . . • • . • . • . . Macassa Mine . .
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reflection ofnot only the varied geology of the region but also a once-thriving minerals industry and...meneghinile Pengenna mine,St Kew,Cornwall; Shallowfield Bridge,SouthMolton,Devon Tynebottom mine,Alston.CUm~ria...CUm~ria mercury Chatsworth mine,Grassinglon, Yorkshire Severallocalities in theLakeDistrictandComw melacinnabar...theLakeDistrictan:iCorrr::a!I natrojarosite Wanlhwaite mine,StJohn'sin theVale,Cumbria SouthTerrasmine,StStephen-in-Brannel...Cumbria pharmaco!ite Wanlhwaite mine,StJohn'sin theVale,Cumbria Chatsworth mine,Grassington, Yorkshire p:cropharmacolne
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sites for which global pressures may require us to mine in pristine environments such as the deep sea-floor...turn of the last century it was only possible to mine deposits with high grades that were close to the...utilisation of modern techniques, it is possible now to mine ore with as little as 0.5% Cu. And with the economy...greater than the value of the metal extracted from the mine. Then from 2005 onwards, as the copper price increased...Improvements in technology, which made it possible to mine and refine the ore more efficiently, aiding the
Report (volume)
William C. 5. Pre-Wisconsin glacial drift in the region of Glacier National Park, Montana (with discussion...mineral resources of-Keekeek and Kewagama lakes region: Quebec (Province), Mines Branch, Rept. on mining...peculiar hematite ore on the tract of the Durham mine, Durham, Penna.: Econ. Geology, vol. 7, no. 2, pp...geologic structure. Booth, William M. The Ontario iron mine, New York. See Taylor and Booth, no. 1070. Bosworth...the stratigraphy arid geologic structure of the region. , ^ , Mineral resources of the United States
Book (volume)
areaStaurolite;  NE 2½ mi.: (a) the Cochran Mica Mine (1 mi. from the Cherry Grove School, near old tenant...mi., on the Etowah R., at the Creighton-Franklin MineGold;  on the Oscar Robertson farm; and  on the...CHEROKKE-PICKENS COUNTIES NELSON (Pickens Co.), a 300 sq. mi. region surrounding this town contains many pegmatite dike...Fulton Co.):  creek bedsDiamond;  the Laurel Creek MineAquamarine, Beryl, red Corundum. COBB COUNTY BELMONT...ELBERT COUNTY AREA:  Rock Branch Church, old mica mineBeryl;  Harmony Church, area Aquamarine;  Broad
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407 ft. Cheaha Mt. This crystalline or mineral region is composed primarily of metamorphosed Paleozoic...counties. In this contorted, structurally complicated region of slates, phyllites, marbles, quartzites, and...above sea level. From this predominantly farming region the widespreading Tuscaloosa formation disgorges...Not a county in Alabama but a tradition of a “lead Mine” worked by Indians.) PELL CITY, NE 3 mi., area quarries⎯black...limestone⎯Fluorite. CHILTON COUNTY AREA: c east-central region (W and SW of the Coosa R. and E of the Louisville
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407 ft. Cheaha Mt. This crystalline or mineral region is composed primarily of metamorphosed Paleozoic...counties. In this contorted, structurally complicated region of slates, phyllites, marbles, quartzites, and...above sea level. From this predominantly farming region the widespreading Tuscaloosa formation disgorges...Not a county in Alabama but a tradition of a “lead Mine” worked by Indians.) PELL CITY, NE 3 mi., area quarries⎯black...limestone⎯Fluorite. CHILTON COUNTY AREA: c east-central region (W and SW of the Coosa R. and E of the Louisville
Journal (issue)
M11se11111 ofVic10ria Associate Editors The Daydream Mine, Silverton, N.S.W. John D. Leach .................minerals associated with ironstones in the Olary region, South Australia P.M. Ashley, B.G. Lottermoser...stretch from the fiercely hot and arid Pilbara region in the north near Port Hedland to the sheep stations...Coolgardie pegmatite field, near the centre of this region, is located 600 kilometres east of Perth, along...Australian Journal of Mineralogy TI1.e Coolgardie region is of low relief with a maximum of 120 m between
 
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