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Ilmenite from
Erongo Mountains, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Ilmenite
Formula:Fe2+TiO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Smoky Quartzⓘ4 photos of Ilmenite associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality.
Schorlⓘ4 photos of Ilmenite associated with Schorl at this locality.
Cassiteriteⓘ1 photo of Ilmenite associated with Cassiterite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ilmenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Erongo Mountains, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:691814
Long-form Identifier:1:3:691814:9
GUID (UUID V4):7e91c7b0-1142-4547-afa4-7d46a1fdac88
References
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Articles Famous mineral localities: The Erongo Mountains, Namibia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....cm, with schorl and feldspar, from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia. Desmond Sacco collection; Bruce Cairncross...on the mineralogical treasures of the Erongo Mountains in Namibia. Uli’s financial support made possible...Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and Tsumeb, Southwest Africa (Namibia). He had a mini-van-like truck loaded with minerals...SMALE Famous Mineral Localities: g{x Erongo Mountains Namibia Bruce Cairncross Department of Geology
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AiAiba / farm Anibib 136 8 Grosse Spitzkoppe, Erongo 9 , .,/, loringa tree . Khomas Highland...Aus Nature conservation, Erongo 16 Welwitschia, Goboboseb Mountains 17 . :~~..,-::__ ::...,.;_...Mountainland The Central Northern to Northwest Region including Damaraland The Central Namib Desertand...Desertand Escarpment The Spitzkoppen The Erongo Mountains The RossingMountains The Central Escarpment- The ...Copper Deposits The South The Pegmatitesin Central Namibia Luderitz and the Diamonds 44 49 241 254 272 275
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GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE ERONGO SUB-VOLCANIC GRANITEMIAROLITIC-PEGMATITE COMPLEX, ERONGO, NAMIBIA ALEXANDER U. FALSTER§...early Cretaceous anorogenic, sub-volcanic Erongo Granite, Namibia, was emplaced into metasedimentary rocks...Neoproterozoic to Cambrian Damaran Orogeny. The Erongo Granite contains pegmatitic miaroles containing...quartz-tourmaline orbicules and the geochemistry of the Erongo Granite. Erongo miarolitic pegmatites are famous for spectacular...negative Eu anomaly. Relative to continental crust, Erongo Granite samples are depleted in Ba, Sr, and Ti
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Hemimorphite from Congo • Jeremejevite from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia • New morganite mine in Madagascar • Namibian...encountered in Namibia • Plastic and steel pearl imitations • Gem cutting factories in Namibia • Conference...states were transported by glaciers from a specific region in Canada (the James Bay Lowland; figure 3). Isolated...(Kennady Lake); (14) Dry Bones Bay; (15) Birch Mountains; (16) Buffalo Hills; (17) Mountain Lake ultrabasic...“Indicator lake”; (30) Otish Mountains; (31) Wemindji; (32) Torngat Mountains aillikite dikes; (33) Saglek
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Picrites of the Jungfrau and Sargdeckel, Central Namibia: Relative Roles of Mantle and Crust in the Southern...Picrites of the Jungfrau and Sargdeckel, Central Namibia: Relative Roles of Mantle and Crust in the Southern...Sargdeckel hills of Karibib form part of the 3 southern Etendeka Province of Central Namibia. The dolerites...Picrites of the Jungfrau and Sargdeckel, Central Namibia: Relative Roles of Mantle and 2 Crust in the...Department of Geology, University of Namibia, Private Bag 13301, Windhoek, Namibia. Geology Department, Macalester
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124–32 Bahmann, U., Raspite from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia, 272–74 Baileychlore, 319 Bailey, D. G...326–30 C Cairncross, B., Raspite from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia, 272–74 Calaverite, Cripple Creek, Colorado...146–50 Collector’s Note, Raspite from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia, B. Cairncross, H. Van Niekerk, C. Reineke...Autonomous Region, China, R. B. Cook, 242–48; Spessartine, Marienfluss, Northern Namibia, R. B. Cook...Illinois Mineral Locality Index, A. E. Smith, 206–19 Ilmenite, Quebec, 504 Ilya Schar (b.1945), California Gem
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Variety 48 Green Dragon Mine − Demantoid from Namibia Branding Signature Colors Design Focus “Ornamental”...luxury goods manufacturers’ industry foundation. By region, the study indicated that the U.S. luxury market...remains dynamic, but still poised to slow. The region is expected to grow between -2% to 0% (at constant...of 7% to 9% (at constant exchange rates) for the region. Mainland China is also rebounding, as local consumers...remains difficult. Bain believes the market in that region is set to shrink by -2% to -4%. Hong Kong, Macau
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worldwide. However, most of the interest in this region lies in commercial amazonite collecting; very few...Peak Batholith (Continued from previous page) Ilmenite. FeTiO3; trigonal. This oxide is rare from the...one pocket showed distinct hexagonal plates of ilmenite on amazonite, which is a form not previously noted...pyrophanite component (MnTiO3, the Mn endmember of the ilmenite-pyrophanite series) in solid solution. 8 Magnetite...crystallographically preferred planes of oxidation. Ilmenite, Teller Co.; FOV 6.4 mm. Octahedral magnetite
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brought something else. During my latest trip to Namibia in May I heard of a remarkable find of aquamarine...black tourmaline from the "Erongo Mountains'' (i.e., Kubusis north of Karibib), vanishing under my nose...Mine (Cunningham Gulch) around 19845. The Ortiz mountains and mine are just a few miles north of the San...Andyrobertsite, calcio-andyrobertsite Tsumcb. Namibia 16-8: 10 Anglesite San Antonio Mine. Santa Eulalia...heliodor Tajikistan I 6-8: 1.3-5; aquamarine Erongo Mtns.. Namibia 16-10: 1.3-10: emerald Nuristan. Afghanistan
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Republic, 6 cm). Figure 1.2 Halite crystals (Namibia, 5.8 cm). 6 section devoted to the display of...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...structure is also found in the common minerals ilmenite (FeTiO3) and hematite (Fe2O3). Structures with...Fluorite showing stepped, cubic crystal faces (Erongo, Namibia, 5.8 cm). hence occurs less commonly. Figure
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Thirty-three, Number Four Articles Jeremejevite from Namibia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...22/#6 Wagholi cavansite (India), Kombat mine (Namibia), Madan mines (Bulg.),Beltana mine $12 v.23/#1...Seravezza Marble (Italy) $12 v.27/#2 Onganja mine (Namibia), Lac Nicolet mine (Quebec), Afghanite $12 v.27/#3...Platinum (Russia), District! Special Otavi Mtn. Land (Namibia), OUT SOLD Issue $12 Repair & Restoration $12 v...minerals, pegmatite minerals 287 Jeremejevite from Namibia Wendell E. Wilson Mineralogical Record 4631 Paseo
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and Kaghan, Pakistan), or in skarn rocks (Erongo, Namibia, and Antetezambato, Madagascar) has been performed...2001; Quinn & Laurs, 2005), in the Erongo Province, central Namibia (Cairncross & Bahmann, 2006) and in...localities (Val Malenco, Russia, Iran, Pakistan, Namibia, and Madagascar), by means of gemmological standard...(northern Pakistan), two from the Erongo Province (central Namibia), and two from Antetezambato (northern...along the Bobrovka River, in the central Ural Mountains, where serpentine lenses occur within ultramafic
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Frederick A. Canfield 4 4 Minerals from the Erongo Mountain, Namibia by Georg Gebhard 6 3 We warmly welcome...platelets), an unidentified bright blue Cu sulfide, ilmenite, quartz, microcline, albite, siderophyllite, muscovite...1010+/-7 to 1007+/-4 Ma) in the Hudson Highlands region of New York. Many shear zones with widths of 1-2...Fe-REE), developed in the New York Hudson Highlands region and extend to New Jersey and to Pennsylvania's...Italy 3, Japan 3, Mongolian People's Republic 1, Namibia 1, Norway 2, Peru 1, Republic of South Africa 2
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ultraviolet, visible, and near infrared spectral region between 200–900 nm. LIBS analysis has been used...constituents of metamorphic rocks (e.g., Osgood Mountains, NV, USA; Sierra De Cruces, Coahuila, Mexico;...Mexico) or in some cases, andradite (e.g., Erongo Mountains, Namibia). Meta-ophiolitic rocks formed by the...standards used were Kakanui hornblende (K, Mg), ilmenite (Fe, Ti), grossular (Si, Al), manganite (Mn),...instrument has diminished capability in the ultraviolet region due either to reduced transmissivity of the signal
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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
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........................pg. 3 Actinolite from Namibia by Justin Zzyzx .................................we bring you eleven articles about locations in Namibia that do not receive much publicity. It is easy...deposits such as Tsumeb, the Brandberg region and the Erongo Mountains. Alpine clefts, huge soda can sized...Gamsberg and Hakos Mountains, located in the southwestern part of central Namibia. The Gamsberg Mountain...Fluorapatite Fluorapatite is quite rare from the region but can be found as complex, colorless crystals
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deposits of the world (Russia, Iran, Pakistan, Namibia, Madagascar). They are all of gem quality and vary...solution, with the sole exception of the sample from Namibia, showing a composition varying from pure andradite...from classic deposits in Russia, Iran, Pakistan, Namibia and Madagascar. In addition, for comparison, our...hand, andradite from the Namgar mine, Erongo, Damaraland, Namibia, is from a calc-silicate skarn (Cairncross...Saranovskoye mine, Sarany village, in the Urals region of Russia. The Saranovskoye deposit, considered
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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...article are from these eight mines. In the larger region around Dal’negorsk there are additional mines and...Verchniy (Upper) mine was the first mine in the region, and is still in operation. It was initiated as...there in the past. Other mines in the Dal’negorsk region have produced speci­ mens; most of the mineral
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west bank of the Connecticut River and east of a region of hills known as the Berkshires. None of the lead...from the center of Northampton. In the Loudville region more than fifty shafts and prospe-:t holes have...the veins. Those collectors who are visiting this region for the first time should not fail to visit the...abandoned talc quarry with pyrite in abundance. The region as a whole is very interesting from a geological... crystals of Columl ¡te, good platy pieces of Ilmenite, Garnets ( some in matrix) , the radio-active
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star is most probably caused by hematite (?) and ilmenite (?), and the chatoyancy could be caused by submicroscopic...direction and could be hematite. Small black rods (ilmenite?) are parallel with the edges of the trigonal...Vishnevye Mts. in the Urals, a famous pegmatite region about 100 km south of Ekaterinberg, were purchased...exploration potential that exists in the surrounding region. Historical background Archaeologically, nephrite...East Sayan Mountains of Siberia were promoted as the principle nephrite-producing region for the Soviet
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the largest total inventory of minerals for the region, the Gallerie Patriot, a private museum in nearby...Title Recent Mineral Collecting Experiences in Namibia The Ravine, Fine, St. Lawrence County, New York...Republic France Germany India Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Norway Norway Norway South Africa South Africa...River nr Yellowknife, Slave Craton Gowganda-Colbalt Region Cobalt Kamloops Lake Nelson Mining Division Diavik/Ekati...Geneva Grisons Winterthur Ohngaing Village Erongo Mountains Region Island of Seiland Alta Alta Klein Spitzkopje
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historian-collector William J. Brunet set out to trace three ilmenite occurrences mentioned in late 19th-century literature...ridge had once been mined for quartz, and large ilmenite masses could be seen on the old dumps. In 1975-1976...Brunet collected sharp, black, flattened hexagonal ilmenite crystals to 7 .5 cm in matrix of massive quartz...more "lost" localities for good ilmenite crystals exist in the region (Brunet, I 977b ). NEW YORK Amity...Amity-Edenville entry for Edenite and Spine!). Ilmenite is not common in the metasedimentary rocks of
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pegmatite, Zimbabwe. 1049-1060 Dendritic magnetite and ilmenite in 590 Ma Grenville dikes near Otter Lake, QuĂŠbec...Grube Clara) 29-41 UngewĂśhnliche Turmaline vom Erongo, Namibia 42-43 Chloroxiphit, Calumetit, Boleit und Kassiterit...uit BraziliĂŤ, vergelijkbaar met die van de Erongo Mountains, NamibiĂŤ, maar nog beter door moeder natuur
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Page 248: Quartz (amethyst variety), Erongo Mountains, Namibia * 5 x 6 x 3 cm Page 251: Calcite, Irai...Serbia ¢ tixex7 cm LEFT: Fluorite, Taihang Shan Mountains, Hebei, China * (Sexes selem 10 | MINERALS:...hundred kilometers. Most of them orbit the Sun in a region called the asteroid belt, which is between the...thicker than acicular minerals. Massive sodalite, Namibia * 20 x 18 x 14 cm Bladed stibnite, Ichinokawa...South Africa. Asia: eastern slope of the Ural Mountains, Russia; Mysore, India. Australia: Kalgoorlie
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scratch the surface of this spectacular mining region, to which whole libraries have been devoted. That...Wikimedia Commons. Native Americans who moved into the region almost immediately after the glaciers receded,...volume 54, January–February, 2023 control of the region, another unsuccessful attempt at mining was made...mostly forgotten until American exploration of the region began in the 1830s. Douglass Houghton probably...character than most other copper deposits in the region. Unfortunately, relatively few specimens with proper
 
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