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Helikon, Erongo, Namibia

Type:	Mine(s) - a site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages
Mindat.org Region:	Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Region:	Erongo, Namibia
Latitude:	22° 1' 59" S
Longitude:	16° 1' 0" E
Lat/Long (dec):	-22.03333,16.01667
Köppen climate type:	BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Feature ID:	3356842
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:3356842:3
GUID:	f7d50e7f-8539-4d20-a3ad-84196d2abfc8

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Helikon I pegmatite, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia	22° 2' 50" S	16° 1' 27" E	1.7km (1.1 miles)
Ricksburg pegmatite, Okakoara Farm 43, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia	22° 0' 12" S	16° 0' 58" E	3.3km (2.1 miles)
Karlsbrunn pegmatite (Jooste pegmatite), Johann Albrechtshöhe Farm 149, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia	21° 59' 19" S	16° 4' 13" E	7.4km (4.6 miles)
Rubikon II pegmatite, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia	22° 6' 9" S	16° 1' 3" E	7.7km (4.8 miles)
Rubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia	22° 6' 13" S	15° 59' 41" E	8.1km (5.1 miles)
Berger's pegmatite, Kaliombo Farm 119, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia	22° 0' 16" S	16° 5' 23" E	8.2km (5.1 miles)
Kubas Farm 77, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia	22° 6' 17" S	15° 59' 39" E	8.3km (5.1 miles)
Johann Albrechtshöhe Farm 149, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia	21° 58' 26" S	16° 5' 16" E	9.9km (6.1 miles)
Kaliombo Farm 119, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia	22° 0' 52" S	16° 6' 39" E	9.9km (6.2 miles)
Ombujomenge Farm 39, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia	21° 57' 42" S	15° 56' 5" E	11.6km (7.2 miles)
Dobbelsberg Farm 99, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia	21° 55' 8" S	16° 2' 35" E	13.0km (8.1 miles)
Neuschwaben Farm 73 (Neu Schwaben), Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia	22° 5' 34" S	15° 54' 28" E	13.0km (8.1 miles)
Okakoara Farm 43, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia	21° 56' 34" S	15° 55' 15" E	14.1km (8.8 miles)
Otjua Farm 37, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia	22° 7' 46" S	16° 6' 35" E	14.4km (8.9 miles)
Otjua Mine, Otjua Farm 37, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia	22° 7' 47" S	16° 6' 41" E	14.5km (9.0 miles)
Okatjimukuju Farm 55 (Friedrichsfelde Farm), Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia	21° 56' 47" S	15° 54' 37" E	14.6km (9.1 miles)
Karibib Townlands Farm 57, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia	21° 58' 10" S	15° 53' 12" E	15.2km (9.4 miles)
Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia	21° 56' 55" S	15° 51' 27" E	18.9km (11.8 miles)
Twin Hills prospects, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia	21° 49' 59" S	15° 58' 0" E	22.8km (14.2 miles)
Henckert's beryl pegmatite, Dernburg Farm 54, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia	21° 57' 30" S	15° 47' 32" E	24.6km (15.3 miles)
Etusis Farm 75, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia	22° 3' 35" S	15° 46' 34" E	25.0km (15.5 miles)
Navachab Gold Mine, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia	21° 58' 56" S	15° 45' 51" E	26.6km (16.5 miles)
Abbabis Farm 70, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia	22° 5' 8" S	15° 44' 3" E	29.7km (18.4 miles)
Onguati 52 Farm, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia	21° 48' 32" S	15° 49' 3" E	32.3km (20.1 miles)
Otjakatjongo area 3, Otjimbojo Ost Farm 48 (Otjimbojo East), Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia	21° 45' 14" S	16° 6' 15" E	32.3km (20.1 miles)
Otjimbojo Ost Farm 48 (Otjimbojo East), Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia	21° 44' 36" S	16° 10' 2" E	35.8km (22.2 miles)
Otjakatjongo Farm 3, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia	21° 44' 36" S	16° 10' 5" E	35.8km (22.3 miles)
Otjimbingwe Farm 104, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia	22° 21' 11" S	16° 7' 34" E	37.3km (23.2 miles)
Daheim Farm 106, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia	21° 55' 52" S	15° 40' 17" E	37.4km (23.2 miles)
Giftkuppe, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia	21° 41' 8" S	15° 56' 38" E	39.4km (24.5 miles)

View of the mine from the top

Rubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia

View of the workings

Rubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia

entrance gate

Rubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia

View of the mine from the top

Rubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia

View of the workings

Rubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia

entrance gate

Rubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia

View of the mine from the top

Rubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia

View of the workings

Rubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia

Minerals recorded nearby (within 20 km)

ⓘ 'Childrenite-Eosphorite Series'

ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'

ⓘ Columbite-(Mn)

ⓘ 'Columbite-Tantalite'

ⓘ 'Ferrisicklerite-Sicklerite Series'

ⓘ 'Heterosite-Purpurite Series'

ⓘ 'Lithiophilite-Triphylite Series'

ⓘ Triphylite
var: Ferrisicklerite

ⓘ Turquoise

ⓘ Waylandite

ⓘ Zircon

Rock types recorded nearby (within 20 km)

ⓘ 'Pegmatite'

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

African Plate	Tectonic Plate
Namibia	Country
Erongo Region, Namibia	Region
Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia	Constituency

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