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Guchab prospect (Guchab mine), Guchab-Rodgerberg area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia i
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Guchab prospect (Guchab mine) Prospect
Guchab-Rodgerberg area Area
Otavi Constituency Constituency
Otjozondjupa Region Region
Namibia Country

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Guchab prospect (Guchab mine)	Prospect
Guchab-Rodgerberg area	Area
Otavi Constituency	Constituency
Otjozondjupa Region	Region
Namibia	Country

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Copper-bearing Austinite

Guchab prospect, Guchab-Rodgerberg area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

Calcite, etc.

Guchab prospect, Guchab-Rodgerberg area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

Copper-bearing Austinite

Guchab prospect, Guchab-Rodgerberg area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

Calcite, etc.

Guchab prospect, Guchab-Rodgerberg area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

Copper-bearing Austinite

Guchab prospect, Guchab-Rodgerberg area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

Calcite, etc.

Guchab prospect, Guchab-Rodgerberg area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

19° 42' 34'' South , 17° 49' 27'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Grootfontein	24,099 (2014)	34.5km
Otavi	4,562 (2012)	51.8km
Tsumeb	12,190 (2013)	54.1km

Mindat Locality ID:

2425

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:2425:2

GUID (UUID V4):

A copper prospect.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ Austinite

ⓘ var. Copper-bearing Austinite

ⓘ Calcite

ⓘ Chalcocite

3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Austinite

Formula: CaZn(AsO₄)(OH)

References:

Anthony, John Williams, Bideaux, Richard A., Bladh, Kenneth W., Nichols, Monte C. (2000) Handbook of Mineralogy Vol. 4 - Arsenates, phosphates, vanadates. Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson, Arizona.

Jahn, Steffen (2002) Guchab im Otavibergland, die Quelle der ersten namibischen Dioptase [Guchab in the Otavibergland, the source of the first Namibian dioptase]. Mineralien-Welt, 13 (4). 38-48

ⓘ Austinite var. Copper-bearing Austinite

Formula: Ca(Zn,Cu)(AsO₄)(OH)

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Lavinsky, Rob (n.d.) Specimens previously handled by The Arkenstone.

ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu₂S

References:

Jahn, Steffen (2002) Guchab im Otavibergland, die Quelle der ersten namibischen Dioptase [Guchab in the Otavibergland, the source of the first Namibian dioptase]. Mineralien-Welt, 13 (4). 38-48

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcocite	2.BA.05	Cu₂S
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Austinite	8.BH.35	CaZn(AsO₄)(OH)
ⓘ	var. Copper-bearing Austinite	8.BH.35	Ca(Zn,Cu)(AsO₄)(OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Austinite	CaZn(AsO₄)(OH)
H	ⓘ Austinite var. Copper-bearing Austinite	Ca(Zn,Cu)(AsO₄)(OH)
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Austinite	CaZn(AsO₄)(OH)
O	ⓘ Austinite var. Copper-bearing Austinite	Ca(Zn,Cu)(AsO₄)(OH)
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Austinite	CaZn(AsO₄)(OH)
Ca	ⓘ Austinite var. Copper-bearing Austinite	Ca(Zn,Cu)(AsO₄)(OH)
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Austinite var. Copper-bearing Austinite	Ca(Zn,Cu)(AsO₄)(OH)
Cu	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Austinite	CaZn(AsO₄)(OH)
Zn	ⓘ Austinite var. Copper-bearing Austinite	Ca(Zn,Cu)(AsO₄)(OH)
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Austinite	CaZn(AsO₄)(OH)
As	ⓘ Austinite var. Copper-bearing Austinite	Ca(Zn,Cu)(AsO₄)(OH)

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References

U.S. Bureau of Mines, Mineral Trade Notes (Jan, 1948).

Rocks & Minerals: 23: 603.

Henglein, M. (1921): Dioptas- und Plancheitlagerstätten aus der Umgebung von Guchab im Otavigebirge Deutsch-Südwestafrikas. Z. prakt. Geol. 29: 53-56.

Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.

Cairncross, Bruce (1997) The Otavi Mountain Land Cu-Pb-Zn-V Deposits, Namibia. The Mineralogical Record, 28 (2) 109-130

Jahn, Steffen (2002) Guchab im Otavibergland, die Quelle der ersten namibischen Dioptase [Guchab in the Otavibergland, the source of the first Namibian dioptase]. Mineralien-Welt, 13 (4). 38-48

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