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Omaue Mine, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibiai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
18° 41' 36'' South , 13° 44' 30'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
5421
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:5421:1
GUID (UUID V4):
6925b577-63f4-4d65-b7f0-6ae9d79a336e


Copper sulfide mineralization in quartz veins within limestones of the Otavi group. Well-developed oxidation zone with secondary copper minerals - world famous for dioptase specimens. Mined (for specimens) and owned since the end of the 1980s by Marius Steiner.


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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16 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Description: Beautiful, small, gemmy, orange baryte crystals were occasionally found associated with dioptase, malachite and quartz.
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Chenevixite ?
Formula: Cu2Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)4
Description: See topic http://www.mindat.org/mesg-99-324939.html - 3 references check by Debbie Woolf, none confirm this occurrence,
β“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
β“˜ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
β“˜ Dioptase
Formula: CuSiO3 · H2O
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Mottramite
Formula: PbCu(VO4)(OH)
β“˜ Plancheite
Formula: Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Description: Niedermayr, G., Schnaitmann, E. A., BrandstΓ€tter, F. (2008): Das Dioptas-Shattuckit-Vorkommen Kandesei im Kakokoland [sic]. Mineralien-Welt 19, 76-93 (in German) cast some doubt on the occurrence of plancheite (might be chrysocolla).
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Shattuckite
Formula: Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
β“˜ Tenorite
Formula: CuO
β“˜ Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
β“˜Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Mottramite8.BH.40PbCu(VO4)(OH)
β“˜Chenevixite ?8.DD.05Cu2Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)4
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Dioptase9.CJ.30CuSiO3 Β· H2O
β“˜Plancheite9.DB.35Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 Β· H2O
β“˜Shattuckite9.DB.40Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
β“˜Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
β“˜'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
Hβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hβ“˜ DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Hβ“˜ PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Hβ“˜ ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
Oβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Oβ“˜ DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Oβ“˜ PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
Oβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siβ“˜ DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
Siβ“˜ PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
VVanadium
Vβ“˜ MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
Cuβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Cuβ“˜ DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Cuβ“˜ PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Cuβ“˜ ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbβ“˜ MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Pbβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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