 | Borg, G., Karner, K., Buxton, M., Armstrong, R., Merwe, S. W. v. d. (2003) Geology of the Skorpion Supergene Zinc Deposit, Southern Namibia. Economic Geology, 98 (4) 749-771 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.98.4.749 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 749–771 Geology of the Skorpion Supergene Zinc Deposit, Southern Namibia GREGOR BORG,† KATRIN KÄRNER...South Africa Abstract The Skorpion zinc deposit in southwestern Namibia comprises a significant nonsulfide...age of 751.9 ± 5.5 Ma. The basin that hosts the Skorpion deposit has been shaped by horst and (half-)graben...style of the region is the result of intense faulting, folding, and thrusting. The Skorpion orebody is...premetamorphic and predeformation origin. In contrast, the Skorpion nonsulfide zinc deposit is of postmetamorphic |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ineral N ames Skorpionite Skorpion Mine Lüderitz District Karas Region Namibia BRUCE CAIRNCROSS S Department...skorpionite scattered on a green tarbuttite matrix, Skorpion Zinc mine; field of view 1.6 cm. Bruce Cairncross specimen...the Skorpion mine 562 ROCKS & MINERALS Figure 2. View of the mining operation at the Skorpion Zinc...Zinc mine ca. 2012. Joanna Wicht photo. Figure 3. Location of the Skorpion Zinc mine in southern Namibia;...cleavage. The mineral is named after the Skorpion Zinc mine where it was discovered, and that is the |  | Hitzman, M. W., Reynolds, N. A., Sangster, D. F., Allen, C. R., Carman, C. E. (2003) Classification, Genesis, and Exploration Guides for Nonsulfide Zinc Deposits. Economic Geology, 98 (4) 685-714 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.98.4.685 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Star Zn, Zambia; 28 = Skorpion, Namibia; 29 = Berg Aukas and Abendab, Namibia; 30 = Padaeng (Mae Sot)...manganese-rich zinc minerals such as hetaerolite and hydrohetaerolite (Fig. 3k, l) and copper carbonates as well... In extremely arid climates, such as those in Namibia (Tsumeb deposit: Lombaard et al., 1986; Hughes...grades that can be cited Namibia Poland Silesian Crakow district Skorpion Spain Reocin Kazakhstan...dolostone by smithsonite with minor hematite. Tucson mine, Leadville district, Colorado, United States. b |  | | Book | | 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) | | still work? 6. Examples of “Others” 32 6.1 Skorpion – Everybody’s dream 32 6.2. Deposits in South-Eastern...Accha – real calamine? 6.2.2. Yanque – a “small Skorpion”? 34 35 37 7. Nonsulfide Deposits of Other Metals:...version: vanadates in the Otavi Mountainland (Namibia) 42 8. Discussion and conclusions 43 Acknowledgements...deposits like the famous, silicate-hosted Skorpion (Namibia) are mineralogically challenging, but their...development or advanced exploitation stage include Skorpion (Namibia), Lan Ping (China), Angouran and Mehdiabad |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Callanna Beds (Diapir) Mt Painter Province X Mine (willemite) Willemite deposits Other mineral occurrence...Callanna Beds Willemite occurrence na oo Ar X N Mine (willemite) 1000 m t ul Fa 6608000N Reliance...exposed willemite and intense alteration zones in the region but failed to locate significant additional resources...drill traverses at and along strike of the Beltana mine (96 holes, 15,159 m) and at Reliance, which is situated...with complex interference patterns in the Beltana region. Subsequent episodes of exhumation experienced |  | | Book (edition) | | 618 Hetaerolite IV/B.05-40 620 IV/B.05-50 Hydrohetaerolite 622 IV/B.05-60 624 Marokite IV/B.06-50 626...(yellowish white), quartz (dark grey); New Bullfrog mine, Nye Co., Nevada, USA [h]; Nic. // Anhedral electrum...(greenish grey), quartz (dark grey); New Bullfrog mine, Nye Co., Nevada, USA [h]; Nic. // Anhedral electrum...(bluish grey shades), quartz (dark grey); New Bullfrog mine, Nye Co., Nevada, USA [h]; Nic. // 8 Gold A ...sample - photo A), dolomite (dark grey); Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden [j]; Nic |  | | Report (issue) | | Smithsonite slice and egg, 5.8 and 2.7 cm tall Masua Mine, Carbonia-lglesias, Sardinia, Italy Cal and Kerith...page Smithsonite, 9.2 cm wide 400 Foot Level, Kelly Mine, Magdalena District Socorro County, New Mexico Steve...Greece ion; Scovil photo ne xi repaired) umeb, Namibia ion; Fisher photo �exico; mithsoni Phila Bunks...1867. ·thsonian Smithsonite First Oxide Zone, Tsu Mine, Tsumeb, Nami 10cm tall Brent Lockhart coll Joe...of 10 centimeters! The crystal is from Tsumeb, Namibia, and is on display at the National Museum of Natural |  | | Book (edition) | | purple to redbrown 43 Cronusite Pyrophanite Hydrohetaerolite Schafarzikite Ilmenorutile Powellite Davidite(Ce... Mineral Descriptions Molybdenite in Graphite; Bogala Mine, Sri Lanka 51 Copper, native Synonym(s): Cuivre...of cuprite (bluish grey); North Mine (North Broken Hill Mine; NBH Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co.,...internal reflections); Madenköy Mine, Çayeli, Rize Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey (sample: Halbach); XPL...argentite reaction rim (greenish grey; arg); Monte Narba Mine, San Vito, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy; PPL |  | | Book (volume) | | cm1 is called the fingerprint region. Usually IR spectrum in this region contains very complicated series...overlapping bands. The importance of the fingerprint region is that each mineral species produces a different...500 to 800 cm1 can be considered as “fingerprint region” sensitive to the composition and the topological...see Fig. 1.9), but generally IR spectrum in this region is characteristic of all these minerals. In IR...olivenite from Tsumeb, Namibia (1); Zn-enriched olivenite from Tsumeb, Namibia (2); Zn-enriched olivenite |
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