 | | Journal (issue) | | 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... a rare book, or a fine cuprosklodowskite or torbernite. Of course, part of Gilbert’s fame lay with his |  | | Report (issue) | | 2010. For the locality Rob gives only “Erongo Mountains, Namibia” but on the Marin Minerals website (cited... attributes them to the “Ameib Ranch, Arandis, Erongo 2 ============================================================...======================================== Region, Namibia.” This sounds familiar, for jeremejevite crystals...gems. Jeremejevite, 3.7 cm, from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia. The Arkenstone specimen; Joe Budd photo...bright green, thin-tabular crystals, resembling torbernite, which line narrow seams, together with crystals |  | | Journal (issue) | | Ca' Bernardi and Perticara mines in the Marches Region, and the sphalerite, chalcopyrite and various rare...grew over the years, especially on trips to the mountains, particularly to Mont Blanc and Mount Rosa. We...to 2 cm), from Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg area, Erongo region, Namibia. Roberto Appiani photo. BERYL...(with crystals to 5 cm), from the Erongo Mountains, Erongo region, Namibia. Roberto Appiani photo. 38 ...(with crystals to 0.4 cm), from the Tsumeb mine, Namibia. Simone Citon photo. SILVER with acanthite, 7 |  | | Journal (issue) | | 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...color photos! Spectacular! $30 mounts, French Torbernite $12 v.29/#6 Monograph on the Crystallographic |  | | Journal (issue) | | on a mountain-climbing vacation in the remote mountains of Patagonia, the authors stumbled upon a remarkable...South American region known as Patagonia, a barren tableland between the Andes Mountains and the Atlantic...called “the Pampas”—a very rugged and windswept region which nevertheless is home to various flora and...condor, seen mainly amidst the craggy peaks of the mountains. The condor, with a body length of over a meter...in 1985 in order to maintain possession of the region and its tourism income. In the summer months the |  | | Journal (issue) | | (5) Chrysoberyl, 2.3 cm, from Takovaya, Ural Mountains, Russia. (6) Chalcocite, 2.5 cm, from Cornwall...Miask, Ural Mountains, Russia. (8) Pyrargyrite, 1.8 cm, from St. Andreasberg, Harz Mountains, Germany....right: Mimetite, 2.7 cm, from the Tsumeb mine, Namibia. Back cover: Some thumbnail specimens on the covers...Valley, Afghanistan. (8) Scorodite, Tsumeb mine, Namibia. (9) Shigaite, N’Chwaning II mine, South Africa...Dyscrasite twin, 1.9 cm, from St. Andreasberg, Harz Mountains, Germany. (3) Glaucodot twin, 2.5 cm, from Håkansboda |  | | Book | | 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 |  | | Book | | .................................. ....... 78 Namibia ........... ..... ................. ..... .......substantially as development activities continue in Namibia and in Niger, pa1ticularly at the large sandstone...Montrea l River district, Ontario; the Goldfields region, Saskatchewan; Placer de Guada lupe, Chi huahua...secondary minerals are found, incl udi ng autun ite, torbernite, metatorbernite, phosphuranylite, uranopha ne...type. Thorite veins and breccia pipes in the Wet Mountains, Custer Co., Colorado, contai n quartz, feldspar |  | | Journal (issue) | | the Columbia River. Although the surrounding mountains are heavily timbered, the immediate city area...is moderate compared to that in the adjacent mountains. Butte, a community of about 30,000, sprawls over...the largest stream in an otherwise arid mountain region. By 1867, approximately $1.5 million in gold had...description can be given here. The mineralized region around Butte, Montana, measures about 12 km east-west...lot. The Cohen tungsten mine in the Dos Cabezas Mountains, Cochise Co., opened during World War II, had |  | | Report (issue) | | Delineating Potential Surficial Uranium Deposits in Namibia.... 71 B.B. Hambleton-Jones, A. Caithness An...16, 1 7]. They are known to occur in Australia, Namibia, South Africa, Mauritania, Somalia, and China....Heinrich, Trekkopje, Tubas, and Aussinanis in Namibia; Yeelirrie Centipede, and Lake Way in Australia...concretions, and veins. 11 In the Namib Desert of Namibia, the fluviatile sediments are typically breccia...has tended to choke the valleys. For example, in Namibia, the Tumas River water can travel many tens of |  | | Book | | 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 |  | | Book | | localities for good ilmenite crystals exist in the region (Brunet, I 977b ). NEW YORK Amity, Orange County...in Switzerland, it is only in the Maderanertal region of east-central Canton Uri that clefts bearing...clefts are found fairly commonly throughout this region, such that only a handful of notable finds during...Discoveries, 1960-2015 ILMENITE AFRICA (Cherry) Mountains (Drnitriy Belakovskiy, personal communication...contact-metamorphic skarn rocks in the High Atlas mountains around the town of Imilchil began in the 2000s |  | | Journal (issue) | | 5 cm. Rudnaya mine, Saranovskoye deposit, Perm' region, Urals, Russia. Specimen: Nazarovs. Photo: Michael...Kukisvumchorr Deposit (vol. 7), Kerch (vol. 8), Ilmeny Mountains (vol. 9), Volodarsk—Volynskii (vol. 12), Ural...rocks (Ferschtater er al., 1994). The relief of the region is smooth and weakiy hilly (Figure 1). The pluton...diamond deposit in metamorphic rocks in the Kokchetav region in Kazakhstan was discovered back in the early...corresponding to the reorganization in the crust in this region, accompanied by a massive emplacement of ultramafic |  | | Catalog/List | | Jarvis Peak, Tutsagubet District, Beaver Dam Mountains, Washington County, Utah, USA Distinctively unique...Touissit District, Oujda-Angad Province, Oriental Region, Morocco This is just a nice, reasonably intact...Washington, USA Named in the 1850’s for the Autun region of Burgundy in France, Autunite is a commonly found...Black Pine Mine, Flint Creek Valley, John Long Mountains, Philipsburg Dist., Granite County, Montana, USA...Southwest Mine, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA Aurichalcite has |  | | Journal (issue) | | Stibioclaudetite, AsSbO3, a new mineral from Tsumeb, Namibia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...in the United States is the Herkimer “diamond” region near Herkimer, New York. There you can experience...Charles Besson (1725–1809) Rubellite (Elbaite) Ural Mountains, Russia Charles Alexandre Besson was a French...believe all the quartz crystals in the Cascade Mountains in Washington state belong personally to him.... Stibioclaudetite AsSbO3 A New Mineral from Tsumeb, Namibia Marcus J. Origlieri Department of Geosciences, |  | | Journal (issue) | | finally revealed. I have studied many maps of the region explored by Fernão Dias Paes Leme, and have concluded...northeastern part of the state, cutting through a region rich in deposits of precious stones. According...with carminite in chalcocite, 7 cm, from Tsumeb, Namibia (JJT Collection, NMNH specimen 137643 and photo)...while George pressed on to Southwest Africa (now Namibia) and Brazil. Jack showed us what it takes to be...gold deposits located in northeast Nevada. This region of the state, known as the “Nevada high desert |  | | Journal (issue) | | locality, the 2800 Level of the Tsumeb mine in Namibia—probably the finest specimen of the species. Charles...boulder from the 2800 Level of the Tsumeb mine, Namibia. William Larson collection; Wendell Wilson photo...adamite, ca. 2 mm, from the type locality of Tsumeb, Namibia; named after Charles Key in 1977. Joy Desor Mineralanalytik...and the Mt. Mica Land Corporation in Maine, but Namibia remained 197 his favorite hunting ground. He...from the Erongo Mountains pegmatites to light, and in acquiring rare species from Tsumeb, Erongo, the Kalahari |  | | Journal (issue) | | Powellite from Nasik, India; Blue Topaz from the Ural Mountains, Russia; Devilline from the Czech Republic; Duftite...Duftite in Calcite from the Tsumeb mine, Namibia; Novacekite from the Brumado mine, Brazil; Elbaite from...Jeremejevite, Namibia 37 Diaspore, Turkey 38 Chrysoberyl, Brazil 38 Azurite, Namibia 39 Cerussite, Morocco...England 71 Metatorbemite, France 72 Mimetite, Namibia 73 Novacekite, Brazil 74 Brazilianite, Brazil 74...Scheelite, China 79 Whewellite, Russia Azurite, Namibia Aquamarine, Brazil Heliodor, Brazil 78 76 67 |  | | Book | | Rare-earth minerals in the Alpine ar,d Subalpine region [Switzerland,Austria and Iti:Jy](by C. M. Gramaccioli)...Cassedanne) 8:382-387 Amethyst from the Thunder Bay region, Ontario (by D. G. Ellion) 13:67-70 New data on...Hematite from the [Veta Grande claim,] Dome Rock Mountains near Quartzsite, Arizona (by M. Sprunger) 11:227-229...14:85-90 Ferroan dolomite from the Vekol mine [Vekol Mountains, Arizona] (by D. M. Shannon) 14:91 Famous mineral...14:115-117 Calciovolbonhite from the New Water Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona (by W. Hunt) 14:119 Famous |  | | Report (issue) | | site of its discovery near Miask in the limen Mountains of Russia. Other names by which it has been known...the tenor of the least altered monazite in the region) and if the composition of the monazite changed...titanite, andalusite, and gold. Streams in the Tambani region mentioned by Dunstan were later reported to be...964 concentrates from streams in the Ankaizina Mountains in the northern part of the island disclosed local...Th02 (Behier, 1960, p. 50). Around Marotolana in a region of migmatites having no visible granite, monazite |  | | Journal (volume) | | nowadays, and of the individual new mines in that region, Geduld, Springs, and Modder Deep are at present...moment at least, of a small band roving in the mountains. If Carranza would only rise to the occasion,...near the town of Belmonte. Districts. — The region containing alluvial deposits more or less stanniferous...southeast from Covilha. In this case the granite region, which is entirely surrounded by the Cambrian schist...The preceding remarks have outlined an extensive region, embracing alluvial deposits containing cassiterite |  | | Book (edition) | | 4H2 O ; in small yellow crystals; in the Temple Mountains, UT. aberration a. The failure of a lens or mirror...tourmaline, and other green gemstones from this region. afterblast During an explosion of methane and...different thickness; thus the topographically higher mountains would be of the same density as other crustal...an admixture of country rocks and found in the region of the Caspian Sea. Tomkeieff 85 alamosite A...flat A level area or plain in an arid or semiarid region, encrusted with alkali salts that became concentrated |  | | Book | | Tigris and Euphrates rivers and rising in the mountains of Asia Minor and extending to the Persian [6]...dating to about 3500-3000 b.c.e. were found in this region, with occurances throughout the history of the...purposes such as mill stones were quarried within the region. Bitumen or asphalt is known in several locations...imitate natural stones, has also been found in the region. There was a strong belief in the curative and...culture. The first settlement of man in the Ægean region was probably at Knossos in the later (Neolithic) |
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Erongo Mountains, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia