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Smectite Group from
Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Smectite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smectite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:738658
Long-form Identifier:1:3:738658:9
GUID (UUID V4):aaa6b9d8-c2f7-4d88-ab9a-115e7eb328e6
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Grande Zinc Deposits (Bongará Province, Amazonas Region, Northern Peru) Giuseppe Arfè *, Nicola Mondillo...exception of the peculiar case of the Skorpion deposit in Namibia [4,5]. In fact, their presence is commonly...particle size and fabric of minerals belonging to smectite and vermiculite groups can be a problem during...the Skorpion deposit, where the main nonsulfide mineral is represented by sauconite (Zn-smectite). To...the solvent extraction technique was applied at Skorpion [13], coupled with several electrowinning and
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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unpublished.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
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Platinum group elements (PGE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...platinum-group-element deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.3. Structure-related platinum-group-element...Sedimentary platinum-group-element deposits . . . . . . . . . . 6.5. Platinum-group-element supply and.... . . 45.1. Chemistry and mineralogy of garnet-group minerals . . . . . . . . 45.2. Magmatic garnet deposits... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Epidote-group minerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Platinum group elements (PGE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...platinum-group-element deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.3. Structure-related platinum-group-element...Sedimentary platinum-group-element deposits . . . . . . . . . . 6.5. Platinum-group-element supply and.... . . 45.1. Chemistry and mineralogy of garnet-group minerals . . . . . . . . 45.2. Magmatic garnet deposits... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Epidote-group minerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Report (issue)
photograph: Zinc ingots produced at Skorpion Mine in southen1 Nanubia. Skorpion began producing zinc in 2003...more than doubled in five years and mine production of zinc in Namibia has increased by 95 per cent in the...nomenclature follows the London Diplomatic List. Metals Mine production of many metals is expressed in tenns...cobalt, copper, iron, lead, nickel, tin and zinc, mine production and metal production are shown in separate...Study Group, the Inten1ational Lead and Zinc Study Group, the International Nickel Study Group imd the
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assemblage of deposit types. • Metallogenic Province: a region characterized by a particular assemblage of mineral...Diamond – C Graphite – C 2 Halides The halide mineral group comprises compounds made up by ionic bonding. Minerals...complex group of minerals in which bonding is both ionic and covalent in character. The sulfide group has...Cinnabar – HgS Skutterudite – (Co,Ni)As3 This group of minerals is variable in its properties, but is...metal in combination with oxygen or a hydroxyl group. The oxides and hydroxides typically exhibit ionic
 
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