 | 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...nonsulfide ore minerals comprise predominantly sauconite (Zn smectite), substantial amounts of hemimorphite |  | Arfé, G., Balassone, G., Boni, M., Joachimski, M., Mondillo, N. (2016) New C- and O-isotopic compositions of smithsonite from Skorpion and Rosh Pinah Zn–(Pb) deposits (Namibia): preliminary results. Applied Earth Science, 125 (2) 74-75 doi:10.1080/03717453.2016.1166606 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | compositions of smithsonite from Skorpion and Rosh Pinah Zn–(Pb) deposits (Namibia): preliminary results G. Arfé1...Museum, London, UK The Skorpion and Rosh Pinah Zn–(Pb) deposits in southern Namibia, approximately 40 km...another (Alchin and Moore 2005; Borg et al. 2003). Skorpion is the largest Zn nonsulphide mineralisation discovered...Zn-oxidised minerals (sauconite, smithsonite, hemimorphite, tarbuttite). Rosh Pinah is typical sediment-hosted...completely removed. The secondary minerals at Rosh Pinah are: smithsonite, hemimorphite, Cu-oxidised phases |  | | 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 |  | Arfè, G., Boni, M., Mondillo, N., Aiello, R., Balassone, G., Arseneau, V. (2016) Mineralogy of the supergene alteration in the Capricornio Au–Ag epithermal vein system, Antofagasta region, Chile. Applied Earth Science, 125 (2) 74 doi:10.1080/03717453.2016.1166605 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | blankets of porphyry Cu deposits in the Atacama region. The Chilean Palaeocene-Eocene metallogenic belt...Faride epithermal silver–gold deposit, Antofagasta region, Chile, Economic Geology, 86, 1222– 1237. Warren...Capricornio Au–Ag epithermal vein system, Antofagasta region, Chile G. Arfè∗ 1, M. Boni1, N. Mondillo1,2, R...compositions of smithsonite from Skorpion and Rosh Pinah Zn–(Pb) deposits (Namibia): preliminary results G. Arfé1...Museum, London, UK The Skorpion and Rosh Pinah Zn–(Pb) deposits in southern Namibia, approximately 40 km |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | zinc-lead deposits in Neoproterozoic units of Namibia: Lead isotopic and geochemical evidence Received:...Zn-Pb sulphide deposit at Rosh Pinah and the oxidised Zn deposit at Skorpion in the Pan-African Gariep...southwestern Namibia, as well as that of galena from minor occurrences in the wider Rosh Pinah ore province...rock to the Rosh Pinah deposit and its stratigraphic equivalents. The pre-orogenic Rosh Pinah deposit and...and the inferred progenitor for the secondary Skorpion deposits have very similar Pb isotopic compositions |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | blankets of porphyry Cu deposits in the Atacama region. The Chilean Palaeocene-Eocene metallogenic belt...Faride epithermal silver–gold deposit, Antofagasta region, Chile, Economic Geology, 86, 1222– 1237. Warren...Capricornio Au–Ag epithermal vein system, Antofagasta region, Chile G. Arfè∗ 1, M. Boni1, N. Mondillo1,2, R...compositions of smithsonite from Skorpion and Rosh Pinah Zn–(Pb) deposits (Namibia): preliminary results G. Arfé1...Museum, London, UK The Skorpion and Rosh Pinah Zn–(Pb) deposits in southern Namibia, approximately 40 km |  | 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) | | smithsonite, hemimorphite, hydrozincite, and sauconite (Fig. 3 and Table 2). At 25°C and neutral pH,...Star Zn, Zambia; 28 = Skorpion, Namibia; 29 = Berg Aukas and Abendab, Namibia; 30 = Padaeng (Mae Sot)... In extremely arid climates, such as those in Namibia (Tsumeb deposit: Lombaard et al., 1986; Hughes...Hydroz = hydrozincite; Min = minrecordite; Sauc = sauconite; Sm = smithsonite; Wil = willemite Listed resource...grades that can be cited Namibia Poland Silesian Crakow district Skorpion Spain Reocin Kazakhstan |  | Krause, Werner, Effenberger, Herta, Bernhardt, Heinz-Jürgen, Medenbach, Olaf (2008) Skorpionite, Ca3Zn2(PO4)2CO3(OH)2H2O, a new mineral from Namibia: description and crystal structure. European Journal of Mineralogy, 20 (2) 271-280 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2008/0020-1789 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Ca3Zn2 (PO4 )2 CO3 (OH)2 ·H2 O, a new mineral from Namibia: description and crystal structure Werner KRAUSE1...secondary mineral from the Skorpion zinc deposit in south-western Namibia. Associated minerals are tarbuttite...bonds. Key-words: skorpionite, new mineral, Skorpion mine, Namibia, microprobe analysis, crystal structure...investigation of specimens from the Skorpion zinc mine in Namibia a few samples with colourless needle-like...catalogue number IMA 2005-010. Occurrence The Skorpion zinc mine (27◦ 49’ S, 16◦ 36’ E, elevation 660 m) is |  | Balassone, Giuseppina, Scognamiglio, Valentina, Nieto, Fernando, Mondillo, Nicola, Boni, Maria, Cappelletti, Piergiulio, Arfè, Giuseppe (2020) The nature of Zn-phyllosilicates in the nonsulfide Mina Grande and Cristal zinc deposits (Bongará District, Northern Peru): The TEM-HRTEM and AEM perspective. American Mineralogist, 105 (8). 1223-1241 doi:10.2138/am-2020-7140 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | which occur in the Bongará district (Amazonas region, northern Peru). The Cristal and Mina Grande orebodies...economic minerals as in the world-famous Skorpion deposit in Namibia (Borg et al. 2003; Emselle et al. 2005;...00/DOI: https://doi.org/10.2138/am-2020-7140 Sauconite (Ross 1946; Newman and Brown 1987), one of the... 2008; Pascua et al. 2010) demonstrated that sauconite can precipitate from solutions of silicic acid...Zn-phyllosilicates from Accha and Yanque (Peru) and Skorpion (Namibia), respectively, by means of transmission electron |  | | 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...smithsonite, hydrozincite, hemimorphite, MA sauconite (Zn-smectite), cerussite, anglesite and several...siliciclastic rocks tend to contain hemimorphite- and sauconite-bearing assemblages. However, even within similar |  | Arfè, Giuseppe, Mondillo, Nicola, Balassone, Giuseppina, Boni, Maria, Cappelletti, Piergiulio, Di Palma, Tommaso (2017) Identification of Zn-Bearing Micas and Clays from the Cristal and Mina Grande Zinc Deposits (Bongará Province, Amazonas Region, Northern Peru) Minerals, 7 (11) 214 doi:10.3390/min7110214 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Grande Zinc Deposits (Bongará Province, Amazonas Region, Northern Peru) Giuseppe Arfè *, Nicola Mondillo...which have been partly altered or overprinted by sauconite during the supergene alteration of sulfides. Sporadic...smithsonite, hydrozincite, hemimorphite, and sauconite, with local cerussite and anglesite occurrences...exception of the peculiar case of the Skorpion deposit in Namibia [4,5]. In fact, their presence is commonly...discovery of the Skorpion deposit, where the main nonsulfide mineral is represented by sauconite (Zn-smectite) |  | | | | alteration of hypogene sulfide mineralization. Sauconite (Zn smectite clay) and cerussite (Pb carbonate)...hydrosilicate) and smithsonite (Zn carbonate) predominate. Sauconite formed as replacements of detrital feldspar and...deposits, sauconite at Yanque occurs in comparable amounts as in the world-class Skorpion deposit (Namibia)...hosted in the now-eroded rocks above the Yanque mine site. Zinc-rich solution migrated through the sedimentary...host rocks and precipitated Zn minerals, mainly sauconite, in pore spaces and replaced detrital and hydrothermal |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | alteration of hypogene sulfide mineralization. Sauconite (Zn smectite clay) and cerussite (Pb carbonate)...hydrosilicate) and smithsonite (Zn carbonate) predominate. Sauconite formed as replacements of detrital feldspar and...deposits, sauconite at Yanque occurs in comparable amounts as in the world-class Skorpion deposit (Namibia)...hosted in the now-eroded rocks above the Yanque mine site. Zinc-rich solution migrated through the sedimentary...host rocks and precipitated Zn minerals, mainly sauconite, in pore spaces and replaced detrital and hydrothermal |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | a mixture of sauconite and Zn-bearing beidellite. The chemical composition of sauconite varies in a range...composition of both sauconite and beidellite is consistent through the samples, with sauconite affected by a...systems (e.g., saponite-beidellite), also in the sauconite-beidellite system a chemical compositional gap...origin for the bulk of the deposit. Keywords: Sauconite, Zn-beidellite, nonsulfide zinc ore deposits,...represented by smithsonite, hydrozincite, hemimorphite, sauconite, and willemite, markedly different from sphalerite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Africa brucec@uj.ac.za Tarbuttite Skorpion Mine, Lüderitz District, Namibia T arbuttite, Zn2(PO4)(OH), is...note: the Kabwe mine in Zambia, the type locality, and the Skorpion mine in Namibia. Both of these mines...Hill Exploration Company that owned the Broken Hill mine, now named Kabwe, and who provided material used...the No. 1 Kopje (hill) deposit at the Broken Hill mine when a tunnel, driven into the hill, intersected...from the Skorpion mine, located 40 kilometers north of the Orange River in the Karas region, southern |  | | 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) | | peculiar nonsulfide Zn minerals at Accha is a sauconite-like, zincian smectite, variably concentrated...concentrated throughout the deposit. Locally sauconite occurs as replacement of detrital feldspars and/or detrital...developed by Anglo-American at the Skorpion zinc SXEW plant in Namibia. The increase in the Zn prices in...oxide projects. Those with metallurgy similar to Skorpion, where † Corresponding author: e-mail, boni@unina...(Beltana, Australia; Vazante, Brazil; Berg Aukas, Namibia, Kabwe, and Star Zinc, Zambia), associated with |  | Mondillo, Nicola, Boni, Maria, Balassone, Giuseppina, Forrester, Nigel, Putzolu, Francesco, Santoro, Licia (2020) Mineralogy and Genesis of the Kihabe Zn-Pb-V Prospect, Aha Hills, Northwest Botswana. Minerals, 10 (8) 685 doi:10.3390/min10080685 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (Cu-Ag-Ge) prospect is located at the boundary between Namibia and Botswana (Aha Hills, Ngamiland District) in...2020, 10, 685 2 of 26 Mountainland (OML) in Namibia is host to several base metal ore deposits [2]...(Ngamiland District), near the Dobe border gate with Namibia (Figures 2 and 3). The Kihabe prospect contains...comparison with similar mineral deposits located in the region. 2. Geological Setting 2.1. Regional Geology In...District, the Pan-African Damara Belt extends from Namibia in the SW, northwest Botswana to Zambia and Congo |  | Kyle, J. Richard, Ahn, Hyein, Gilg, H. Albert (2018) Nature and origin of the nonsulfide zinc deposits in the Sierra Mojada District, Coahuila, Mexico: constraints from regional geology, petrography, and isotope analyses. Mineralium Deposita, 53 (8) 1095-1116 doi:10.1007/s00126-018-0797-1 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mineralization includes minor hydrozincite and Zn clays (sauconite) associated mainly with calcite and Mn-Fe oxides...in north central Mexico and the adjacent border region relative to Late Cretaceous carbonate platform...Sierra Mojada range looking south with historic mine workings along the lower slopes. Town of Esmeralda...Coahuila Block and Sabinas Basin in the Sierra Mojada region. Solid rectangle represents the general position...~ 1500 m and extends to ~ 1200 m elevation in a region where the highest local elevation is 2400 m in |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | burial occurs. Despite the global importance of this region, understanding how global ocean change impacts...non-sulfide zinc ore deposits, e.g., the Skorpion deposit in Namibia. Its stability is unknown, though, limiting...and Zn at 10 4 m. Sauconite, a zinc smectite (e.g., observed at Skorpion, Namibia), is predicted to be |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | burial occurs. Despite the global importance of this region, understanding how global ocean change impacts...non-sulfide zinc ore deposits, e.g., the Skorpion deposit in Namibia. Its stability is unknown, though, limiting...and Zn at 10 4 m. Sauconite, a zinc smectite (e.g., observed at Skorpion, Namibia), is predicted to be |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | hemimorphite and hydrozincite, clay minerals as sauconite, or the most common carbonate smithsonite. Lead...supergene Nonsulphide Zn deposit is the Skorpion operation in Namibia (Borg et al. 2003). Recent developments...Merwe SW. 2003. Geology of the Skorpion non-sulphide deposit, southern Namibia. Econ Geol. 98:749–771. Hitzman |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | potentially economic “zinc oxide” deposits (e.g., Skorpion, Namibia: Borg and Kärner, 2001, Borg et al., 2003;...Hydrozincite Franklinite Gahnite Hemimorphite Sauconite Fraipontite Willemite Zincite ZnCO3 Zn5(OH)6(CO3)2...complex, consisting of hydrated Zn minerals (sauconite, fraipontite, other Zn clays, and hydrozincite)...Furthermore, there are additional nongeologic resources in mine dumps, flotation tailings, and smelter residues...nonsulfide Zn open-pit mine of Boleslaw, Poland. c. “Calamina” sample from the old Czerna mine, Poland. The sample |  | Choulet, F., Buatier, M., Barbanson, L., Guégan, R., Ennaciri, A. (2016) Zinc-rich clays in supergene non-sulfide zinc deposits. Mineralium Deposita, 51 (4) 467-490 doi:10.1007/s00126-015-0618-8 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | interstratified mineral is composed of fraipontite and sauconite. CEC measurements support that zinc is only located...nonsulfide deposits with successful applications in Namibia, Peru, and Morocco. Supergene non-sulfide zinc...various rare minerals, including clays, such as sauconite, a smectite containing up to 50 wt% of ZnO (Ross...frequently described from supergene deposits. Sauconite is often considered to be the zinc-bearing clay...base metal sulfides (Fig. 1b, c). At the Bou Arhous mine, located in the footwall of the BGrand Accident^ |  | | Book | | systematically present the geology of each country, region and continent on Earth. Each book aims to provide...counterpart of the Oranjemund Group (Gariep Belt) cropping out in the western borders of Namibia and South Africa...concerning the tectonic and geodynamic evolution of this region during the Precambrian. Major tectonometamorphic...tectonostratigraphic domains and structures of the region are presented, together with implications for the... They emphasize the enormous potential of this region in terms of base (Cu, Pb, Zn, Co, Ni), precious |
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Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia