| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | 'Lepidolite' (not an IMA approved species) |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
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| Tourmaline | ⓘ3 photos of Lepidolite associated with Tourmaline at this locality. |
| Quartz | ⓘ3 photos of Lepidolite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Cleavelandite | ⓘ3 photos of Lepidolite associated with Cleavelandite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Lepidolite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Usakos tourmaline mine, Usakos, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 773877 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:773877:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 5fc36872-6a60-4197-90fd-fe07e2cfb67d |
| Nearest other occurrences of Lepidolite |
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| 25.7km (16.0 miles) | ⓘSidney pegmatite, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 26.8km (16.6 miles) | ⓘDavib Mine, Davib Ost Farm 61, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 31.3km (19.5 miles) | ⓘSandamap pegmatite, Sandamap North Farm 115, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 32.3km (20.0 miles) | ⓘVan der Made pegmatite, Schlucht Farm 162, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 40.5km (25.2 miles) | ⓘRubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 42.4km (26.3 miles) | ⓘHelikon I pegmatite, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 52.9km (32.9 miles) | ⓘOtjua Mine, Otjua Farm 37, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 65.2km (40.5 miles) | ⓘOtjimbingwe Farm 104, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
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 | | Field Trip Notes | | the Geological Society & Geological Survey of Namibia II I -· --· ...... ----·----, Editor: M. Niall...the Geological Society & Geological Survey of Namibia -- - -- .. --- ----• • ·- •• -1 · ~. ,. :...DAMARA OROGEN G.LC. Schneider Geological Survey or Namibia, P O Box 2168, Windhoek 1.0 Day 1 - Monday, 22...Windhoek - Otjihase Mine 1.2 08:00 - 12:00 Otjihase Mine 1.3 12:00 - 12:30 Otjihase Mine - Windhoek 1.4 12:30-...16:00 Windhoek-Karibib 1.6 16:00 - 17:00 Capra Hill Marble Quarry 1.8 Overnight: Karibib 3 4 7 7 7 8 9 |  | | Report (issue) | | MINISTRY OF MINES AND ENERGY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NAMIBIA I 1990 Open File Report MRS 05 2 Abstract A...wide variety of semi-precious stones occur in Namibia, namely amazonite, the beryl varieties, chrysocolla...Eye", sodalite, soapstone, topaz, tourmaline and turquoise. Tourmaline, rose quartz and smoky quartz are...the most important semi-precious stones found in Namibia. The major deposits of these semi-precious stones...semi-precious stones in 1989 was 967.6 kg of tourmaline, 164 t of amethyst, 7 t of smoky quartz, 315 |  | | Catalog/List | | Cerussites and Cuprites, Sapphires and Spinels, Tourmaline and Tanzanite, Emeralds and Jeremejevites, the...it collected when the Tsumeb Mine (as well as other mines of the region) were still in production in...engineering work took him to the Tsumeb Mine in Namibia. This mine is renowned for producing what are arguably...desert-like "Sperrgebiet" area of the southern coast of Namibia, with its fabulous wealth of gem diamonds. One...Ian’s interest stems from the family trips to Namibia, including the mines of Tsumeb. He worked with |  | | Journal (issue) | | Westcott copper mine, comprised three separate collecting sites in two short adits and the mine dump. Nearby...Nearby was the Badger Level section of the Huglith mine complex, which was our other location. We were too...a layby in the forestry surrounding the Huglith mine. When we did so later in the day there were some...more interesting of the. sites at the •Westcott mine, though a few good finds were made in the two ad...• • •, :. • I Originally started as a copper mine in the latter part of the 1800s, the workin·gs at |  | | 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 |
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