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Galena from
Kombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Bornite14 photos of Galena associated with Bornite at this locality.
Tennantite Subgroup14 photos of Galena associated with Tennantite Subgroup at this locality.
Quartz14 photos of Galena associated with Quartz at this locality.
Chalcopyrite8 photos of Galena associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality.
Brochantite1 photo of Galena associated with Brochantite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:22748
Long-form Identifier:1:3:22748:5
GUID (UUID V4):fa28cddc-57ed-4b89-ac4e-98d1a5a82da2
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
10.0km (6.2 miles) Wolkenhaube prospect, Gauss Farm 46, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
11.3km (7.0 miles) Auros Farm 595, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
11.9km (7.4 miles) Gross Otavi Mine (Gross Otavi prospect), Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
14.9km (9.3 miles) Kupferberg Mine, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
19.0km (11.8 miles) Baltika Mine, Baltika Farm 515, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
24.0km (14.9 miles) Uitsab Mine (Uitsab prospect), Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
28.1km (17.4 miles) Harasib prospects, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
29.6km (18.4 miles) Nosib Mine, Guinas, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
34.7km (21.6 miles) Toggenburg Farm 591, Guinas, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
46.1km (28.7 miles) Khusib Springs Mine (Khuiseb Springs Mine), Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
base metal mineralization in the Otavi Mountain Land, Northern Namibia—a review and regional interpretation...Günzel b a b University of Namibia, Private Bag 13301, Windhoek, Namibia Ongopolo Mining Ltd., Main Street...Street, P.O. Box 40, Tsumeb, Namibia Received 16 May 2004; accepted 10 April 2006 Available online 4...Sediment-hosted base metal sulfide deposits in the Otavi Mountain Land occur in most stratigraphic units...middle Otavi Group and the uppermost Mulden Group. Deposits like Tsumeb (Pb–Cu–Zn–Ge), Kombat (Cu–Pb–Zn)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MITT.ÖSTERR.MINER.GES. 148 (2003) THE OTAVI MOUNTAIN LAND IN NAMIBIA: TSUMEB, GERMANIUM AND SNOWBALL EARTH...Neoproterozoic carbonate successions in the Otavi Mountain Land, Namibia, host a large number of polymetallic...Springs deposits, and are compared to the ores of Kombat and Berg Aukas. At Tsumeb, local pockets of germanite...ore at the Khusib Springs mine is composed of tennantite, enargite, galena and pyrite, with lesser amounts...As, Sb, Ag, Ga, Mo, Sn, W and Re. Cu-Pb ores at Kombat and Zn-Pb ore at Berg Aukas generally carry lower
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Northern Platform of the Pan-African Damara Belt, Namibia: geochemical and ¯uid inclusion evidence from carbonate...Abstract The Otavi Mountain Land is a base metal sulphide ore province in northern Namibia where deposits...deposits are hosted by platform carbonates of the Otavi Group in a foreland fold-and-thrust belt on the northern...constituting wall rock alteration around the Tsumeb and Kombat (Tsumeb-type) and Berg Aukas (Berg Aukas-type)...Introduction The base metal ore province of the Otavi Mountain Land (OML) straddles the northern edge
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
zinc-lead deposits in Neoproterozoic units of Namibia: Lead isotopic and geochemical evidence Received:...2004 Abstract The lead isotopic composition of galena from the Neoproterozoic sediment-hosted Zn-Pb sulphide...Pan-African Gariep Belt, southwestern Namibia, as well as that of galena from minor occurrences in the wider...similar to those found in the wider region of southern Africa (Otavi Mountain Land) and eastern Brazil...provinces in the Otavi Moutain Land in the north and around Rosh Pinah in the south of Namibia being the principal
Report (issue)
105.910(4)° X-ray Powder Pattern: Kombat mine, Otavi Valley, Namibia. 2.909 (100), 7.361 (60), 2.985 (53)...59 14.45 45.46 [3.66] 100.16 (1) Kombat mine, Otavi Valley, Namibia; average of 10 electron microprobe...rhodochrosite, helvite, galena, barite. Distribution: From the Kombat mine, Otavi Valley, Namibia. Name: Honors...double wollastonite silicate chains, from the Kombat mine, Namibia. Amer. Mineral., 101, 2539-2543. Mineralogical
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
double wollastonite silicate chains, from the Kombat mine, Namibia Robert T. Downs1, William W. Pinch2, Richard...been found on a specimen from the Kombat mine, Otavi Valley, Namibia. Associated minerals are melanotekite...been found on a specimen from the Kombat mine, Otavi Valley, Namibia. It is named yangite to honor the...was found on a single specimen from the Kombat mine, Namibia, in the collection of the late John Innes...of the geology and mineralogy of the Tsumeb and Kombat mines with a mineral name, johninnesite (cf. Innes
Report (issue)
Wet Shaft, Tsumeb mine (photograph by Dr Gabi Schneider, Geological Survey of Namibia) MINISTRY OF MINES...GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NAMIBIA Director: B.G. Ho al BULLETIN 1 Type mineralogy of Namibia by Vaughan C. Daltry...the Geological Survey P.O. Box 2168, Windhoek, Namibia Price Local (+GST) Abroad (Post Free) R20.00 R25... ______ ........ Abstract The type mineralogy of Namibia is reviewed. One hundred and thirty-nine (139)...Twenty-three (23) unnamed phases are also listed. Namibia ranks second to Zaire as the most productive African
Book
North TsumebSpecial The Otavi Mountainland The Central Northern to Northwest Region including Damaraland...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
Report (issue)
MINISTRY OF MINES AND ENERGY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NAMIBIA 1991 Open File Report l\ffi.S 31 2 Abstract Germanium...epigenetic ore bodies of Tsumeb, Kombat and Abenab. The Tsumeb Mine produced germanium in 1922 and from...2. Occurrences 2.1. Germanium 2.1.1. The Tsumeb Mine 2.1.2. Other occurrences 2.2. Gallium 3. References...germanium and gallium, occur in Namibia. These are known as the Tsumeb, Kombat and Abenab Mines (Fig. 1)....The Tsumeb Mine The only mine in Namibia that has ever produced germanium is the Tsumeb Mine. A comprehensive
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
new manganesehydroxyl-carbonatefrom the Kombat mine' Namibia DoN.lLo R. Pnacon, Entc J. EssnNe, Ror....Holdawayite is a new mineral occurring at the Kombat mine, Namibia. The chemical analysisis MgO 4.4, MnO 64...abundant pink carbonatewas found in the Kombat mine in Namibia in 1982 but could not be identified as...the Kombat mine, 37 km east of Otavi and 49 km south of Tsumeb, Namibia. The geologyof the mine was describedby...stope on I I level of the Asis West sector of the mine. The original sampleswere collected on August 2
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
441–469 Genesis of Vanadium Ores in the Otavi Mountainland, Namibia MARIA BONI,† Dipartimento di Scienze... mottramite, and vanadinite) in the Otavi Mountainland, Namibia, once were considered the greatest vanadium...surfaces in carbonate rocks of the Neoproterozoic Otavi Group, which already contained primary sulfide orebodies...orebodies (Berg Aukas type). The V deposits the Otavi Mountainland represent a special low-temperature...been known to exist in the northern areas of the Otavi † Corresponding author: e-mail, boni@unina.it *Present
Journal (issue)
Newsletter $6.00 Fibrous Malachite from the Mindingi Mine Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo Tony Nikischer...Specimens of fibrous malachite from the Mindingi Mine in the Kambove District of Katanga began to appear...ten {I 0) years ago (see figure J ). Although the mine was first worked superficially in the 1930s for...DRC as well (see figure 2). Today, the Mindingi Mine continues to produce wonderful malachite specimens...common forms seen from most nearby localities in the region. Solid, botryoidal malachite samples are currently
Journal (issue)
by R. Z. Kothavala Rare minerals of the Kombat mine, Namibia ................................ 421 by....439 by S. Petrussenko Minerals of the Beltana mine, Puttapa, South A ustralia 449 by P. Elliot Columns...may find such aes­ thetically suspect examples as galena, stibnite, and manganite. And think of the rage...ichigan 49930 (906) 482-9560 Michigan native copper; mine owner; wholesale, retail 411 Museum o f Geological...stilbite on the specimens were typical of that region. Bill Birch (1977) similarly encountered cavansite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
21 August 1998 Abstract Lead isotope ratios of galena from the carbonate-hosted massive sulphide deposits...Kabwe (PbZn) and Tsumeb (Pb-Zn-Cu) in Zambia and Namibia, respectively, have been measured and found to...characteristic of upper crustal source rocks. Kabwe galena has average isotope ratios of 206/204 Pb ˆ 17.997...‹ 0.010 and 208/204Pb ˆ 38.410 ‹ 0.033. Tsumeb galena has slightly higher 206/204Pb (18.112 ‹ 0.035)...and 208/204Pb (38.276 ‹ 0.073) ratios than Kabwe galena. The isotopic di€erences are attributed to local
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
44118 janet_clifford@att.net Leadhillite Tsumeb, Namibia O xide-zone minerals present the collector with...size, such as those found uniquely at Tsumeb, Namibia. The leadhillite discovery at Tsumeb was world...other exotic oxidized zone in an as-yet-undeveloped mine. For now, however, Tsumeb holds top honors for the...name leadhillite in 1832, establishing the Susanna mine, Leadhills, as the type locality (Dana 1896). There...being an active commercial miner for minerals in Namibia. He works globally in the mining industry and is
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Tracing the metal dynamics in semi-arid soils near mine tailings using stable Cu and Pb isotopes Martin...Tracing the metal dynamics in semi-arid soils near mine tailings using stable Cu and Pb isotopes, Chemical...Tracing the metal dynamics in semi-arid soils near mine tailings using stable Cu and Pb isotopes MA NU...Faculty of Science, University of Namibia, Private Bag 13301, Windhoek, Namibia 1 ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT Abstract...tailing dams near a closed Cu-Pb-(Zn)-Ag mine at Kombat (Namibia) by a combination of isotope and elemental
Report (issue)
3137(3) c = 16.618(6) X-ray Powder Pattern: Kombat mine, Namibia. 10.93 (100), 5.459 (80), 3.879 (70), 2...6 4.4 0.5 4.4 11.47 1.0 Total 100.0 (1) Kombat mine, Namibia; by electron microprobe, C by Leco analyzer...alleghanyite, manganoan jacobsite, pyrochroite, sussexite, galena, copper, hydroxylapatite, calcian rhodochrosite...dolomite, calcite (Kombat mine, Namibia). Distribution: From the Kombat Cu–Pb–Ag mine, 49 km south of Tsumeb...Tsumeb, Namibia. At Rǎzore, Preluca Mountains, Romania. Name: Honors Dr. Michael Jon Holdaway (1936–
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineralisation at the Namib Lead and Zinc Mine, Damara Belt, Namibia I.J. Basson, M.-J. McCall, J. Andrew...Mineralisation at the Namib Lead and Zinc Mine, Damara Belt, Namibia, Ore Geology Reviews (2018), doi: https://doi...Mineralisation at the Namib Lead and Zinc Mine, Damara Belt, Namibia I.J. Bassona,c,*, M.-J. McCalla, J. Andrewb...Resources, 84 Dr Frans Indongo Street, Windhoek, Namibia c Department of Earth Sciences, Stellenbosch...Africa Abstract The Namib Lead and Zinc (Pb-Zn) Mine is hosted within the Karibib Formation of the Swakop
Report (issue)
2 a = 10.026(5) X-ray Powder Pattern: Kombat mine, Namibia. 8.66 (100), 2.996 (90), 2.833 (90), 2.887...23.96 64.98 [11.06] Total [100.00] (1) Kombat mine, Namibia; by electron microprobe, average of three...glaucochroite, galena, copper. Distribution: At the Kombat mine, 49 km south of Tsumeb, Namibia. Name: In...a new hydrated calcium silicate from the Kombat mine, Namibia. Amer. Mineral., 74, 1203{1206. All rights
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Jaffeite, a new hydrated calcium silicate from the Kombat mineoNamibia* H. S.q.RP Departement de min6ralogie...596(2),e : 1.604(2).Jaffeiteoccurs at the Kombat mine, Namibia, in a low-grade metamorphic setting, with...hillebrandite, vesuvianite, glaucochroite, apatite, galena,and native copper. termined that the spacegroup...analogy. nite that had been collected at the Kombat mine to one : v 651.34(3)A,1 were determinedby leastof...standard for quantitative analyses,the results bat mine, Namibia, for which the detailed occurrenceand of which
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(formerly Broken Hill, Zambia) and Berg Aukas (Namibia) are the most important occurrences of this type...type included in this study. Tsumeb and Kombat (Namibia), Kipushi (Zaire) and M'Passa (Congo Republic)...that this occurred about 600 Ma ago. All of the galena lead isotopic trends are considered to have been...a more than 1 km stratigraphic thickness of the Otavi Group. Isotopically distinct Tsumeb-type mineralisation...similar stratigraphic thickness within a single mine (Tsumeb). Solution pipes and karsted fault zones
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Zn, Zambia; 28 = Skorpion, Namibia; 29 = Berg Aukas and Abendab, Namibia; 30 = Padaeng (Mae Sot), Thailand;...Many zinc sulfide deposits originally contained galena and copper-iron sulfides. As these minerals are... In extremely arid climates, such as those in Namibia (Tsumeb deposit: Lombaard et al., 1986; Hughes...exist of tonnages and grades that can be cited Namibia Poland Silesian Crakow district Skorpion Spain...dolostone by smithsonite with minor hematite. Tucson mine, Leadville district, Colorado, United States. b
Journal (issue)
von Predazzo in Italien • Tsumebit von Gross Otavi, Namibia • Neufunde Axinit und Epidot in Peru • USA-Museen:...bei Halle a.d. Saale 118 Tsumebit von Gross Otavi, Namibia 130 Neue Mineralien 134 Neue Funde von...Stufe mit gediegenem Lockensilber von der Bulldog Mine, Creed Mineral County, Colorado. Breite 6,2 cm ...schon von vielen sehnsüchtig erwartete neue Buch NAMIBIA n -total überarbeitet op aktuell mit allen neuen...zahlreiche ungewöhnliche Bergkristalle aus der Region Damara in Namibia.Mehrfach schon reiste Stefan
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Windhoek, Namibia (2002), at the 11th Quadrennial IAGOD Symposium and Geocongress, with the Otavi Mountain...Mountain Land of northern Namibia as the main focus; (3) Lubumbashi, D.R. Congo (2003), centred on the Neoproterozoic...the Geoscience Africa symposium; (5) Windhoek, Namibia and South Africa (2005), in the Gariep-Matchless...glaciogenic diamicites and cap carbonates in Brazil, Namibia and Congo– Zambia, which represent an important...groups of Bambui, Vazante (Brazil), Nosib, Otavi, Mulden (Namibia) and Roan, Nguba, Kundelungu (D.R.Congo)
 
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