 | | 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) | | from huge salt mines in Lower Silesia, Polandâa region which now has come up with two new occurrences...in 2016 in a disused tunnel of the Sieroszowice mine, and the Spirifer website, with typical conscientiousness... Ag, and Pt-group elements. In the Sieroszowice mine, which exploits both halite and Kupferschiefer,...crystals. Halite, 3.5 cm, from the Sieroszowice mine, Lubin district, Lower Silesia, Poland. Spirifer...=======ï„ Halite, 6.5 cm, from the Sieroszowice mine, Lubin district, Lower Silesia, Poland. Spirifer |  | | 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unpublished.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 (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...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...striking a deal with the quarry owner for the rights to mine specimens. Sparse sprays of cavansite encountered |  | | Catalog/List | | 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...Ianâs interest stems from the family trips to Namibia, including the mines of Tsumeb. He worked with... 57001 Azurite Level 8, Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia If the attachment point on the |  | | Journal (issue) | | the Unificada mine, Potosi, Bolivia. Top right: Benitoite, 2 cm, from the Benitoite Gem mine, California...NâChwaning I mine, Kuruman, South Africa. Bottom right: Mimetite, 2.7 cm, from the Tsumeb mine, Namibia. Back...Record: (1) Stephanite, Husky mine, Canada. (2) Wulfenite, Rowley mine, Arizona. (3) Diaspore twin, Pinarcik...Adelaide mine, Tasmania. (5) Andradite, Antetezambato, Madagascar. (6) Calcite, Mashamba West mine, Congo...Afghanistan. (8) Scorodite, Tsumeb mine, Namibia. (9) Shigaite, NâChwaning II mine, South Africa. v This special |  | | Show/Event (guide) | | private appointments Topaz, Cleavelandite Mokrush Mine, Russia Thomas Spann Photo 2 3 CONTENTS 06...Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania. 14.5 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm, mim specimen #1313:...written by Bryan Swoboda. 12 VĂ€yrynenite. Lolu Dahku mine, Roundu Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan...specimens from the mim museum Stibiotantalite. Urandu mine, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan... James Elliott photo 14 Malachite. Kalukuluku mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga, D.R. Congo. 60 x 48 x 26 cm |  | Chukanov, Nikita V., Zubkova, Natalia V., JanÄev, Simeon, Pekov, Igor V., Ermolaeva, Vera N., Varlamov, Dmitry A., Belakovskiy, Dmitriy I., Britvin, Sergey N. (2020) Zinc-rich and copper-bearing amphiboles from sulfide-free ore occurrences of the Pelagonian Massif, Republic of North Macedonia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 114 (2) 129-140 doi:10.1007/s00710-020-00694-z | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Moscow Region 142432, Russia 2 Faculty of Geology, Moscow State...Experimental Mineralogy, Chernogolovka, Moscow Region 142432, Russia 5 Petrography, Mineralogy and...Mg, wollastonite for Ca, albite for Al and Na, orthoclase for K, quartz for Si, and pure Mn, Fe, Zn and...85(1) southern Kaoko Belt of northwestern coastal Namibia which are confined to massive baryte horizons (Gauert...as well as some kinds of ores of the Kombat deposit in Namibia (Innes and Chaplin 1986; Dunn 1991) and |  | | Journal (issue) | | Articles Mineralogy and paragenesis of the Little Three mine pegmatites, Ramona district, San Diego County, California...plus an interesting range o f rare species. The mine, first opened in 1903, continues to produce fine...fine specimens. T INTRODUCTION The Little Three mine is one of several mines located on the Little Three...Ramona district, San Diego County, California. This mine, strictly speaking, is developed in the Little Three...state o f Minas Gerais, Brazil, and St. A nneâs mine, Karoi district, Zimbabwe. Fine specimens of dark |  | | Catalog/List | | brown blades quite richly distributed in Kombat Pit, Otavi Hausmannite ~ountain_s.Namibia .. . Pinkish-brown...lxl ÂŁ8 rich orange coatiing on matrix Moon Anchor Mine,Maricopa Âœ" ÂŁ5 Pb Zn CrO SiO F County,_ Arizona...Violet micro crystals on I cm white matrix Fuka Mine. Oicchu-cho, 1cm ÂŁ8 Ca y11 ~ Q~l__. __ . .. ~a\Vll~mi~gu...Greenish-yellow . relatively rich coating on Moon Anchor Mine. Mariposa 5mm ÂŁ4 I cm ÂŁ8 . _P~_Cu_qll(As__~) 011...Russia Âœ" ÂŁ7 K Mn Nb Ti SiO OOH -- - ----Lucky Cuss Mine, lxl ÂŁ8 lx2 ÂŁ20 479 QUEITITE Many small white blades |  | | Journal (issue) | | Rhodonite, 4.7 cm, from the 1700 level, Zinc Corporation mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Collection...collection, John Chapman photo. âą 2.5 cm, Top Camp mine, Western Ausytralia. George Stacey collection, Jeff...Scovil photo. Middle row from left: âą 2.3 cm, Kintore mine, Coolgardie, Western Australia. Aloe Family collection;...spent the rest of their lives there as miners and mine captains. Cornish tradition favored the collecting...build his mineral collection. His job at the Moonta mine was sampling ore for the companyâs assay office |  | Holtstam, Dan, Bindi, Luca, Förster, Hans-JĂŒrgen, Karlsson, Andreas, Gatedal, Kjell (2022) Garpenbergite, Mn6âĄAs5+Sb5+O10(OH)2, a new mineral related to manganostibite, from the Garpenberg ZnâPbâAg deposit, Sweden. Mineralogical Magazine, 86 (1) 1-8 doi:10.1180/mgm.2022.6 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mineral (IMA2020-099) from the Garpenberg Norra mine, Hedemora, Dalarna, Sweden. It occurs with carlfrancisite...situ at the 900 m level of the Garpenberg Norra mine (60°20âČ N, 16°13.5âČ E), where various exotic skarn...northern part of the Palaeoproterozoic Bergslagen ore region in central Sweden, where numerous stratabound sulfide...[AsO4]3â groups (Myneni et al., 1998). Bands in the region 695â620 cmâ1 are attributable to the symmetric...materials and measured lines were: rhodonite (SiKα), orthoclase (AlKα), Fe2O3 (FeKα), MnTiO3 (MnKα), diopside |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Fe3+(SO4)4O(H2O)2, is a new mineral from the Alcaparrosa mine, Cerritos Bayos, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile...the interlayer region. Alcaparrosaite is named for the locality, the Alcaparrosa mine. Three cotype specimens...Sb-bearing rutile, pseudobrookite, As- and Zn-bearing orthoclase in solid solution with filatovite, lyonsite,...in Sb mineralization in the Western Carpathians region. Mineralized veins and stockworks of the DĂșbrava...The first Cr-dominant amphibole from the Akaishi Mine, Higashi-Akaishi Mountain, Ehime Prefecture, Japan |  | | Journal (issue) | | Minerals of the Kaokoveld District, Kunene Region, Namibia .............................................1 cm, from the Kaokoveld District, Kunene Region, Namibia. Irv Brown specimen; Jeff Scovil photo. See...the best vesuvianite specimens from the Jeffrey mine in Quebec. In this issue we present a review of...Herodsfoot Mine Work Readers who enjoyed Roy Starkey's superb article on the famous Herodsfoot mine in Cornwall...to the old engine house at the North Herodsfoot mine is being cleared of hundreds of tons of accumulated |  | | Journal (issue) | | Northern Italy. 1â Cassagna mine 2âGambatesa mine 3â Molana quarry 4â Molinello mine 5â Monte Bardeneto prospect...Bianco copper mine 7â Monte Bossea mine 8â Monte Coppello-Reppia prospect 9â Monte Porcile mine 10â Nascio...Nascio 11âScrava mine 12â Pontori Prospect h CD ^ .L IG iU R IA f \ ( I A X , X. LA SPE^IA [ / ,...beauty or rarity. LOCATION The northern coastal region of the Tyrrenian Sea is called Liguria: the name...time the region has had a complex history. Genoa is the main city and the main harbor of the region; the |  | | Journal (issue) | | FLUORffE Tue largest crystal measures 3 cm Heights mine, Weardale, County Durham, England. Stuart Strife...photo Backcover: (upper left) Elbaite, 4.5 cm, Sapo mine, Goiabeira, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Gus Eitler collection;...Rhodochrosite, 11.5 cm, Good Luck pocket, Sweet Horne mine, Alma, Colorado. Ex Steve Smale collection. Joe...Daoping mine, Guilin, Guangxi, China. Ex Steve Smale Kunzite spodumene, 11 cm, Urucum mine, Minas Gerais...photo. Benitoite on natrolite, 5.5 cm, Dallas Gern mine, San Benito County, California. Ex Robert Gill collection |  | | 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 âąWestcott mine, though a few good finds were made in the two ad...âą âą âą, :. âą I Originally started as a copper mine in the latter part of the 1800s, the workin·gs at |  | | Book (edition) | | Mineral Descriptions Molybdenite in Graphite; Bogala Mine, Sri Lanka 51 Copper, native Synonym(s): Cuivre...of cuprite (bluish grey); North Mine (North Broken Hill Mine; NBH Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co.,...internal reflections); Madenköy Mine, Ăayeli, Rize Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey (sample: Halbach); XPL...argentite reaction rim (greenish grey; arg); Monte Narba Mine, San Vito, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy; PPL... Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia (sample: Melcher/OberthĂŒr); PPL D Fine-grained |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | new uranyl sulphate mineral from the Blue Lizard mine, San Juan County, Utah, USA. Mineralogical Magazine...new uranyl sulphate mineral from the Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon district, San Juan Co...A. (37°33âČ26âłN 110°17âČ44âłW). This underground U mine is host to a large number of rare Na-bearing secondary...nepheline syenite. The minerals are associated with orthoclase, anorthoclase, and nepheline with fluorophlogopite...secondary arsenate mineral from the Cap Garonne mine, France. Mineralogical Magazine, 76(3), 769â775 |  | CĂĄmara, Fernando, Bittarello, Erica, Ciriotti, Marco E., Nestola, Fabrizio, Radica, Francesco, Marchesini, Marco (2015) As-bearing new mineral species from Valletta mine, Maira Valley, Piedmont, Italy: II. Braccoite, NaMn2+5 [Si5AsO17(OH)](OH), description and crystal structure. Mineralogical Magazine, 79 (1) 171-189 doi:10.1180/minmag.2015.079.1.14 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 171â189 As-bearing new mineral species from Valletta mine, Maira Valley, Piedmont, Italy: II. Braccoite, NaMn2+...[Si5AsO17(OH)](OH), has been discovered in the Valletta mine dumps, in Maira Valley, Cuneo province, Piedmont...mineralogical variety, the small dump of the old Valletta mine one of the richest Italian deposits of arsenate...magnetite, mimetite, muscovite, neotocite, opal, orthoclase, phlogopite, rancieÌite, richterite, rutile,...descriptions of As-bearing minerals from Valletta mine (CaÌmara et al., 2014). The sample containing braccoite |  | | Journal (issue) | | COVELLITE crystal cluster, 3 cm across, From the Leonard mine, Butte, Montana. Frederick H. Pough collection;...the Butte mining camp, especially in the Kelley mine, was just full of vug holes . . . the holes, some...located in Butte, at the site of the old Orphan Girl mine. . . . So wrote a trainee miner, Jerry Dolph, concerning...an underground stope at Butte, Montanaâs Kelley mine in the early 1970âs (Dolph, 1994). The wonderful...crystallized species, unusual associations, or individual mine localities. Similarly, the popular journals are |  | | Journal (issue) | | occurrences in Egypt, Malawi, Madagascar, Morocco, Namibia, South Africa, Zaire (Congo) and Zambia. And more...Bou-Azzer, 9:69-73 Toussit mine, 11:59-61, 15:347-350 NAMIBIA Kombat mine, 22:421-425 Tsumeb (special...10:116-118 The Onganja mining district, 27:85-97 The Otavi Mountain Land, 28:109-130, 157 SOUTH AFRICA The...Messina mining district, 22:187-199 The Palabora mine, 22:255-262 The Kalahari Manganese Field, an update...The Jan Coetzee mine, 24:39-40 The Wessels mine, 24:365-368 The Kruisrivier cobalt mine, 27:417-428 The |  | | Book | | On a spectacular find of crocoite in the Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania (by A. H. Chapman) 3:111-113 ADOLFSSON...AJO Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona (by W. J. Thomas & R. B. Gibbs) 14:283-298...ALLEN, GEORGE B. --and W. Hunt: The Tonopah-Belmont mine, Maricopa County, Arizona 19:139-144 ALLGOOD, GENNE...Allgood, C. Williams: Ramsdellite from the Mistake mine [Arizona] 14:333-335 ALLGOOD, ROBERT W. -with G...the Mistake mine [Arizona] 14:333-335 ALMA Famous mineral localities: the Home Sweet Home mine, [near Alma |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Be4Si2O7(OH)2, in pseudohexagonal prisms from the Golconda mine, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Photograph...orange spearheadshaped blades associated with orthoclase and analcime from Tvedalen, Larvik, Ves old,...LĂ„ngban and similar deposits in the Bergslagen ore region of central Sweden. Their history began with submarine...e.g., Franklin and Sterling, New Jersey; Kombat Mine, Namibia; and Starlera, Val Ferrera, Switzerland...minerals for which LĂ„ngban is famous. The Tip Top mine in the Black Hills, South Dakota, is another such |  | | Journal (issue) | | emphasis or clarity, and (d) proper names, e.g., mine levels. 8. Credits. Caption data for specimen photos...the New Nevada mine in Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico and legrandite from the Ojuela mine in Mapimi, Durango...the Sar Francisco mine in Sonora, the Veracruz amethyst locality, and the sulfur mine in Baja. He was a...was in fact the general manager of the Robinson Mine at Kokomo, some 15 miles north of Leadville (and...took a most curious course of action to develop and mine the deposits: a syndicate was formed which then |
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