 | | 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 |  | | 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...structure. Massive Cu ore at the Khusib Springs mine is composed of tennantite, enargite, galena and...As, Sb, Ag, Ga, Mo, Sn, W and Re. Cu-Pb ores at Kombat and Zn-Pb ore at Berg Aukas generally carry lower |  | | 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 |  | | Catalog/List | | LDec~0080xford~--- 4 COBALTIAN SMITHSONITE, Tsumeb, Otavi, Namibia. Rather fine pink lustrous sharp xtls to 4mm...label. 53x45x25mm. £48 8 CUPRITE, Kombat Mine, Otavi, Namibia. Superb reddish purple xtls to 4mm. Nick...Colln. nx54x40mm. £125 1 AZURITE, Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, USA. Bright gemmy blue sprays...superb display from this classic mine. 72x55x34mm. £55 5 WULFENITE, Glove Mine, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA...64x48x24mm. £52 9 LINARITE,BROCHANTITE, Conejo Rampante Mine, Atacama, Chile. Large and richly invested with |  | | Journal (issue) | | the Unificada mine, Potosi, Bolivia. Top right: Benitoite, 2 cm, from the Benitoite Gem mine, California...N‘Chwaning 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, N’Chwaning II mine, South Africa. v This special |  | | 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....................................486 COVER: WULFENITE from th e H illtop m ine, Cochise C ounty, A rizona...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 |  | | Book (volume) | | Acanthite San Juan de Reyes Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico, 52 Adamite Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico,...(Cuproadamite with Ferrolotharmeyerite) Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia, 22 Apophyllite (on Stilbite) Jalgaon, Maharastra...Malachite) Liu Feng Shan Mine, Anhui Prov., China, 18 (& Malachite) Milpillas Mine, Sonora, Mexico, 32, 38-39...Quartz) Yaoganxian Mine, Chen Zhou, Hunan Prov., China, 56 Calcite (on Fluorite) Elmwood Mine, Elmwood, Tennessee...India, 40 (on Copper) Quincy Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan, 49 Wenshan Mine, Wenshan Autonomous Pref,, Yunnan |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | discovered more than two hundred years ago in a remote region of what is now central Kazakhstan. The mineral...include chrysocolla, malachite, azurite, mimetite, wulfenite, cerussite, hemimorphite, and planchtite. Consequently...1994). Similarly, it is reported from the Perkiomen mine, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (Gordon 1922)....planchtite is described in ore from the Algomah mine, Ontonagon County, Michigan (Williams 1962). In...heterogenite and malachite occurs in the Blue Jay mine, Goodsprings district, Clark County, Nevada. Dioptase |  | | 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 |  | | 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...Ian’s 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) | | 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 (article/letter/editorial) | | 137 BRAITHWAITE, R. S. W., and LAMa, R. P. H., wulfenite, 180; see also PAAR, W. H., 129 BREARLEY, A. J...ENGLAND, SW, Permian lavas, 481; CORNWALL,Restormel mine, waylandite, 731; CUMBRIA, Lake District, tourmalinization...analysis, rare earth elements, 3 IRAQ, Qala-Dizeh region, baghdadite, new mineral, 119 IRELAND, Connemara...chrysotile and polygonal serpentine, 301; Buca della Vena mine, V-bearing derbylite, 328; Mazzano Romano, ranci6ite...coronitic microstructure, 441, 474 Johninnesite, Namibia, new mineral, 667 JONES, G. C., see GATEHOUSE,B |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Cardiff CF102HH, Wales 2 Geological Survey of Namibia, Windhoek Abstract: The Tsumeb polymetallic carbonate-hosted...carbonate-hosted replacement deposit in northern Namibia, although now closed, is a world-renowned deposit...these minerals. Mineralisation is hosted in the Otavi Dolomite and the main ore body was a pipe that comprised...through the deposit and during operations into the mine workings, even during early mining, often with different...collections housed in the Geological Survey of Namibia include specimens collected by Hans Schneiderhöhn |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 0 × 17.5 × 14.0 cm, Graham’s Pocket, Sweet Home mine, Alma, Park County, Colorado; Augustin de Valence...Figure 12. Elbaite, 20.5 × 19.5 × 21.0 cm, Paprok mine, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan; Augustin de Valence...5 × 7.5 × 7.5 cm, Kombat mine, Grootfontein district, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia; Augustin de Valence...(above). Pyragyrite, 5 × 13 × 13 cm, Valenciana mine, Guanajuato, Mexico; Augustin de Valence photo....district, Midelt, Khénifra Province, Meknès-Tafilalet Region, Morocco; James Elliot/Fine Minerals International |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mimetite Rocks & Minerals 2001.76:114-117. Tsumeb, Namibia T o many collectors, color and crystal development...minerals, including azurite, malachite, smithsonite, wulfenite, pyromorphite, and mimetite. Of these, the acquisition...bayldonite after mimetite are reported from Tsumeb, Namibia. Mimetite is a relatively common secondary mineral...anglesite, pyromorphite, smithsonite, hemimorphite, wulfenite, willemite, vanadinite, descloizite, caledonite...These include the Preble Hill mine near Garland, Maine; the old lead mine near Middletown, Middlesex County |  | | Catalog/List | | "x"//8;,. * CR-901\ of dendr.itic Davis D:!ardorf Mine, Illinois cover this spec.irrcn 4"x2 1,"x2". picces...Quc1rlz <:Il l"-lck. DSG-43 CRCX:Ol'[T. !led Lcad Mine, D11nd<1s, T<1s11Unia 32.00 Spcci11t·11 consists...lo '," 10119. Showy. DSG-59 CROCOlTE Red Lcad Mine, Dundc1s, Tasn,mia Li1mnile rPcJtrix 2-S/8"xl-7/8"xl...lennint1tion:-;. Showy. 32. 00 CRO::::Ol'l'E !ed Lead Mine, DundJS, TdSn\3,ni.:i Linonile lffitr.ix )-5/B"xl~"xl...10119. Bright ond showy. 22 .00 CHOCOITE Red Lead Mine, Dunda,;, 1',1,-;1nmio Bn.""11 lo black Lirronite |  | | Report (issue) | | brochantite, malachite, mimetite, pyromorphite, wulfenite, massicot, gypsum, sulfur, galena. Distribution:...Touissit mine, near Oujda, Morocco. Very large crystals from Tsumeb, and in the Kombat Cu–Pb–Ag mine, 49 km...km south of Tsumeb, Namibia. In the USA, from the Wheatley mine, Phoenixville, Chester Co., Pennsylvania;...Idaho, from the Bunker Hill mine, Coeur d’Alene district, in the Hypotheek mine, south of Kingston, and the...in the Eureka Hill mine, Tintic district, Juab Co., Utah; from the Grand Reef mine, Graham Co., Arizona |  | | 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) | | Associated minerals include cerussite, pyromorphite, wulfenite, vanadinite, iron oxides, and a variety of rarer...nearby Osborne district, such as the Moon Anchor mine, Potter-Cramer property, and Rat Tail claim, where...associated with wulfenite in the mines at Darwin, Inyo County, and with wulfenite in the El Dorado mine near Indio...Dundas, Tasmania, most likely from the Adelaide mine. Judith Gould specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Figure...unverified crocoite occurrence at the Ponderosa mine, Cerro Gordo, Chile. Several European occurrences |  | | Report (issue) | | Smithsonite slice and egg, 5.8 and 2.7 cm tall Masua Mine, Carbonia-lglesias, Sardinia, Italy Cal and Kerith...page Smithsonite, 9.2 cm wide 400 Foot Level, Kelly Mine, Magdalena District Socorro County, New Mexico Steve...Greece ion; Scovil photo ne xi repaired) umeb, Namibia ion; Fisher photo �exico; mithsoni Phila Bunks...1867. ·thsonian Smithsonite First Oxide Zone, Tsu Mine, Tsumeb, Nami 10cm tall Brent Lockhart coll Joe...of 10 centimeters! The crystal is from Tsumeb, Namibia, and is on display at the National Museum of Natural |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Tsumeb Specimen Mining Ltd. P.O. Box 344 Tsumeb, Namibia b-nicolson @hotmail.com IAN R. BRUCE Crystal Classics...azurite@iafrica.com.na In 1996 the famous Tsumeb mine was shut down and allowed to flood, seemingly ending...specimens has at least some familiarity with Tsumeb, Namibia. For most, it is the source of the finest examples... a challenge, and a dream. Unfortunately, every mine, no matter how great, has a finite life that can...Tsumeb mine, the town of Tsumeb just beyond and to the left of the mine complex, and the Otavi Mountains |  | | Journal (issue) | | Rhodonite, 4.7 cm, from the 1700 level, Zinc Corporation mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Collection...collection, John Chapman photo. • 2.5 cm, Top Camp mine, Western Ausytralia. George Stacey collection, Jeff...Scovil photo. Middle row from left: • 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 company’s assay office |  | | 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 |  | | Catalog/List | | brown blades quite richly distributed in Kombat Pit, Otavi Hausmannite ~ountain_s.Namibia .. . Pinkish-brown...lxl £8 rich orange coatiing on matrix Moon Anchor Mine,Maricopa ½" £5 Pb Zn CrO SiO F County,_ Arizona...Violet micro crystals on I cm white matrix Fuka Mine. Oicchu-cho, 1cm £8 Ca y11 ~ Q~l__. __ . .. ~a\Vll~mi~gu...Greenish-yellow . relatively rich coating on Moon Anchor Mine. Mariposa 5mm £4 I cm £8 . _P~_Cu_qll(As__~) 011...Russia ½" £7 K Mn Nb Ti SiO OOH -- - ----Lucky Cuss Mine, lxl £8 lx2 £20 479 QUEITITE Many small white blades |  | | Catalog/List | | ARSENIOSIDERITE orange brown crusts on Hidalgoite (Gold Hill Mine Tooele County Utah USA) lxl f2.5O lx2 f5.OO 2x2...purple-brown crystalline masses (Colebrook Hill Mine,Roseberry, Tasmania) lxl fl.5O lx2 f3 2x2 f6.OO...BOKITE black to dark brown masses (Monumnt No 2 Mine Apache County 1/2 x 1/2 f3.5O lxl f5 C266 DEFERNITE...(BORON) pink cleavage in of otavi, Namibia) lem grey HAUSMANNITE (Kombat f3.5O C267 BUSTAMITE excellent...C269 CHABAZITE good covering location. (Ramsley Mine lxl fl.5O lx2 f3 of glassy micros Devon) 2x2 f6 |
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