| Cairncross, Bruce, Windisch, Wolfgang, Smit, Henk, Fraser, Allan, Gutzmer, Jens (2008) The Vergenoeg: Gauteng Province, South Africa Fluorite Mine. Rocks & Minerals, 83 (5) 410-421 doi:10.3200/rmin.83.5.410-421 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | RG E N O E G GAUTENG PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA T FLUORITE MINE he Vergenoeg fluorite mine is located in...the Gauteng Province of South Africa, approximately 80 kilometers northeast of Pretoria. The mine is somewhat...somewhat of an anomaly regarding the production of fluorite mineral specimensāit is located on the largest...virtually devoid of large, aesthetic fluorite crystals. Even so, there is an interesting array of other secondary...addition, the mine has produced spectacular botryoidal and stalactitic goethite and a variety of micromount-sized | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Photographs January/February: Chalcopyrite on quartz, La Mine de Giraud, La Gardette, Bourg dāOisan, IsĆØre, France...albite, variety cleavelandite, 49er Pocket, Oceanview mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. Bill...Scovil photo. September/October: Gold, Mockingbird mine, Mariposa County, California. Collectorās Edge Minerals...Analcime, Connecticut, 159 Anastasenko, G. F., Diamonds of Russia, 508ā17 Anatase, Cochabamba, Bolivia, 119;...and Mineral Museumā Home of the Somerville Collection, Barthurst, New South Wales, M. Rheinberger, E | | | Book | Published by Struik Nature (an imprint of Penguin Random House South Africa (Pty) Ltd) Reg. 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Whereas uranium and diamonds continue...major role in the mining sector, significant deposits of base metals and industrial minerals have helped Namibia...amongst the top five mining countries in Africa. both in terms of production and reserves. In this context | | | Book | ~.,..,, ā¢ā¢ ,-:' :Ā·.ā¢. ā¢.:~ :';::{~ft:tĀ· Table of Contents Preface Introduction The Early Days- The...EarlyGermanGeologistsand Entrepreneursin South West Africa The People- Mineralogists,Geologistsand Collectors...s Area West and South of Rehoboth The Central and South-CentralDeposits Onganja Mine and Surrounding...Surrounding Copper Deposits The South The Pegmatitesin Central Namibia Luderitz and the Diamonds 44 49 241 254...275 291 333 345 365 370 383 401 423 Encyclopedia of the Mineralsof Namibia 443 Meteorites in Namibia | | | Book | Mineral Systems Franco Pirajno Geological Survey of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia Foreword...13 Geological Survey of Western Australia Franco Pirajno Geological Survey of Western Australia 100...Library of Congress Control Number: 2008933283 # Springer ScienceĆ¾Business Media B.V. 2009 No part of this...Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed...computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. 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Dill Institute of Geosciences, Gem-Materials Research and Economic Geology...t r a c t Economic geology is a mixtum compositum of all geoscientiļ¬c disciplines focused on one goal...depsosits and enhancing their exploitation. The keystones of this mixtum compositum are geology and mineralogy...centered around the emplacement of the ore body and the development of its minerals and rocks. In the | | | Book | Stephen Kesler Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI USA...1007/978-3-319-17232-3 ISBN 978-3-319-17232-3 (eBook) Library of Congress Control Number: 2015942215 Springer Cham...part of the material is concerned, speciļ¬cally the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations...methodology now known or hereafter developed. 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