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Grossular from
Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Grossular
Formula:Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Grossular data
Locality Data:Click here to view Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1515448
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1515448:4
GUID (UUID V4):57a4a7c0-3262-4152-bb5e-7a66e309556c
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Mountainland The Central Northern to Northwest Region including Damaraland The Central Namib Desertand...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
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systematically present the geology of each country, region and continent on Earth. Each book aims to provide...counterpart of the Oranjemund Group (Gariep Belt) cropping out in the western borders of Namibia and South Africa...concerning the tectonic and geodynamic evolution of this region during the Precambrian. Major tectonometamorphic...tectonostratigraphic domains and structures of the region are presented, together with implications for the... They emphasize the enormous potential of this region in terms of base (Cu, Pb, Zn, Co, Ni), precious
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localities for good ilmenite crystals exist in the region (Brunet, I 977b ). NEW YORK Amity, Orange County...Springfield show ( 1995: 582). Madawaska [Faraday] mine near Bow Lake, Hastings County. Some of the world's...property of, the old Madawaska uranium mine (called the Faraday mine before 1964). The mineral assemblage...Cowgill, 1977). LATINAMERICA BRAZIL Jacupiranga mine, Sao Paulo. Among the crystallized minerals in the...in Switzerland, it is only in the Maderanertal region of east-central Canton Uri that clefts bearing
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Stibioclaudetite, AsSbO3, a new mineral from Tsumeb, Namibia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...crystal cluster, 3 cm across, from the Machacamarca mine (Viboras Vein), near Colavi, Potosí Department,...good friend of mine, Jim Minette, worked as superintendent of a large open-pit borax mine that produced...W. E. Sheffield (fl. 1808) Chrysocolla Dalehead mine, Cumberland (Cumbria), England W. E. Sheffield was...Sowerby for study and illustration. The Dalehead mine, source of this chrysocolla, is also known as one
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CUPRITE in CALCITE, 5.2 cm, from the Onganja mine near Seeis, Namibia. Mike Bergmann specimen, now in the Carolyn...were saved, collected and traded by Bisbee miners, mine executives, shop owners, and businessmen. One such...Schorl and Albite, 7.3 cm, from the Little Three mine, Ramona, California. Obtained from Stuart Wilensky...natrolite from the Haldane Mine and stilbite from the Moore (Seybold) Mine, Gatineau Co., Quebec. Spence...Hoffman (1901) reported faujasite from the Daisy mine, Papineau Co., Quebec. Moyd (1949) mentioned zeolites
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Steffen Jahn, Hannover: .. Neuigkeiten aus Namibia 14. Nov. Rainer Bode, Haltern: Mineralien-Streifzug...Olaf Medenbach/Ruhruniversität Bochum : Tsumeb, Namibia - Altes & Neues 12. März H.D. Müller/Selm : Eifel:...sen. Afrika Die geologisch nicht einheitliche Region von lmilchil in Marokko liefert seit etwas über...Ausstellerin (oben). Wulfenite aus China (Tieshan Mine) gehörten zu den Neuigkeiten diesen Jahres. Fotos...Quarz und bilden sehr schöne Stufen. Die Saramenha Mine unweit Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brasilien, lieferte
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(yellowish white), quartz (dark grey); New Bullfrog mine, Nye Co., Nevada, USA [h]; Nic. // Anhedral electrum...(greenish grey), quartz (dark grey); New Bullfrog mine, Nye Co., Nevada, USA [h]; Nic. // Anhedral electrum...(bluish grey shades), quartz (dark grey); New Bullfrog mine, Nye Co., Nevada, USA [h]; Nic. // 8 Gold A ...sample - photo A), dolomite (dark grey); Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden [j]; Nic...dolomite (milky internal reflections); Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden [j]; Nic
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p. 258 COVER: COPPER, 8.3 cm, from the Central mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan—considered by some to...fine minerals on DVD wilensky Fluorite, Huanzala mine, Dos de Mayo Province, Peru. Wilensky Fine Minerals...and Other Minerals from the Mammoth-St. Anthony mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona Chapter authors: Les...Presmyk and Tony Potucek The Mammoth-St. Anthony mine at Tiger has produced not only large amounts of...Frank Schultz staked the first claims in 1879. The mine began as several separate workings that ultimately
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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, Çayeli, 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/Oberthür); PPL D Fine-grained
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Mansfeld (Germany), Bisbee (Arizona), Tsumeb (Namibia) and Surra Burra (Australia). C Cu Colour: light...(Peru). Almaden Is the oldest and largest mercury mine In the world. Hg Colour: t in-white Lustre; opacity:...(Arizona, USA), Chuquicamata (Chile), Tsumeb (Namibia), Peru and Russia. Colour: black or lead grey...crystals come from Cornwall (England), Tsumeb (Namibia) and Butte (Montana, USA). Large quantities are...Boliden (Sweden), Pribram (Czech Republic), Tsumeb (Namibia) and Butte (Montana, USA). Colour: steel grey
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Mansfeld (Germany), Bisbee (Arizona), Tsumeb (Namibia) and Surra Burra (Australia). C Cu Colour: light...(Peru). Almaden Is the oldest and largest mercury mine In the world. Hg Colour: t in-white Lustre; opacity:...(Arizona, USA), Chuquicamata (Chile), Tsumeb (Namibia), Peru and Russia. Colour: black or lead grey...crystals come from Cornwall (England), Tsumeb (Namibia) and Butte (Montana, USA). Large quantities are...Boliden (Sweden), Pribram (Czech Republic), Tsumeb (Namibia) and Butte (Montana, USA). Colour: steel grey
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cm1 is called the fingerprint region. Usually IR spectrum in this region contains very complicated series...overlapping bands. The importance of the fingerprint region is that each mineral species produces a different...500 to 800 cm1 can be considered as “fingerprint region” sensitive to the composition and the topological...see Fig. 1.9), but generally IR spectrum in this region is characteristic of all these minerals. In IR...olivenite from Tsumeb, Namibia (1); Zn-enriched olivenite from Tsumeb, Namibia (2); Zn-enriched olivenite
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the Alpine region, and (3) Mid-Triassic to early Jurassic extension in the extra-Alpine region. Isotope...hanging wall. During a subsequent mining period, the mine was re-opened to recover sideritic parts of the...make a contribution to the cultural heritage of a region and may successfully be used in exploration (Mascaro...you look for a mine look near a mine”. This includes the imperative “if you look for a mine look for smelting...two years. The economic potential of a particular region or mining camp can be deduced from the economic
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the Alpine region, and (3) Mid-Triassic to early Jurassic extension in the extra-Alpine region. Isotope...hanging wall. During a subsequent mining period, the mine was re-opened to recover sideritic parts of the...make a contribution to the cultural heritage of a region and may successfully be used in exploration (Mascaro...you look for a mine look near a mine”. This includes the imperative “if you look for a mine look for smelting...two years. The economic potential of a particular region or mining camp can be deduced from the economic
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papers and 19 geological maps in Western Australia, Namibia and Greenland. Throughout his career, which has...4.3.9 The Brandberg West Greisen Vein Systems, Namibia . . 4.3.10 The Kalguta Mo-W-Be-Bi Greisen System.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.5.1 Navachab, Namibia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....Cu Deposits of the Matchless Amphibolite Belt, Namibia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7...Pb-Zn-Cu-Ag-V Deposits of the Otavi Mountain Land, Namibia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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assemblage of deposit types. • Metallogenic Province: a region characterized by a particular assemblage of mineral...Zr(SiO4) Garnet (almandine) – Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 Garnet (grossular) – Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 Sillimanite – Al2SiO5 Topaz –...be utilized in issues such as the control of acid mine drainage, and soil and erosion management. Mining...the Earth. The world’s deepest mine, the Western Deep Levels gold mine near Johannesburg, South Africa...enrichment of these metals that is specific to this region and not to other parts of the globe. Why is it
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marokkanischen ses Buches die äußerst mineralreiche Region in Nordafrika nicht wiedergeben. Mineralien aus...r, al so wieder zurück zur Hauptstraße. Nahe der Mine von Guemassa können wir im Gelände noch kleine Achatkugeln...jedoch weder etwas über die aktuelle Situation der Mine in Erfahrung bringen noch irgendwelche Mineralien...müssten, der uns dann die Mineraliensammlung der Mine zeigen würde. , der Mineralienjagd und lässt durchblicken...Bergwerksverwaltung versuchen. Bereits vor der Ankunft an der Mine werden wir von fliegenden Händlern mit Heimlichtuerei
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northwest Anatolia. The chromian chalcedony of this region has demonstrated strongly similar characteristics...of ancient Noricum (most of modern Austria), a region invaded by Celtic tribes and later annexed into...of hessonite, the brownish-orange variety of grossular, from the gem gravels of Sri Lanka (Pls 2–3).9...origin. End of 1st to beginning of 2nd century ad, grossular, var. hessonite, 8.5 x 6.7 x 2.9mm. Berlin, Antikensammlung...‘Archaeological geology of the world’s first emerald mine’, Geoscience Canada 31(2) (2004), 69–76; see also
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avec l'editeur. Gold-rich specimen fro1n the Don,e Mine, Tim1nins, Ontario that was presented to GSC in... may change the para1neters of the mathematical mine n1odel referred to above. Modifications to the 1nine...l-producing mines closed and only one (Voisey's Bay Ni-Cu mine in Labrador) opened. On the brighter side, the potential...sill in western Quebec, and the closed Rankin Inlet mine in Nunavut (Eckstrand and Hu lbe1t, 2007). Perhaps...from lode gold deposits, notab ly the Hope Brook mine of Newfoundland in an accreted Neoproterozoic continental
 
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