 | | 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) | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | nsutite–ramsdellite, hollandite, manganite, pyrolusite, cuprite and malachite. The Pipji Mn-rich sediments... nsutite–ramsdellite, hollandite, manganite, pyrolusite, cuprite et malachite se sont formées durant...image, 10 kV. (b) Detailed view of the central region of spessartine crystal in (a). Pigl.6, BSE, 10...botryoidal concretions up to 10 cm in thickness. Pyrolusite, nsutite–ramsdellite, takanarite, cupriferous...an unnamed phase from the Mn ores at the Kombat mine, Namibia (Dunn et al. 1988). Turtmannite is relatively |  | | 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unpublished.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 |  | | Report (issue) | | manganiferous rocks. Association: Rhodochrosite, pyrolusite, jacobsite, braunite, andradite, barite. Distribution:...Jakobsberg, and the Harstigen mine, near Persberg, Värmland, and the Sjö mine, near Grythyttan, Örebro...Örebro, Sweden. At the Tŷ Coch mine, Glamorgan, Wales. In the Wyndham Pit, near Egremont, Cumbria, England...Clallam, Jefferson, and Mason Cos.; in the Blue Jay mine, Trinity Co., California; from the Batesville district...Arkansas; in the Cannon mine, Stambaugh, Iron Co., Michigan. At the Magnet Cove mine, Hants, Nova Scotia |  | | Report (issue) | | Association: Hausmannite, galaxite, braunite, pyrolusite, coronadite, hematite, magnetite. Distribution:...Dalarne; and in the Sjö mine, near Grythyttan, Örebro. From the Benallt mine, near Rhiw, Lleyn Peninsula...In the Kombat Cu–Pb–Ag mine, 49 km south of Tsumeb, and from the Otjiwarongo district, Namibia. At the...the N’Chwaning mine, near Kuruman, Cape Province, South Africa, in crystals large for the species. From...Kiuragi mine, Saga Prefecture, the Noda-Tamagawa mine, Iwate Prefecture, the Kunimiyama mine, Kochi Prefecture |  | | 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 |  | Turner, R. W., Siidra, O. I., Krivovichev, S. V., Stanley, C. J., Spratt, J. (2012) Rumseyite, [Pb2OF]Cl, the first naturally occurring fluoroxychloride mineral with the parent crystal structure for layered lead oxychlorides. Mineralogical Magazine, 76 (5) 1247-1255 doi:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.5.11 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | on the mineralogy of the Mendip Hills and Kombat mine (Namibia), and in particular for studies of Pb oxychlorides...oxides, typically a mixture of manganite and pyrolusite (Turner, 2006). It has been shown that the so-called...cerussite, and lies within a cavity in a typical pyrolusite-, manganite- and calcite-rich pod. FIG. 1. The...of kombatite; Pb14[O9(VO4)2Cl4] from the Wesley Mine near Westbury on Trym, Bristol. Journal of the Russell...vladkrivovichevite: two novel lead oxychlorides from the Kombat mine, Namibia. Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 883 890. Welch |  | | 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) | | migrated from the elevated regions of the Anti Atlas region into the exposed carbonate succession. Alkali feldspar-rich...andesites, granites, and diamictites of the Anti Atlas region to the south (Fig. 2). These basement rocks preserve...Tertiary FIG. 3. View to the east from the Boulgir mine, illustrating discontinuous, strata-bound manganese...manganese mine of the Imini district (Fig. 1), whereas the C3 orebody was studied at the Boulgir mine (Fig...stratigraphic level. For example, at the Boulgir mine the central ore zone (C2) is located in the fossiliferous |  | | Journal (volume) | | Trevor F. Bridges 61-65 A report on Westernhope Old Mine, Weardale, Co. Durham Trevor F. Bridges Journal...Långban in Sweden, the Kombat Mine in Namibia, and the Mammoth St. Anthony Mine in Tiger, Arizona. • Production...manganese-hosted Pb deposits found throughout the region. This has proved to be an unexpectedly complex...from localities around Bristol such as the Wesley Mine and Coombe Farm and from other quarries around Frome...localities around Priddy including the Higher Pitts Mine. Consequently, we have good knowledge of these particular |  | Turner, R. W., Siidra, O. I., Rumsey, M. S., Polekhovsky, Y. S., Kretser, Y. L., Krivovichev, S. V., Spratt, J., Stanley, C. J. (2015) Yeomanite, Pb2O(OH)Cl, a new chain-structured Pb oxychloride from Merehead Quarry, Somerset, England. Mineralogical Magazine, 79 (5) 1203-1211 doi:10.1180/minmag.2015.079.5.14 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | elsewhere in the world including Långban in Sweden, the Kombat * E-mail: rturner@imbuia-holdings.com DOI: 10...Society mine in Namibia, the Mammoth St. Antony mine in Tiger, Arizona and the Kunibert mine in Rhine-Westphalia...oxides are typically a mixture of manganite and pyrolusite, associated with Fe oxyhydroxides such as goethite...(Siidra et al., 2007). Yeomanite from the Kunibert Mine, Germany While working on the type material of yeomanite...phase was found on a specimen from the Kunibert mine in Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. We have now confirmed |  | | Book (edition) | | orangebrown distinctive brown to blue grey Mineral Pyrolusite Rasvumite Rickardite light yellow, brown, brilliant... 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 |  | | Book | | Productive Era of Lhe Otavi Minen- und Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft: 1906-1946 . Tsumeb Mine . Ore Concentration...at Tsumeb? Who discovered the copper ores of the Otavi Mountain Land'/ These questions led the writer,...truth is that in total metal production the Tsumeb mine has become one of the foremost on the African continent...sta tistics do, however, reveal why the Tsumeb mine has attained world status as a base metal producer...time - some indefinite day when Bushmen of the Otavi Upland showed the outcrop of green malachite to |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | unusual rhodonite on galena specimen from the North mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia; field...Rhodonite also has been reported from the Stinson mine on Jenny Jump Mountain, Warren County, New Jersey...lapidary-grade massive rhodonite occurs in an old manganese mine north of Kid’s Store, Nelson County, Virginia, and...Sugar Grove in Smyth County; at the Red Mountain mine, Augusta County; and rarely in crystals to 1.2 cm...long in vugs with quartz at an abandoned manganese mine near Scottsville, Fluvanna County (Dietrich 1990) |  | Rumsey, M. S., Krivovichev, S. V., Siidra, O. I., Kirk, C. A., Stanley, C. J., Spratt, J. (2012) Rickturnerite, Pb7O4[Mg(OH)4](OH)Cl3, a complex new lead oxychloride mineral. Mineralogical Magazine, 76 (1) 59-73 doi:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.1.59 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | oxychloride, in cavities inside a manganite and pyrolusite pod. The crystals are typically less than 5 mm...split and low-occupancy positions in the disordered region of the structure we provide the description of...In between these blocks, there is a disordered region containing ordered [Mg(OH)6]4 octahedra and low-occupancy...which are occur in cavities in the manganite and pyrolusite pods. The quarry is worked for aggregate; it...(Merehead) quarry in Somerset, England, UK. An isolated region of the oxychloride assemblage in the largest pod |  | | 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°33′26″N 110°17′44″W). This underground U mine is host to a large number of rare Na-bearing secondary...secondary arsenate mineral from the Cap Garonne mine, France. Mineralogical Magazine, 76(3), 769–775...secondary arsenate mineral from the Cap Garonne mine, 660 NEW MINERAL NAMES Var, France (43°6′23″N |  | | Journal (issue) | | M11se11111 ofVic10ria Associate Editors The Daydream Mine, Silverton, N.S.W. John D. Leach .................minerals associated with ironstones in the Olary region, South Australia P.M. Ashley, B.G. Lottermoser...stretch from the fiercely hot and arid Pilbara region in the north near Port Hedland to the sheep stations...Coolgardie pegmatite field, near the centre of this region, is located 600 kilometres east of Perth, along...Australian Journal of Mineralogy TI1.e Coolgardie region is of low relief with a maximum of 120 m between |  | | 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 (issue) | | Northern Italy. 1— Cassagna mine 2—Gambatesa mine 3— Molana quarry 4— Molinello mine 5— Monte Bardeneto prospect...Bianco copper mine 7— Monte Bossea mine 8— Monte Coppello-Reppia prospect 9— Monte Porcile mine 10— Nascio...Nascio 11—Scrava mine 12— 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 |  | | Catalog/List | | pinkish fine grained mass in Calcite.(Dark Star Mine,Ravalli County, Montana USA) 1 x 14 £2.50 1x1 £4...guite rich black masses in matrix (Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs Garland County, Arkansas USA) 1x1...fairly sparse, green crusts on matrix. (San Miguel Mine Moctezuma Mexico) 1cm piece £ 5 5mm £3 WITH UNUSUAL...CO/3 0 Quite rich yellow crusts on matrix. (Outpost Mine, San Domingo Wash Maricopa County Arizona) Ixliins...MINERAL !I dark red micro's on matrix. (Getchell Mine,Humboldt Co . Nevada USA) 5mm £4 up to 1.5cm £7 |  | | 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 nne’s mine, Karoi district, Zimbabwe. Fine specimens of dark |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | calcite in a matrix of manganese oxide 'wad' or pyrolusite. In Vein 1, mereheadite is associated with calcite...a new lead oxychloride mineral from the Kombat mine, Namibia (South West Africa). Mineral. Mag., 54, |  | Welch, Mark D., Cooper, Mark A., Hawthorne, Frank C., Criddle, Alan J. (2000) Symesite, Pb10(SO4)O7Cl4(H2O), a new PbO-related sheet mineral: Description and crystal structure. American Mineralogist, 85 (10) 1526-1533 doi:10.2138/am-2000-1026 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | hydrocerussite, paralaurionite, blixite, chloroxiphite, pyrolusite, coronadite, hematite, parkinsonite, and mereheadite...hydrocerussite, paralaurionite, blixite, chloroxiphite, pyrolusite, coronadite, hematite, and the Pb-oxychloride...silicon-bearing lead oxychloride from the Kombat mine, South West Africa, Namibia. American Mineralogist, 73, 643−650 |
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