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Molybdenite from
Matchless Mine, Friedenau Farm 16, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Matchless Mine, Friedenau Farm 16, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:566164
Long-form Identifier:1:3:566164:0
GUID (UUID V4):bfd31332-ecb7-47e0-ae9f-635bba560fb0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
81.0km (50.4 miles) Natas Mine, Natas Farm 220, Gamsberg area, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
84.2km (52.3 miles) Otjisongati Mines, Okamuvia Farm 144, Seeis, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
91.3km (56.7 miles) Onganja Mine, Helen Farm 235, Seeis, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
metamorphosed, stratiform sulfide deposit Matchless, Namibia By R. KLEMD,Bremen and M. OKRUSCH,W[irzburg*)...schichtgebundenen Kupferlagersfiitte Matchless, DamaraOrogen, Namibia, ergeben Temperaturen zwischen 550...metamorphosed, stratiform sulfide deposit Matchless, Damara orogen, Namibia, yield temperatures between 550 and...d6p6t de sulfure stratiforme m&amorphique de Matchless (orogen~se Damara, Namibie) sont encaiss& dans...metamorphosed, stratiform massive sulfide deposit Matchless, based on microprobe analyses and fluid inclusion
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
COPPER MINE, NAMIBIA: A LINK BETWEEN NEOPROTEROZOIC MESOTHERMAL CU(-AU) MINERALIZATION IN NAMIBIA AND ZAMBIA...Formation in the Southern Zone or Khomas trough of the Damara Orogen in Namibia. It comprises a sheeted-vein...veins with pyrite-magnetite-chalcopyrite-apatite-molybdenite-native gold ore mineralogy. Adjacent alteration...34S +3.6 to +8.9‰ (V-CDT). Re-Os dating of molybdenite from two veins gave ages of 517 + 3 and 518 +...Southern Zone. Introduction The Onganja copper mine is located within the Southern Zone of the Damara
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MatchlessMetamorphosedMassiveSulfideDeposit, SouthWest Africa/Namibia: Wall-Rock Alteration during SubmarineOre-Forming...Matchlessamphibolitebelt in the upperProterozoicDamaraorogen(SWA/Namibia). In the footwallof the ore shootsare pyrite-b...minor MATCHLESS is one of several stratiform massive sulfide southern amphibolite in the Matchless mine...the MatchlessMember in the up500 m north of the mine, the major FriedenauamperProterozoic Damaraorogenof...Damaraorogenof South-West Africa/ Namibia.The Matchless Memberis a narrow(0.5-3 phibolitewhich exhibitsa characteristicS
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
metamorphism and deformation in the Matchless massive sulphide deposit, Namibia N.J. Cook!, R. Klemd-, and M...1993 Abstract. The sulphide mineralogy of the Matchless massive sulphide deposit has been reviewed and...are consistent with the tectonic history of the region . Investigations concerned with determining the...metamorphic pathways undergone. Although the Matchless deposit has been the subject of considerable study...with respect to mineralogy and geochemistry of Matchless to some of the massive sulphide deposits of the
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)
Settingof the MatchlessBelt Pyritic Copper Deposits,Namibia JORGH. BREITKOPF Universityof the Witwatersrand...mphibolitebelt in the Damara orogenin central Namibia. The amphibolitesrepresent metamorphosedtholeiitic...setting and stratigraphic relationships of the Matchless amphibolitebelt andthe associated pyritic copperdeposits...metamorphic belts evolved (Miller, TECTONIC SETTING, MATCHLESS BELT Cu DEPOSITS 711 deposits(Hoffmann,1983;...southernmargin 1983b), predominate.Northeast of Windhoek and zone.It containsonlythe highestlithostratigraphic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
82, 1987, pp. 587-599 The Matchless CopperDeposit,SouthWestAfrica/Namibia: A Deformed and Metamorpho...Abstract Matchless is oneof a numberof copper-zinc sulfidedeposits associated with the Matchless amphibolite...Samples copper-zincdepositsdevelopedalongthe Matchless were takenat 1-m intervalson traversesthroughthe...and 550 levels of the Matchless and metamorphosed maficigneousrockswithin the mine. Thin and polishedsectionswere...lytical methodsseeKlemd (1984). MATCHLESS,located 30 km southwestof Windhoek, is one of a number of semimassiveto
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AiAiba / farm Anibib 136 8 Grosse Spitzkoppe, Erongo 9 , .,/, loringa tree . Khomas Highland...station Garub near Aus Nature conservation, Erongo 16 Welwitschia, Goboboseb Mountains 17 . :~~.....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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Kabwe (PbZn) and Tsumeb (Pb-Zn-Cu) in Zambia and Namibia, respectively, have been measured and found to...Kamona (&) University of Namibia, Science Faculty, Private Bag l3301, Windhoek, Namibia J. LeÂveÃque Centre...mean l-value of 10.25 ‹ 0.12 in the Copperbelt region of Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo...deposit in Namibia which are shown to be related to upper crustal source rocks in the region. The isotopic...by-products of Ag, Cd, and V have been produced from the mine. At least 1.8 Mt (million tonnes) Zn and 0.8 Mt
Field Trip Notes
the Geological Society & Geological Survey of Namibia II I -· --· ...... ----·----, Editor: M. Niall...the Geological Society & Geological Survey of Namibia -- - -- .. --- ----• • ·- •• -1 · ~. ,. :...LC. Schneider Geological Survey or Namibia, P O Box 2168, Windhoek 1.0 Day 1 - Monday, 22 August 1994...08:00 Windhoek - Otjihase Mine 1.2 08:00 - 12:00 Otjihase Mine 1.3 12:00 - 12:30 Otjihase Mine - Windhoek...1.4 12:30- 13:30 Lunch in Windhoek 1.5 13:30 - 16:00 Windhoek-Karibib 1.6 16:00 - 17:00 Capra Hill Marble
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
is the main host of VMS mineral systems in the region. The Karalundi Formation consists of turbiditic...important of these is 5 km north of the old Cashman mine, in the southern part of the Bryah rift-basin. Outcrops...volcanic breccia are also present at the Cashman mine area and 3 km west of the Peak Hill e Fortnum road...Hawke et al. (2015) undertook ReOs dating of molybdenite in the DeGrussa orebody and reported ages of...event. Two significant faults have been mapped in the mine area, with estimated displacements of 500 and 80
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MINER.GES. 148 (2003) THE OTAVI MOUNTAIN LAND IN NAMIBIA: TSUMEB, GERMANIUM AND SNOWBALL EARTH by Frank...carbonate successions in the Otavi Mountain Land, Namibia, host a large number of polymetallic (Cu-Pb-Zn)...structure. Massive Cu ore at the Khusib Springs mine is composed of tennantite, enargite, galena and...jungproterozoischen Karbonatabfolgen des Otavi Berglandes (Namibia) sind zahlreiche polymetallische (Cu-Pb-Zn) Sulfidvorkommen...this is more than the name of a small town in Namibia and a polymetallic copper deposit: Tsumeb is renown
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systematically present the geology of each country, region and continent on Earth. Each book aims to provide...(Gariep Belt) cropping out in the western borders of Namibia and South Africa. They were split up in the Mesozoic...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
Book (edition)
A splendid specimen of wulfenite from Tsumeb, Namibia Half-title: Quartz, Nababeep Opposite: Mimetite...world famous Tsumeb mine Overleaf: Crystalline incrustations of vanadinite, Namibia Contents Acknowledgements...properties of minerals 12 Major rock-forming minerals 16 Minor rock-forming minerals 34 Igneous rocks ...mines. The geological map of Namibia which shows the mines and also farm boundaries. Both these maps show...Goodhousc on the Orange River cast of Vioolsdrif. In Namibia amethyst can be found north-east of Otjiwarongo
Report (chapter)
lyellcollection.org/ at University of Otago on March 16, 2015 Proterozoic geochronology and tectonic evolution...buried, NE-trending orogen present in the Kalahari region. Orogenesis in the same time frame farther north...discussion focuses on the major Proterozoic belts of the region, although some events affecting the adjacent cratons...structural framework throughout much of that vast region remains poorly known. More complete geophysical...distribution of Proterozoic belts in the Kalahari region (Fig. 1; Hutchins & Reeves 1980; Meixner & Peart
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Neoproterozoic–Lower Paleozoic Damara belt exposed in Namibia. Limited outcrops of 2.05 Ga augen gneiss within...the Kalahari region of Botswana and adjacent parts of Zimbabwe, Zambia, Angola, Namibia, and South Africa...Africa (Fig. 1). Precambrian basement in this region, which is centered on the Kalahari Desert, is nearly...deposits of the Kalahari Group. East of the Kalahari region, Archean crust is exposed in the Zimbabwe and Kaapvaal...distribution of subsurface basement terrains in this region (e.g. Reeves, 1978; Hutchins and Reeves, 1980;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
closely link geomorphological (land)forms in a region with the climate during a certain period of time...and vanadocrete (vanadate). Panczner 1987 Tajo Mine, Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico Panczner... Cu sedimenthosted (sandstonehosted) Kalengwa Mine, Zambia Cu-Co stratiform and vein-type REE-(Zn-PbCu)...al. 2001 malachite azurite cuprite Joumbira Namibia Cu sedimenthosted (sandstonehosted) Pb-Cu-Zn...heterogenite tenorite Kabwe Mine (Broken Zn-Pb stratabound and Hill Mine), replacement Zambia within
Conference Proceedings (Volume)
Cover photograph: View of the Aitik open pit copper mine in the very north of Sweden. Mining operations started...ore body structural complexities: KDC East Gold Mine, South Africa . . ...............................techniques in exploration for VMS deposits, Matchless Belt, Namibia . . .................. 142 Fred Kamona...Pålsson Tracking ore mineral characteristics from mine to concentrate: the fate of electrum at the Cavanacaw...distribution in sulphides of the epithermal Co-O mine, Mindanao, Philippines .......................
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of Textures Chapter 14 Tectonic Effects Chapter 16 Leaching, Diffusion and Element Concentration 103...of the granite-gneissic Precambrian rocks of the region and of manganese mobilized by leaching of basalts...controlled by the structurally superimposed unwrapping region. This engendered the decisive conditions in the...granitized material itself. The wide country rock-region may in many cases be a significant contributor...haematite. 2. Cassiterite, tantalite, wolfram, molybdenite. 3. Pyrrhotite, pentlandite, löllingite, arsenopyrite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
GSHAP Region 7 Working Group, 1999; Lee et al., 2003; Buslov, 2004). 1403 Submitted: January 16, 2012...Gneiss (Bt-Pl ± Grt ± Ksp ± Cord) Field no. 97-3/16 97-2/32 97-4/18 334б 336а СГ-160 97-3/21 SiO2...1.8 0.09 0.30 0.48 99 342 45 150 2.3 3.0 391 4.6 16 2.5 13 4.1 1.4 7.0 1.1 7.6 1.7 4.8 0.77 4.9 0.68...1989), (E) Th-Hf/3-Nb/16 (Wood, 1980), (F) Zr-Zr/Y (Pearce, 1983), (G) Th-Zr/117Nb/16 (Wood, 1980), (H) Ce-Sr-Sm...KG11-01 Ma Initial Os/ Os = 26 ± 13 (~1,300: 200, 11: 16, respectively). Like sample KG11-01, on MSWD = 5
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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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....The Besshi-Type Cu Deposits of the Matchless Amphibolite Belt, Namibia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...Pb-Zn-Cu-Ag-V Deposits of the Otavi Mountain Land, Namibia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Corporate Document
PROJECT - EPL3195, NAMIBIA NI 43-101 REPORT PREPARED FOR WESTPORT RESOURCES NAMIBIA (PTY) LTD and GOLCONDA.................. 9 4.2 Property and Title in Namibia............................................................................................... 63 16 MINERAL RESOURCE & RESERVE ESTIMATES............................................................... 16 Figure 7-1: Regional Tectonic Framework - Southwest...Ondundu Hyperspectral Data (Westport Resources Namibia) .......................................... 36
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
elements, time-dependent changes 1. Introduction Mine tailings are often the only remaining indicator...6 °C in January and16 °C in July. The abundant rainfall and snow in the region are of around 800 mm...tetrahedrite, bournonite, galenobismutite, smaltite, molybdenite, semseyite, jamesonite, gold, magnetite and cassiterite...al. 1983). 3. Methodology Table 1. The studied mine tailings, their age and the number of samples taken...series of 60 samples (Table 1), collected from three mine tailings of different ages (OFFICIAL MONITOR OF
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was a site on what was known in 1887 as the Yale Farm, about two miles northeast of the town of Litchfield...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...Beiley collected molybdenite specimens showing crystals to 6 cm (see this entry for Molybdenite), and in a
Journal (issue)
........... KINGSGATE, N. S. W ., NOTED FOR MOLYBDENITE ................................ FINEST BOURNONITES................................. .-.............. MINE YIELDING GEM SPHALERITE ABANDONED MANY YEARS .·...large as a man's [ia. bead, have been found on a farm in Gorbut ham. 11a. are ID ith lD· rall de...manganese bead. It is an ironmanganese silicate. MOLYBDENITE - This mineral is common throughout this granite...importance to mineral collectors of the Pikes Peak region took place on March 11, 1945, here in Colorado
 
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