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Gypsum from
Mile 72, Cape Cross area, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia


Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mile 72, Cape Cross area, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:688709
Long-form Identifier:1:3:688709:4
GUID (UUID V4):ca0dab2f-a9a4-4dc6-bad5-9afcf4a61eca
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
56.7km (35.2 miles) ⓘMessum Crater, Messum Igneous Complex, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
85.0km (52.8 miles) ⓘGoboboseb Mountains, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
85.2km (53.0 miles) ⓘEisfeld playa, Silver Lake Playas, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
88.0km (54.7 miles) ⓘTafelkop, Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
99.2km (61.7 miles) ⓘNamib Lead Mine, Rössing Mountains area, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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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 ....Northwest Region including Damaraland The Central Namib Desertand Escarpment The Spitzkoppen The Erongo Mountains...The Central Escarpment- The Nauchas-Gamsberg-Hakos Area West and South of Rehoboth The Central and South-CentralDeposits...Copper Deposits The South The Pegmatitesin Central Namibia Luderitz and the Diamonds 44 49 241 254 272 275
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Thirty-three, Number Four Articles Jeremejevite from Namibia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...Johnston & E. R. Swoboda Sulfur from the Perticara mine area, Pesaro-Urbino, Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . ....22/#6 Wagholi cavansite (India), Kombat mine (Namibia), Madan mines (Bulg.),Beltana mine $12 v.23/#1...Tonopah-Belmont mine Eastern Europe Full-color $12 72-page book-issue $12 (AZ), Parker Cleaveland $12...Seravezza Marble (Italy) $12 v.27/#2 Onganja mine (Namibia), Lac Nicolet mine (Quebec), Afghanite $12 v.27/#3
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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
Report (issue)
Soktui, Russia; by electron microprobe. (2) Cape Cross, Namibia; by electron microprobe, (OH)1− calculated...Association: Albite, tourmaline, quartz, gypsum (Cape Cross, Namibia). Distribution: Large crystals from...Mountains, Tajikistan. In Namibia, gem crystals from a prospect near Cape Cross, at Mile 72, about 100 km north...north of Swakopmund, and from Ameib, Erongo Mountains. At Wannerköpfe and Emmelberg, near Üdersdorf, Eifel...Herting, S. and H. Strunz (1978) Jeremejewit von Cape Cross in SW-Afrika. Aufschluss, 29, 45–53 (in German)
Report (issue)
Delineating Potential Surficial Uranium Deposits in Namibia.... 71 B.B. Hambleton-Jones, A. Caithness An...amounts of replacement epigenetic calcite, dolomite, gypsum, or strontianite. Uranium also occurs as carnotite...that the uranium mineralization, carbonates and gypsum were precipitated interstitially in the surficial...(in approximate order of importance), calcite, gypsum, dolomite, ferric oxide, strontiamte, and halite... personal communication). 10 GRANITIC SOURCE AREA • » VALLEY-FILL DEPOSIT CHOKED OUTLET Figure
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(“thumbprints”) over the entirety of the multi-faceted surface area. This hand-sized specimen has the classic look of...Meteorite Slice Iron - IAB Complex Novosibirsk Region, Russia - (54° 20’N, 84°12’E) The find of the Maslyanino...Meteorite occurred on May 25, 1992 in the Novosibirsk Region of Russia, when an agronomist discovered a 26 kg...Meteor Crater near Winslow, Arizona, nearly one mile across and 600 feet deep. Canyon Diablo (“Canyon...likely before settlers arrived in the Ryazan Oblast region in 1200. Classified as an Ataxite, it is an Iron
Report (issue)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cap aux Meules gypsum occurrence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Romaines Brook gypsum occurrence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fla t Bay gypsum quarry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colliers Bay area .......... ¡. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....Trinity-Wesleyville area .. ¡............... . . . .. . ... . ........ Moreton's Harbour area . . . . . . .
Journal (issue)
ame Continued on page 5 Fig. 1 "Angelwing" gypsum to 61/4 inches {16 cm) on sulfur from Miniera Cozzodisi...Afghanistan, the village is Soghan, in a tribal area near Girufl (sp.), Kirman Province, eastern Jran...villages of Kirane Minjan. This is a Tajik speaking area in the Kokcha Valley about 80 km from the capital...all the way to Cbilas. an area that takes four to five hours by car to cross. They also took control of...non-availabi lity of petrol and diesel. To travel to this area and be caugh t with an American passport would be
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localities for good ilmenite crystals exist in the region (Brunet, I 977b ). NEW YORK Amity, Orange County...is not common in the metasedimentary rocks of the area which host these species, but "reasonably good"...have been found with spine! in marble less than 1 mile southwest of Amity (Chamberlain and Robinson, 2013)... r ILMENITE QUEBEC Girardville, Lac Saint-Jean area. Just northwest of the town of Girardville, itself...in Switzerland, it is only in the Maderanertal region of east-central Canton Uri that clefts bearing
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quartz may have undistorted, hexagonal cross sections, the area between the two limbs is often filled...impossible in a real twinned crystal, because any small region of the twin must have a structure which corresponds...March-April, 2000 crystals to come from the Pezinok area were found in the Krfznica mine near Pernek between...granite slopes of the Male Karpaty Mountains; the area is wellknown for its many vineyards producing excellent...260 to 400 meters above sea level, in a forested area o f the Hruba Valley. The mine can be reached by
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.................................. ....... 78 Namibia ........... ..... ................. ..... .......tri1nn1ing a san1ple. and thoroughly clean the \\'Ork area afterv.rards. Avoid displaying specimens on an open... MINERALOGY OF URANIUM AND THOR IUM Figure 4. Cross section of a fuel particle for the High-Temperature...problems. Production is expected to grow when the Four Mile ISL mine comes on strea1n, and planned expansion...substantially as development activities continue in Namibia and in Niger, pa1ticularly at the large sandstone
Report (issue)
-ni ckel - silver deposits in the Cobalt-Gowganda area contain argentite . It is less common and occurs...silver is very intimate in specimens from the Cobal t area . Close examination of silver specimens revealed...ities men tioned were : Silver Islet off Thunder Cape ; Beaver in O ' Connor Township ; Silver Mountain...Lucky Queen Mine in the Keno Hill - Sourdough Hill area , Mayo District , argentite is associated with native...gravels of the Rae River in the Coronation Gulf region (J ohn Sinkankas, 1959: Gemstones of North America
Report (issue)
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA CANADA PAPER 72-32 ROCKS AND MINERALS FOR THE COLLECTOR THE ALASKA HIGHWAY;...ur bookseller Price: $2. 50 Catalogue No. :tv144-72-32 Price subject to change without notice Informa... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dease Lake area placers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mile 919. 85, Road-cut.................................50 52 - iv CONTENTS (cont'd) Page Aishihik Lake area occurrences . . . . . . . . . . ..... ..... . .
Report (issue)
. . • . . . • . . The Kirkland Lake-Larder Lake area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....• • . . . . . . . . • . . • • • . . . . . Lucky Cross (Golden Gate) Mine . . . . . . . • • . . . • . •... . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Noranda-Val d'Or area . . . . . . • . . . . • . . • . . • . . . . . ..... • . . 4 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Kirkland Lake area................................... The Kirkland...Larder Lake - Labyrinth Lake area . . . . . . . . . • • . . • . . . . . Evain area . . • . . • . . . • • .
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can ask for, one which serves members of our constituency worldwide, and which has a permanency outlasting...hotel, car rental and 260 Died, Sidney A. illiams, 72 Sidney Arthur Williams died in his home in Douglas...Trepc=a mineralogical Museum Kosovo The war torn region of osovo in the alkans has a long and involved...history of the Trepc=a mine and of the surrounding region is long and rich, and culminates in the ethnol... and Dusanic, 2003). Following Roman times the region was colonized, influenced, or dominated politically
Book (edition)
Arizona; (lower right, center) mimetite, Tsurneb, Namibia, (lower, right) gold, Amazonas, Brazil All specimens...this scale. Mohs' scale reads as follows: I Talc 2 Gypsum 3 Calcite 4 Fluorite 5 Apatite 6 7 8 9 10 Orthoclase...some of the data in our selection, synthesis, and cross-correlation process, that ,ve feel solely responsible...(1) to hardest (10). The scale is: (1) talc, (2) gypsum, (3) calcite, (4) fluorite, (5) apatite, (6) orthoclase...Bolivia; Czechoslovakia; Norway; Germany; Tsumeb; Namibia; Chaiiarcillo, Chile; and Broken Hill, New South
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Arizona; (lower right, center) mimetite, Tsiimehb, Namibia; (lower, right) gold, Amazonas, Brazi!. All specimens...ie GREG) Bs eNOS : Spee GGA Z eae a, "(02 72 fT Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication... Mohs’ scale reads as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 Talc Gypsum Calcite Fluorite Apatite 6 7 8 9 10 Orthoclase...some of the data in our selection, synthesis, and cross-correlation process, that we feel solely responsible...(1) to hardest (10). The scale is: (1) talc, (2) gypsum, (3) calcite, (4) fluorite, (5) apatite, (6) orthoclase
Journal (issue)
total area of Southwest Africa, 318,261 square miles, is just a little under one tenth the area of the...sandfilled valleys and plains. Rainfall in the Tsumeb area averages of the German versions, and because, conventions...temperature in the Central Highlands ranges from 72° to 77 °F; temperatures in the Kalahari average 88°F...Winter temperatures average around 60°F in the Tsumeb area. The political status of Southwest Africa has been...Nations by which Southwest Africa was renamed “Namibia”; the Security Coun­ cil was requested to take
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sedimentary, and metamorphic) and structures. Cross sections and images illustrate the common ore types... separated from the text but supplemented with cross-references to the columns and lines, where they...considered as an area of scientic research of black and white smokers, rather than an area of exploration...with other commodities will enter a new frontier area through the metal's or mineral's doors rather than...Grumiplucite Grunerite Guanajuatite Gudmundite Gypsum Hafnon Halite Halloysite Halotrichite Hambergite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
sedimentary, and metamorphic) and structures. Cross sections and images illustrate the common ore types... separated from the text but supplemented with cross-references to the columns and lines, where they...considered as an area of scientic research of black and white smokers, rather than an area of exploration...with other commodities will enter a new frontier area through the metal's or mineral's doors rather than...Grumiplucite Grunerite Guanajuatite Gudmundite Gypsum Hafnon Halite Halloysite Halotrichite Hambergite
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year. *Continued on p. 295 COVER: ATACAMITE in GYPSUM, 6.8 cm, from the Lily mine, lea, Peru. Irv Brown...Cheakamus River, which drains a large mountainous area. The region is renowned for its scenery, lakes, alpine...small open cut above the tunnel. The best collecting area at this time is the ore stockpile at the abandoned...northwest of Highway 99. During the colder months the region is covered by a meter or more of snow, restricting...The dirt road on the left, where the power lines cross Highway 99, leads directly to the ore pile from
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Republic; Duftite in Calcite from the Tsumeb mine, Namibia; Novacekite from the Brumado mine, Brazil; Elbaite...father had found while “rock hunting” in the Bishop area of California. That got his attention once again...Jeremejevite, Namibia 37 Diaspore, Turkey 38 Chrysoberyl, Brazil 38 Azurite, Namibia 39 Cerussite, Morocco...Liroconite, England 71 Metatorbemite, France 72 Mimetite, Namibia 73 Novacekite, Brazil 74 Brazilianite, Brazil...Brazil 74 Mimetite, England 75 Gypsum, Romania 75 Devilline, Czech Republic /m y>66 Stolzite, France
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pink cleavage in grey Hausmannite.(KombatHine Namibia) lem f.3. 50 063 BOULANGERITE grey masses in and...sharp lem crystal fl.00 with rich Tetrahederite. Namibia) lx2 cr11 E1.00 154 GETCHELLITE deep red masses... 157 GOLD just visible, better wlth x 10. small area in Quartz. Unusual locc1tion: (Level 49 Moli Mine...(LochDuich, Scotland) lxl E3.50 lx2 f7.00 222 GYPSUM variety SELENITE interesting shaped single sharp...30 lx2 Ei.60 206 JEPPEITE small black fibrous area in green Lamproiterock (WalgideeHills KimberleyWest
Report (issue)
2.6.2. Geological setting of RĂśssing deposit, Namibia................................... 44 2.7. 2...deposit, Namibia .......... 45 2.6.4. Uranium resources and production in RĂśssing deposit, Namibia.........Examples are the deposits of Dalmatovskoye (Transural Region), Malinovskoye (West Siberia), Khiagdinskoye (Vitim...this type were mined in the Blind River/Elliot Lake area of Canada. 5. Vein deposits (granite related deposits):...Examples include the Rossing and Trekkopje deposits (Namibia), the uranium occurrences in the porphyry copper
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symposium. FM Portland Symposium Friends of Mineralogy, Region 12, Pacific Northwest, spon­ sored its Second Annual...rarer and unusual phosphate minerals found in that area. Next on the program was Anthony Kampf, from the...more interesting gem minerals which occur in this area. This concluded the Second Annual Mineral Symposium...that now prevails in our membership and is why our region anticipates a bigger, better and more interesting...some prospecting and drilling in the Jumbo mine area for possible low-grade ores. This small isolated
 
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