 | | Journal (issue) | | Articles Famous mineral localities: The Erongo Mountains, Namibia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....cm, with schorl and feldspar, from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia. Desmond Sacco collection; Bruce Cairncross...on the mineralogical treasures of the Erongo Mountains in Namibia. Uli’s financial support made possible...Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and Tsumeb, Southwest Africa (Namibia). He had a mini-van-like truck loaded with minerals...SMALE Famous Mineral Localities: g{x Erongo Mountains Namibia Bruce Cairncross Department of Geology |  | | Book | | AiAiba / farm Anibib 136 8 Grosse Spitzkoppe, Erongo 9 , .,/, loringa tree . Khomas Highland...Aus Nature conservation, Erongo 16 Welwitschia, Goboboseb Mountains 17 . :~~..,-::__ ::...,.;_...Mountainland The Central Northern to Northwest Region including Damaraland The Central Namib Desertand...Desertand Escarpment The Spitzkoppen The Erongo Mountains The RossingMountains The Central Escarpment- The ...Copper Deposits The South The Pegmatitesin Central Namibia Luderitz and the Diamonds 44 49 241 254 272 275 |  | | Report (issue) | | MINISTRY OF MINES AND ENERGY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NAMIBIA I 1990 Open File Report MRS 05 2 Abstract A...wide variety of semi-precious stones occur in Namibia, namely amazonite, the beryl varieties, chrysocolla...the most important semi-precious stones found in Namibia. The major deposits of these semi-precious stones...Introduction Since the German colonial period Namibia has been well known for the occurrence of semiprecious...throughout Namibia. 1. AMAZONITE The most important occurrences of amazonite in Namibia are those in |  | | Journal (issue) | | Variety 48 Green Dragon Mine − Demantoid from Namibia Branding Signature Colors Design Focus “Ornamental”...luxury goods manufacturers’ industry foundation. By region, the study indicated that the U.S. luxury market...remains dynamic, but still poised to slow. The region is expected to grow between -2% to 0% (at constant...of 7% to 9% (at constant exchange rates) for the region. Mainland China is also rebounding, as local consumers...remains difficult. Bain believes the market in that region is set to shrink by -2% to -4%. Hong Kong, Macau |  | | Journal (issue) | | Thirty-three, Number Four Articles Jeremejevite from Namibia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...22/#6 Wagholi cavansite (India), Kombat mine (Namibia), Madan mines (Bulg.),Beltana mine $12 v.23/#1...Seravezza Marble (Italy) $12 v.27/#2 Onganja mine (Namibia), Lac Nicolet mine (Quebec), Afghanite $12 v.27/#3...Platinum (Russia), District! Special Otavi Mtn. Land (Namibia), OUT SOLD Issue $12 Repair & Restoration $12 v...minerals, pegmatite minerals 287 Jeremejevite from Namibia Wendell E. Wilson Mineralogical Record 4631 Paseo |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 124–32 Bahmann, U., Raspite from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia, 272–74 Baileychlore, 319 Bailey, D. G...326–30 C Cairncross, B., Raspite from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia, 272–74 Calaverite, Cripple Creek, Colorado...146–50 Collector’s Note, Raspite from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia, B. Cairncross, H. Van Niekerk, C. Reineke...Autonomous Region, China, R. B. Cook, 242–48; Spessartine, Marienfluss, Northern Namibia, R. B. Cook...Specimen Mineralogy M Magnesite, Quebec, 504 Magnetite, Quebec, 504 Malachite, Colorado, 413; Nevada |  | Falster, Alexander U., Simmons, William B., Webber, Karen L., Boudreaux, Andrew P. (2018) Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Erongo Sub-Volcanic Granite-Miarolitic-Pegmatite Complex, Erongo, Namibia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 56 (4) 425-449 doi:10.3749/canmin.1700090 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE ERONGO SUB-VOLCANIC GRANITEMIAROLITIC-PEGMATITE COMPLEX, ERONGO, NAMIBIA ALEXANDER U. FALSTER§...early Cretaceous anorogenic, sub-volcanic Erongo Granite, Namibia, was emplaced into metasedimentary rocks...Neoproterozoic to Cambrian Damaran Orogeny. The Erongo Granite contains pegmatitic miaroles containing...quartz-tourmaline orbicules and the geochemistry of the Erongo Granite. Erongo miarolitic pegmatites are famous for spectacular...negative Eu anomaly. Relative to continental crust, Erongo Granite samples are depleted in Ba, Sr, and Ti |  | | Journal (issue) | | worldwide. However, most of the interest in this region lies in commercial amazonite collecting; very few...in a massive form, associated with goethite or magnetite. Crystals have a specular-to-dull luster, with...series) in solid solution. 8 Magnetite. Fe3O4; isometric/cubic. Magnetite is rare in euhedral crystals...Fe-oxide samples found in Park and Teller counties. Magnetite is doubtlessly present elsewhere throughout the...lack of commercial appeal. In polished sections magnetite occurs as small gray grains with a brownish tint |  | | Book | | Republic, 6 cm). Figure 1.2 Halite crystals (Namibia, 5.8 cm). 6 section devoted to the display of...in groups 8–12, show marked deviation. In this region of the Periodic Table, electronegativity increases...bonded substances, the electrons are confined to the region between the nuclei of the bonded atoms and they...Fluorite showing stepped, cubic crystal faces (Erongo, Namibia, 5.8 cm). hence occurs less commonly. Figure...(left, 6 cm) and grossular garnet (both from Kayes region, Mali); (C) grossular (Jeffrey mine, Canada, 5 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | pegmatite and show significant Hf enrichment. Magnetite occurs as small octahedral crystals and masses...73:378-99. POCKET PARAGENESIS OFTHE ERONGO PEGMATITES, NAMIBIA. R. M. Gentry’, M. A. W i d , and R....Place, Alexandria, VA 22304. The Erongo Mountains, located in western Namibia, is an area of recent mining...mineralogically simple pegmatites hosted by the Erongo Granite. A suite of minerals acquired from the...form in the pocket. The pocket assemblages of the Erongo pegmatites suggest the following chemical features |  | | Journal (issue) | | com We were looking over the area NW of the Erongo Mountains, which is a primitive bush area with numerous...quartz, 11 x 5 cm. 20 km NE of Tubusis, Erongo Province, Namibia. Author's collection. (Cont inues on...artisanal diggers mine, 20 km NE of Tubusis, Erongo Province, Namibia. Author's photograph. Fig.2: Looking...artisanal miners have produced NE of Tubusis, Erongo Province, Namibia. Author's photograph. . . . ..,. ...collection. x 3 cm. 20 km NE of Tubusis, Erongo Province, Namibia. Author's These diggers apparently had |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | are those from the pegmatites of the New England region. From Maine, King and Foord (1994, p. 246) note... Putnam County, New York, is associated with magnetite (the main ore of this mine), chondrodite, and...Swayne’s quarry muscovite has oriented inclusions of magnetite and hematite; others may have included schorl...Sarapulka district), Sverdlovskaya Oblast, Urals Region, Russia. The specimen is catalogued as a topaz...pegmatite, Eräjärvi area, Western and Inner Finland Region, Finland. Dark green pseudohexagonal crystals to |  | Adamo, Ilaria, Gatta, G. Diego, Rotiroti, Nicola, Diella, Valeria, Pavese, Alessandro (2011) Green andradite stones: gemmological and mineralogical characterisation. European Journal of Mineralogy, 23 (1) 91-100 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2011/0023-2079 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and Kaghan, Pakistan), or in skarn rocks (Erongo, Namibia, and Antetezambato, Madagascar) has been performed...2001; Quinn & Laurs, 2005), in the Erongo Province, central Namibia (Cairncross & Bahmann, 2006) and in...localities (Val Malenco, Russia, Iran, Pakistan, Namibia, and Madagascar), by means of gemmological standard...(northern Pakistan), two from the Erongo Province (central Namibia), and two from Antetezambato (northern...the Val Malenco ultramafic rocks, consisting of magnetite-, diopside- and antigorite-bearing serpentinites |  | | Journal (issue) | | located on the slopes of the Lelatema Mountains in the Manyara Region, about 70 km southeast of the town...Goboboseb Mountains, about 35 miles west of the town of Brandberg, Daures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia...Goboboseb Mountains, about 35 miles west of the town of Brandberg, Daures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia...the Merelani mine, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania. Will Johnson collection;... 17.5 cm, from Vangaindrano, Atsimo-Atsinanana region, Madagascar (finest known Madagascar aquamarine) |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Picrites of the Jungfrau and Sargdeckel, Central Namibia: Relative Roles of Mantle and Crust in the Southern...Picrites of the Jungfrau and Sargdeckel, Central Namibia: Relative Roles of Mantle and Crust in the Southern...Sargdeckel hills of Karibib form part of the 3 southern Etendeka Province of Central Namibia. The dolerites...Picrites of the Jungfrau and Sargdeckel, Central Namibia: Relative Roles of Mantle and 2 Crust in the...Department of Geology, University of Namibia, Private Bag 13301, Windhoek, Namibia. Geology Department, Macalester |  | | 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 |  | Defnet, Peter A., Wise, Michael A., Harmon, Russell S., Hark, Richard R., Hilferding, Keith (2021) Analysis of Garnet by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy—Two Practical Applications. Minerals, 11 (7) 705 doi:10.3390/min11070705 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ultraviolet, visible, and near infrared spectral region between 200–900 nm. LIBS analysis has been used...constituents of metamorphic rocks (e.g., Osgood Mountains, NV, USA; Sierra De Cruces, Coahuila, Mexico;...Mexico) or in some cases, andradite (e.g., Erongo Mountains, Namibia). Meta-ophiolitic rocks formed by the...skarn-like assemblage that includes calcite, magnetite and clinopyroxene produced through hydrothermal...instrument has diminished capability in the ultraviolet region due either to reduced transmissivity of the signal |  | | Journal (issue) | | mine, Ruoqiang County, Bayinguoling Autonomous Region, Xinjiang, China. Ken Donn photo. Azurite “rose...Scovil photo. Prehnite, 13 cm, from Sandare, Kayes Region, Mali. Jeff Scovil photo. 10 Supplement to The...on chrysocolla, 13 cm, from Inca de Oro, Atacama region, Chile. Jeff Scovil photo. Smithsonite, 17 cm...Mottramite, 14 cm, from the Tsumeb mine, Oshikoto region, Namibia. Jeff Scovil photo. Goethite, 18 cm, from...Black Widow mine, Cimarron district, Sheridan Mountains, Pima County, Arizona. Joe Philpott collection; |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | PROTECTORATE construction. I hope to see all the Lake region brought into direct connection with Europe. Finally...physical regions : The Namib, Damaraland, the Karst Region, Kaokoveld, Great Namaqualand, and the Kalahari...this area is uncertain on account of droughts. The region is best adapted to small stock and horses. The...few miles to the south of Windhoek are the Auas Mountains, with heights up to 8100 feet, while the Khomas...chain of mountains with similar altitudes, and in the Erongo Mountains to the north-west of Karibib heights |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | deposits of the world (Russia, Iran, Pakistan, Namibia, Madagascar). They are all of gem quality and vary...solution, with the sole exception of the sample from Namibia, showing a composition varying from pure andradite...from classic deposits in Russia, Iran, Pakistan, Namibia and Madagascar. In addition, for comparison, our...ultramafic unit, which is mainly constituted by magnetite-, diopside-, and antigoritebearing serpentinites...hand, andradite from the Namgar mine, Erongo, Damaraland, Namibia, is from a calc-silicate skarn (Cairncross |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | an adventure of a lifetime. Spend two weeks in Namibia, a country of striking scenery, exotic animals...reserves in Africa. Namibia’s mineral deposits—Tsumeb, Erongo, Brandberg, Klein Spitzkoppe, and others—are world...felt that additional days should be scheduled in Namibia to offset the time (and expense) spent on the long...their spouses, and four other friends. Our tour of Namibia and South Africa was now extended for a third week...Mineral Safari to the remote southwestern corner of Namibia. We decided to rent vans and depart the safari |  | | Journal (issue) | | the high mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan; Minas Gerais in Brazil; Mozambique and Namibia in Africa;...source of some amazing gem material. --.In fact, the region was one of the world's leading sources of gem tourmaline...(emeralds may be found in the exometasomatic contact region of some pegmatites with mafic country rocks), most...aquamarine and topaz crystals from the Erongo pegrnatites, Namibia. Figure 7 (right). Gem-quality elbaite...anatectic melts segregate and accumulate in the source region, ascend rapidly, and are emplaced quickly into |  | | Journal (issue) | | ........................pg. 3 Actinolite from Namibia by Justin Zzyzx .................................we bring you eleven articles about locations in Namibia that do not receive much publicity. It is easy...deposits such as Tsumeb, the Brandberg region and the Erongo Mountains. Alpine clefts, huge soda can sized...Gamsberg and Hakos Mountains, located in the southwestern part of central Namibia. The Gamsberg Mountain...Fluorapatite Fluorapatite is quite rare from the region but can be found as complex, colorless crystals |  | | Show/Event (guide) | | Frederick A. Canfield 4 4 Minerals from the Erongo Mountain, Namibia by Georg Gebhard 6 3 We warmly welcome...1010+/-7 to 1007+/-4 Ma) in the Hudson Highlands region of New York. Many shear zones with widths of 1-2...Fe-REE), developed in the New York Hudson Highlands region and extend to New Jersey and to Pennsylvania's...and zircon are the main gangue minerals for the magnetite ores crosscut by a late sulfide (pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite)...Italy 3, Japan 3, Mongolian People's Republic 1, Namibia 1, Norway 2, Peru 1, Republic of South Africa 2 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | dumortierite, associated minerals include hematite, magnetite, chlorite, sericite, alkali feldspar, schorlitic...pressure and temperature conditions near the critical region of the H2O system (Norton & Dutrow 2001). Fibrous...the 319 Alabashka Pegmatite Field of the Ural Mountains, Russia (Lyckberg & Hawthorne 1997). The pocket...north of the city (e.g., Cassedanne 1983). This region is famous as the locality of the mineral brazilianite...(1983) lists tourmaline from several mines in this region mostly as schorl, but also ‘‘green gem tourmaline’’ |
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Erongo Mountains, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia