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Malachite from
Otjihase Mine, Von Francois Farm 60, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Otjihase Mine, Von Francois Farm 60, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:764057
Long-form Identifier:1:3:764057:5
GUID (UUID V4):8e71381f-4ddf-4110-b40b-68535fd5dd98
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
38.7km (24.1 miles) Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
39.9km (24.8 miles) Otjisongati Mines, Okamuvia Farm 144, Seeis, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
45.2km (28.1 miles) Matchless Mine, Friedenau Farm 16, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
46.4km (28.8 miles) Onganja Mine, Helen Farm 235, Seeis, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
93.1km (57.8 miles) Swartmodder, Rehoboth Urban West, Hardap Region, Namibia
References
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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...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
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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unpublished.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
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...Southern Zone. Introduction The Onganja copper mine is located within the Southern Zone of the Damara...Damara Orogen, some 65 km north-east of Windhoek, Namibia (Figure 1). It operated intermittently throughout...within the northeastern part of the Southern Zone or Khomas trough of the Pan-African Damara Orogen (Figure
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dition Schloss Freudenstein Ludi von Bezing RainerBode • SteffenJahn in Collaboration with PeterLyckberg... AiAiba / farm Anibib 136 8 Grosse Spitzkoppe, Erongo 9 , .,/, loringa tree . Khomas Highland...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
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may opt for student membership. Persons living over 60 miles from Haywards Heath may opt for associate membership...precious stone. Opalbanya is the name of the original mine location. Possibly Magyar, ancient Hungarian. These...are fine Some aren't unpacked yet -a few are now mine! But rocks in the garage and more in the shed, Were...for Vitec, our contact for our visit to the Tsumeb Mine. It has to be said that some of that time was spent...Figure 1 Headframe of the De Wet Shaft, Tsumeb 1 Namibia Handbook (Footprint) p324 -7- SMLS Journal 176
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mineralization in the Otavi Mountain Land, Northern Namibia—a review and regional interpretation A.F. Kamona...Günzel b a b University of Namibia, Private Bag 13301, Windhoek, Namibia Ongopolo Mining Ltd., Main Street...Street, P.O. Box 40, Tsumeb, Namibia Received 16 May 2004; accepted 10 April 2006 Available online 4...Neoproterozoic Damara mobile belt in northern Namibia (Fig. 1). The northern part of the metallogenic...of the Tsumeb Subgroup is the same in northern Namibia (Table 1). However, the Mulden Group in the OML
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.,,., ..,,.... w + ..... . ·. .... . - Namibia Zauberwelt edler Steine und Kristalle ooa Dieses... Dieses Buch entstand mit finanzieller Unterstützung von Dr. Reinhardt Bast (Miltenberger Mineralienfreunde)...Erdgeschichte 8 Zur Geschichte des Bergbaus in Namibia 17 Der Brandberg und die Mineralfunde in seiner...Riesenquarze von Otjua 110 Auf Turmalinsuche in Namibia Die Demantoide von Tubussis in Zentral-Namibia 112...112 116 Sodalith von Swartbooisdrif, Kaokoveld 118 Goldberyll (Heliodor) vom Hoffnungsstrahl-Pegmatit
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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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 . . ...............................exploration for VMS deposits, Matchless Belt, Namibia . . .................. 142 Fred Kamona & Moses...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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reasons for the approach taken Mineral deposit or mine? A genetic model as the basis for exploration The...many geologists who have given their time during mine visits and responded to our queries. We have benefited...Decline Doline A downward inclined tunnel into a mine or potential ore body. A funnel-shaped depression...shaft excavated upwards for connecting levels in a mine or ore body. Ripping The removal of overburden...of the problems which face the mine geologist. The function of the mine geologist varies considerably
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"Broadly regarded, the depth ta which a metalliferous region has been eroded affects its present characteristics...sills), if they are exposed in outcrop or in the mine workings at all. The Climax Mo complex is the best...known (e.g. the Montana Tunnels deposit, Obelisk Mine). The former locality contains disseminated pyrite...BALKHASH (PRIBALKHASH) REGION, KAZAKHSTAN, U.S.S.R. This is an outstanding region of Permo-Carboniferous...interpreted as marking the cores of stratovolcanoes. The region is densely mineralized and contains the principal
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"Broadly regarded, the depth to which a metalliferous region has been eroded affects its present characteristics...sills), if they are exposed in outcrop or in the mine workings at all. The Climax Mo complex is the best...known (e.g. the Montana Tunnels deposit, Obelisk Mine). The former locality contains disseminated pyrite...BALKHASH (PRIBALKHASH) REGION, KAZAKHSTAN, U.S.S.R. This is an outstanding region of Permo-Carboniferous...interpreted as marking the cores of stratovolcanoes. The region is densely mineralized and contains the principal
Report (issue)
holdings. Prior to 1978, the development of complete mine property cost evaluations was impeded by still evolving...tool. Systems design work also continued on the mine simulation (MINSIM) program, an economic evaluation...reserves. These include implications that because a mine is operating it is profitable, that reported reserves...prices, which are variable over the life of the mine. Economic evaluation is complicated by the presence...and economic variables on viability of individual mine properties (17-18). Nonproducing deposits Producing
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-10 /) 18 0 I -20 I I -30 - 40 I I I -SO -60 -70 in "loo Fig. 1-3. 0 isotopes of meteoric water...~PESCADERO V 0 _BLACK SEA - S. CATALlNA / ~E -2 60 CORTEZ 50 40 30 20 10 ~S%o= (&34 S seawater...this system (Fig. 24) shows a vanishingly small region of stability for siderite, indicating that the...these, I have added data from the Lake Superior region and the Labrador Trough (Fig. 2-7). An earlier...unconformity except in the Hamersley. In the Lake Superior region and the Labrador Trough, a thick dolomite section
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highest-lying diamond pipe. Commissioning Letseng mine at 10 500 feet during the last two years has called...Whatever you're mining, wherever you're mining, mine it on Bridgestones Bridgestones — for all the variables...Operating conditions differ enormously from mine to mine. Not only are there variations in the kind of...Whatever you’re mining, wherever you’re mining, mine it on Bridgestones. iaaseinn Money — BRIDGE STONE...tax. with producer pricing as with copper in the 60’s Nevertheless, the degree of unpredictability is
 
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