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Phlogopite from
Erongo Mountains, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Phlogopite
Formula:KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Age information
Maximum recorded age:132.5 Ā± 1.1 Ma
Minimum recorded age:78 Ā± 2.9 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1130.8 Ā± 1 MaEarly/Lower Cretaceous -
278 Ā± 2.9 MaLate/Upper Cretaceous - Ar-Ar
3130.7 Ā± 0.2 MaEarly/Lower Cretaceous - Ar-Ar
4130.5 Ā± 0.3 MaEarly/Lower Cretaceous - Ar-Ar
5131.2 Ā± 0.3 MaEarly/Lower Cretaceous - Ar-Ar
6131.4 Ā± 0.7 MaEarly/Lower Cretaceous - Ar-Ar
7131.8 Ā± 1.4 MaEarly/Lower Cretaceous - Ar-Ar
889 Ā± 3.3 MaLate/Upper Cretaceous - Ar-Ar
9131.8 Ā± 0.9 MaEarly/Lower Cretaceous - Ar-Ar
10132.5 Ā± 1.1 MaEarly/Lower Cretaceous - Ar-Ar
11126.6 Ā± 9.4 MaEarly/Lower Cretaceous - Ar-Ar
12130.3 Ā± 0.6 MaEarly/Lower Cretaceous - Ar-Ar
13130.8 Ā± 1 MaEarly/Lower Cretaceous - Ar-Ar
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Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calciteā“˜1 photo of Phlogopite associated with Calcite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Phlogopite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Erongo Mountains, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:766427
Long-form Identifier:1:3:766427:4
GUID (UUID V4):4c5f9401-7207-4ad3-8e81-52e64dc3d842
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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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. Uliā€™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
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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
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124ā€“32 Bahmann, U., Raspite from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia, 272ā€“74 Baileychlore, 319 Bailey, D. G...326ā€“30 C Cairncross, B., Raspite from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia, 272ā€“74 Calaverite, Cripple Creek, Colorado...146ā€“50 Collectorā€™s Note, Raspite from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia, B. Cairncross, H. Van Niekerk, C. Reineke...Autonomous Region, China, R. B. Cook, 242ā€“48; Spessartine, Marienfluss, Northern Namibia, R. B. Cook...Fish: Life in the Ordovician Sea of the Cincinnati Region, J. St. John, 467ā€“68; Studies on Agate: Microscopy
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73:378-99. POCKET PARAGENESIS OFTHE ERONGO PEGMATITES, NAMIBIA. R. M. Gentryā€™, 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...located in St. Lawrence County, a famous mining region. Mining in the area started with the extraction
Journal (issue)
cm) chestnut to chocolate colored, transparent phlogopite crystals from Jagdalak (Sorobi, Kopica, Afghanistan)...brought something else. During my latest trip to Namibia in May I heard of a remarkable find of aquamarine...black tourmaline from the "Erongo Mountains'' (i.e., Kubusis north of Karibib), vanishing under my nose...Mine (Cunningham Gulch) around 19845. The Ortiz mountains and mine are just a few miles north of the San...Andyrobertsite, calcio-andyrobertsite Tsumcb. Namibia 16-8: 10 Anglesite San Antonio Mine. Santa Eulalia
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Hemimorphite from Congo ā€¢ Jeremejevite from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia ā€¢ New morganite mine in Madagascar ā€¢ Namibian...encountered in Namibia ā€¢ Plastic and steel pearl imitations ā€¢ Gem cutting factories in Namibia ā€¢ Conference...states were transported by glaciers from a specific region in Canada (the James Bay Lowland; figure 3). Isolated...(Kennady Lake); (14) Dry Bones Bay; (15) Birch Mountains; (16) Buffalo Hills; (17) Mountain Lake ultrabasic...ā€œIndicator lakeā€; (30) Otish Mountains; (31) Wemindji; (32) Torngat Mountains aillikite dikes; (33) Saglek
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Republic, 6 cm). Figure 1.2 Halite crystals (Namibia, 5.8 cm). 6 section devoted to the display of...in groups 8ā€“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 (issue)
Variety 48 Green Dragon Mine āˆ’ Demantoid from Namibia Branding Signature Colors Design Focus ā€œOrnamentalā€...luxury goods manufacturersā€™ 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 (article/letter/editorial)
muscovite is sometimes mistaken for biotite and phlogopite. The streak is white (Anthony et al. 1995). Muscovite...are those from the pegmatites of the New England region. From Maine, King and Foord (1994, p. 246) note...Sarapulka district), Sverdlovskaya Oblast, Urals Region, Russia. The specimen is catalogued as a topaz...pegmatite, ErƤjƤrvi area, Western and Inner Finland Region, Finland. Dark green pseudohexagonal crystals to...have come from a pegmatite in the Gaoligongshan Mountains, Yunnan Province (Ottens 2008). Figure 12. Muscovite
Journal (issue)
mine, Ruoqiang County, Bayinguoling Autonomous Region, Xinjiang, China. Ken Donn photo. Azurite ā€œrose...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;
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...pyroxenes (diopside, enstatite), phlogopite, fluorinedominant phlogopite, olivine (hortonolite), microcline...Italy 3, Japan 3, Mongolian People's Republic 1, Namibia 1, Norway 2, Peru 1, Republic of South Africa 2
Journal (issue)
Emerald Mines DaylightFluorescent Hyalite from Namibia Gahnite from Nigeria Volume 38 / No. 2 / 2022...Cover photo: Spinel from Kuh-i-Lal, in the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan, has a long history and has been...New York. ARTICLES 138 Spinel from the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan By Dietmar Schwarz, Yicen Liu, Zhengyu...Walters Art Museum 119 172 Hyalite Opal from Erongo, Namibia, Showing Green Daylight Fluorescence 194 ...have been documented in these emeralds, such as phlogopite, talc, albite and possibly quartz (GĆ¼belin &
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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
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Dalā€™negorsk. GEOLOGY The geology of the Dalā€™negorsk region is tectonically complex because of its relationship...unique among the various intrusive rocks of the region. Xenoliths of eclogite and lherzolite suggest a...article are from these eight mines. In the larger region around Dalā€™negorsk there are additional mines and...Verchniy (Upper) mine was the first mine in the region, and is still in operation. It was initiated as...there in the past. Other mines in the Dalā€™negorsk region have produced speciĀ­ mens; most of the mineral
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from the Copper Valley mine, Mesopotamia 504, Namibia, consisting of small but very aesthetic blue-green...tuperssuatsiaite from the Aris quarry, South Windhoek, Namibia, both showing exquisite tufts of very dark green...given the need to get it back in one piece from Namibia. Nick Hawes Class 3. A display of British minerals...represented specimens from . ,. t.he 2003 SMLS trip to Namibia, and one from the recent visit to the Canc:1ry...we were shown ?l good choice of specimens from Namibia (can there be bad : choice?). His display featured
Journal (issue)
Vishnevye Mts. in the Urals, a famous pegmatite region about 100 km south of Ekaterinberg, were purchased...exploration potential that exists in the surrounding region. Historical background Archaeologically, nephrite...East Sayan Mountains of Siberia were promoted as the principle nephrite-producing region for the Soviet...foothills along the eastern flank of the Sudete Mountains of the north-east Bohemian Massif. They occur...structural high and the oldest tectonic element in the region. These Precambrian rocks are unconformably overlain
Show/Event (guide)
M L Wilson. 5:15 P o c k e t paragenesis of the Erongo pegmatites, NamibiabyR.M. Gentry, M A Wise, andR...Morning, April_ 6, 2003. AM 9:00-10:00 MINERALSOF NAMIBIA - Dr. Georg Gebhard. Dr. Georg Gebhard spoke on...on the other important mineral occurrences in Namibia. We are delighted to welcome him back to the speakers'...located in St. Lawrence County, a famous mining region. Mining in the area started with the extraction...tremolite, hexagonite (a manganese rich tremolite), phlogopite, quartz and tourmaline. One of the phyllosilicates
Journal (issue)
aggregates and as small light grey to pink crystals; phlogopite; scapolite (meionite) in silky light green stubby...This will be a much shoner ramble several fine phlogopite crystals. He also than the previous ones. For...west bank of the Connecticut River and east of a region of hills known as the Berkshires. None of the lead...from the center of Northampton. In the Loudville region more than fifty shafts and prospe-:t holes have...the veins. Those collectors who are visiting this region for the first time should not fail to visit the
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localities for good ilmenite crystals exist in the region (Brunet, I 977b ). NEW YORK Amity, Orange County...in Switzerland, it is only in the Maderanertal region of east-central Canton Uri that clefts bearing...clefts are found fairly commonly throughout this region, such that only a handful of notable finds during...Discoveries, 1960-2015 ILMENITE AFRICA (Cherry) Mountains (Drnitriy Belakovskiy, personal communication...contact-metamorphic skarn rocks in the High Atlas mountains around the town of Imilchil began in the 2000s
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diverse landscape of flatlands, canyons, and mountains. Within its borders are parts of both the Sierra...Madagascar, Sri Lanka, USA, Mexico, Namibia, the Ural Mountains, and Australia. When speaking of rough...mountain ranges of the Brandberg and Goboboseb Mountains in Namibia, Jackson Crossroads, Georgia in the USA...Retana, a peasant farmer who raised corn in the mountains near the municipality of AmatitlƔn. One day while...names too, those now long since lost.) Although the region may have had a short history of working, the endeavors
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Page 248: Quartz (amethyst variety), Erongo Mountains, Namibia * 5 x 6 x 3 cm Page 251: Calcite, Irai...Serbia Ā¢ tixex7 cm LEFT: Fluorite, Taihang Shan Mountains, Hebei, China * (Sexes selem 10 | MINERALS:...exemplified by tourmaline in schist, quartz or phlogopite. Space for Growth Cavities in rocks provide...hundred kilometers. Most of them orbit the Sun in a region called the asteroid belt, which is between the...thicker than acicular minerals. Massive sodalite, Namibia * 20 x 18 x 14 cm Bladed stibnite, Ichinokawa
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last year, there were times when it seemed that mountains had to be moved if we were to progress. We are...and effort that have helped us to move those mountains. We further extend our thanks to the subscribers...This interesting complex contains lazurite and phlogopite ores as well as a peculiar quartz-diopside rock...the Sludyanka complex in the southern Lake Baikal region of Russia. Six New Species Today, this team has...hydrothermally alter to micas such as muscovite, annite-phlogopite or clinochlore-chamosite. Elbaite may be replaced
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11 DTCsightholder manufacturing facilities in Namibia. However, these are supplied from all DTC sources...of cutting factories throughout South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana, such as this facility in South Africa...with the opening of a new mine in the Nova Era region and technological developments at established mines...created potential for unrest in an already volatile region of the country, formulated a stimulus package (Golan... Tanzania, works a tsavorite mine in the rural region of Lemshuko. To serve the needs of the minersā€™
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Green augelite from Peru ā€¢ Bicolored beryl from Namibia ā€¢ Diopside from Afghanistan ā€¢ California jadeite...distorted region it is refracted or diffused due to the difference in R. I. between that region and the...light. Such haziness may occur in a very small region, but it typically is seen throughout most of the...along slip planes is intense within a very narrow region. When these slip bands are viewed with reflected...bulbs have output in the long-wave ultraviolet region of the spectrum which, on rare occasions, could
 
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