 | | Report (issue) | | SURVEY NAMIBIA 1990 Open File Report MRS 12 2 Abstract Niobium-tantalum mineralisation in Namibia occurs...by-products of Tin-mining operations in central Namibia (Uis, Nainais, De Rust). Prominent niobium-tantalum...pegmatites occur in the Tantalite Valley in southern Namibia and have been mined for a long time on a small...Cross - Uis pegmatite belt 2.2.2.1 Strathmore pegmatites 2.2.2.2 Karlowa pegmatites 2.2.2.3 Uis pegmatite...2.2.3.7 Pistelwitz pegmatites 2.2.4 Sandamap - Erongo pegmatite belt 2.2.4.1 Gossow pegmatites 2.2.4 |  | | Field Trip Notes | | the Geological Society & Geological Survey of Namibia II I -· --· ...... ----·----, Editor: M. Niall...the Geological Society & Geological Survey of Namibia -- - -- .. --- ----• • ·- •• -1 · ~. ,. :...DAMARA OROGEN G.LC. Schneider Geological Survey or Namibia, P O Box 2168, Windhoek 1.0 Day 1 - Monday, 22...Company - Uis 5.4 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch at Uis 5.5 14:00 - 17:00 Uis Tin Mine 5.6 Overnight: Uis 32 32 33...Day 6- Saturday, 27 August 1994 6.1 08:00 - 10:00 Uis - Spitzkoppe 6.2 10:00 - 11:30 African Granite Quarry |  | | Book | | 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...Copper Deposits The South The Pegmatitesin Central Namibia Luderitz and the Diamonds 44 49 241 254 272 275... Encyclopedia of the Mineralsof Namibia 443 Meteorites in Namibia Bibliography Index Photo credits |  | | Catalog/List | | Potosi Mexico £40 9 MONAZITE one good fawn micro crystal on quartz, the monazite is thin hexagonal platy...with two contrasting colours Sefrou Fes Meknes region Morocco £20 59 ORIENTITE obvious small brown nodules...damage to one side of the crystal Uis pegmatites Erongo region Namibia £6 (Al,Fe,Zn)2(Al,Sn)6O1,(OH) --~'•...crystallised piece Killa Saifullah district, Balochistan region Pakistan 5x2 £20 FLUORESCENT MWERALS 74 7 WILLEMITE...green crystal section in pegmatite 6x6cm Usakos Erongo Namibia £8 149 LUGARITE, small black Kaersutite crystal |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and Madagascar and within the Damara sequence in Namibia and morcovcr. within the Narnnqualand metamorphic...Mozambique, and Madagascar, and in the Damaran of Namibia (Figure 1). One of the largest, continuous regions...in Africa, is the Namaqualand-Gordonia-Kenhardt region or the Orange River pegmatite belt which is also...pegmatites vary to a great extent from one pegmatite region to another. In some areas lithium silicates are...Zimbabwe. 6. Bikita. Zimbabwe; 7. Karibib area. Namibia; 8. Noumas. Namaqualand. South Alrica: 9. Muianc |  | | Book | | .,,., ..,,.... w + ..... . ·. .... . - Namibia Zauberwelt edler Steine und Kristalle ooa Dieses...Erdgeschichte 8 Zur Geschichte des Bergbaus in Namibia 17 Der Brandberg und die Mineralfunde in seiner...blaue Wunder vom Erongo - Auf Aquamarin-Jagd im Innern Namibias 72 Miarolen im Erongo-Granit- ein Eldorado...110 Auf Turmalinsuche in Namibia Die Demantoide von Tubussis in Zentral-Namibia 112 116 Sodalith von...bei Rössing l 19 Zeolithe vom Grootbergpaß in Namibia Kamphaugit-(Y) von der Rössing-Mine 120 124 126 |  | | 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 | | 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) | | a classic collisional orogen: The Damara Belt, Namibia Ben Goscombe, David A. Foster, David Gray, Ben...a classic collisional orogen: The Damara Belt, Namibia, (2017), doi: 10.1016/j.gr.2017.07.006 This is...a classic collisional orogen: The Damara Belt, Namibia PT Ben Goscombe1*, David A. Foster2, David Gray3...Ma, followed by southdirected out-wedging at the Uis-Pass Suture, accommodated by relative extension (MD1)...Margin Zone (Wedge II) in the footwall below the Uis-Pass Suture. Peak metamorphism at 17 ºC/km and 9 |  | Graupner, T., Melcher, F., Gäbler, H.-E., Sitnikova, M., Brätz, H., Bahr, A. (2010) Rare earth element geochemistry of columbite-group minerals: LA-ICP-MS data. Mineralogical Magazine, 74 (4) 691-713 doi:10.1180/minmag.2010.074.4.691 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | consideration (e.g. Rongi (Rwanda); Uis (Namibia); Rubikon (Namibia); Hagendorf (Germany)). References...Homestead pegmatite, Tantalite Valley, Namaqualand, Namibia, Neoproterozoic (Kibaran) in age; (2) the Shori...precipitation of minerals incorporating REE (e.g. monazite, apatite, garnet). Badanina et al. (2006) also...C1 (Tecklenberg) pegmatite, SW of Uis, Cape Cross-Uis belt, Namibia a/b/c columbite-(Fe), tantalite-(Fe)...columbite-(Fe) Kibeke, Pangi, Kivu, DRC Manono, Mwanza region, Katanga, DRC Ruhanga pegmatite, Gatumba district |  | Goscombe, Ben, Foster, David A., Gray, David, Wade, Ben, Marsellos, Antonios, Titus, Jason (2017) Deformation correlations, stress field switches and evolution of an orogenic intersection: The Pan-African Kaoko-Damara orogenic junction, Namibia. Geoscience Frontiers, 8 (6) 1187-1232 doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2017.05.001 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | The Pan-African Kaoko-Damara orogenic junction, Namibia Ben Goscombe a, *, David A. Foster b, David Gray...The Pan-African Kaoko-Damara orogenic junction, Namibia, Geoscience Frontiers (2017), http://dx.doi.org/10...1). Consequently, the tectonic evolution of this region is crucial to understanding the assembly of Gondwana...The Pan-African Kaoko-Damara orogenic junction, Namibia, Geoscience Frontiers (2017), http://dx.doi.org/10...to deformation structures. (2) U-Pb dating of monazite in peak metamorphic parageneses correlated with |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | with the Brandberg granite of South West Africa/Namibia and granites in northern Nigeria, revealed by geochemical...batholith, forming the highest mountain in SWA/Namibia (2573 m), has nearly a circular outline on the...alkaline granites of the Brandberg massif, SWA/Namibia Sample No.+ 1 2 3 4 5 Major elements (%)...Brandberg granite and various granite types in SWA/Namibia. Figure 2 reveals that monazites from the Brandberg...'northern tin belt', as well as at Etiro (SE of Erongo) and in a carbonatitic plug in the 'southern central |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | variations in pegmatites of the cape cross-uis pegmatite belt, namibia Warrick C. Fuchsloch, Paul A.M. Nex...pegmatites of the cape crossuis pegmatite belt, namibia. The address for the corresponding author was captured...VARIATIONS IN PEGMATITES OF THE CAPE CROSS-UIS PEGMATITE BELT, NAMIBIA Warrick C. Fuchslocha*, Paul A.M. Nexb...Granitic pegmatite, Pegmatite classification, Namibia, Damara Orogen, Pegmatite geochemistry, Anatexis...Pan African aged Damara Orogen in Namibia is host to the Cape Cross-Uis pegmatite SC belt, one of several |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | oxides from pegmatites of the Cape Cross–Uis pegmatite belt, Namibia WARRICK C. FUCHSLOCH*, PAUL A.M. NEX...Abstract The Cape Cross-Uis pegmatite belt, Damara Orogen, north-central Namibia hosts multiple Ta-Nb-...cassiterite, granitic pegmatite, Damara Orogen, Namibia. Introduction The internal evolution processes...et al., 2017). In the Cape Cross-Uis pegmatite belt (CUPB) of Namibia, numerous granitic pegmatite bodies...tapiolite and cassiterite from the Cape Cross – Uis pegmatite belt. High definition back-scattered electron |  | Ashworth, L., Kinnaird, J.A., Nex, P.A.M., Harris, C., Müller, A.B. (2020) Origin of rare-element-mineralized Damara Belt pegmatites: A geochemical and light stable isotope study. Lithos, 372. 105655pp. doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2020.105655 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | leucogranites (SLGs) of the Jo ur Damara Belt, Namibia, although coeval, are variably mineralized and...1979; Kontak and Kyser 2009). The Damara Belt of Namibia provides an ideal na setting in which to study...Geology The northeast-trending Damara Belt in Namibia forms part of the Neoproterozoic Damara Orogen...and south-trending Gariep Belts in Swakopmund, Namibia, which together record successive phases of rifting...SMZ to the CZ, as well as from the interior of Namibia towards the coast (Kinnaird and Nex, 2007), such |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and the Tantalite Valley pegmatites (southern Namibia) and Large compositional variations through Fe-Mn...Nigeria and many pegmatites in the Damara Belt of Namibia. Trace element concentrations in CGM and other...mineral supply chain due-diligence initiatives in the region and at the Ta (and Sn) smelter level, combined...of their production period (Fetherston, 2004). Namibia Some of the pegmatites in the Tantalite Valley...Historically, the tin pegmatites of Uis were the most important Ta producers in Namibia and represents one of the |  | Keller, Paul, Roda Robles, Encarnación, Pesquera Pérez, Alfonso, Fontan, François (1999) Chemistry, paragenesis and significance of tourmaline in pegmatites of the Southern Tin Belt, central Namibia. Chemical Geology, 158 (3) 203-225 doi:10.1016/s0009-2541(99)00045-5 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | in pegmatites of the Southern Tin Belt, central Namibia Paul Keller a , Encarnacion ´ Roda Robles b,) ...distinct belts within the Damara orogen of central Namibia. Many of the pegmatites have been mined extensively...Granitic pegmatites; Mineral chemistry; Central Namibia 1. Introduction The importance of tourmaline for...pegmatites from the Southern Tin belt of central Namibia, examining the petrographic characteristics and...Geology of the pegmatites The geology of central Namibia is dominated by metasedimentary and igneous rocks |  | Ashworth, Luisa, Kinnaird, Judith Ann, Nex, Paul Andrew Martin, Erasmus, Rudolph Marthinus, Przybyłowicz, Wojciech Józef (2018) Characterization of fluid inclusions from mineralized pegmatites of the Damara Belt, Namibia: insight into late-stage fluid evolution and implications for mineralization. Mineralogy and Petrology, 112 (6) 753-765 doi:10.1007/s00710-018-0569-8 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | from mineralized pegmatites of the Damara Belt, Namibia: insight into late-stage fluid evolution and implications...northeast-trending Neoproterozoic Damara Belt, Namibia. Mineralization in the pegmatites varies geographically...Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland Introduction Namibia possesses a vast and diverse mineral wealth, including...Sampling and sample preparation The Damara Belt, Namibia, is the NE-trending arm of the Neoproterozoic Damara...Kaoko, and Strending Gariep belts near Swakopmund, Namibia (Fig. 1); these belts developed as a result of |  | | 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 |  | | Report (chapter) | | economically important minerals, primarily chromite, monazite and gold. The heavy minerals present in waste...worldwide is likely to increase. Since 1991, the region around the coastal town of Larvik in Norway has...from former pegmatite mining for tin ore in Uis, Namibia (Richards 1986; Harrison et al. 2002a, b). Around...major expense in supplying feldspar and mica from Uis, as it is around 200 km to the nearest port at Walvis...material. Governments of developing countries such as Namibia are keen to develop further their mining activities |  | Melcher, Frank, Graupner, Torsten, Gäbler, Hans-Eike, Sitnikova, Maria, Henjes-Kunst, Friedhelm, Oberthür, Thomas, Gerdes, Axel, Dewaele, Stijn (2015) Tantalum–(niobium–tin) mineralisation in African pegmatites and rare metal granites: Constraints from Ta–Nb oxide mineralogy, geochemistry and U–Pb geochronology. Ore Geology Reviews, 64. 667-719 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Zimbabwe) 4.3.3. Orange River Pegmatite Belt (Namibia, South Africa) AC 4.3.3.1. Radiometric data 4...Radiometric data 4.4.3.2. Mineralogy 4.4.4. Damara Belt (Namibia) 4.4.4.1. Radiometric data 2 ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT...Alto-Ligonha Province (Mozambique) 5.4.4. Damara Belt (Namibia) 5.4.5. Older Granites (Nigeria) 5.4.6. Madagascar...and the Tantalite Valley pegmatites (southern Namibia). Large compositional variations through Fe-Mn...Nigeria and some pegmatites in the Damara Belt of Namibia. CGM, AC tapiolite, wodginite and ixiolite accommodate |  | | Journal (issue) | | aus dem Erongo • Verzerrte Fluorit-Kristalle aus dem Erongo Neue Topase vom Brandberg/Namibia • Über Neufunde...wahren „ Neufunde-Boom" erleben wir derzeit in Namibia - mit dabei sind echte „WeltSensationen". Unsere...dem Erongo Neu aus Namibia: Verzerrte Fluorite aus dem Erongo Topas vom Brandbergmassiv, Namibia Neu...Neu aus Namibia: Eigenartige Quarz-Verwachsungen aus dem Erongo Impressum Das Titelbild zeigt eine aussergewöhnlich...Favoriten sind dieses Mal wieder Südafrika und Namibia - zwei Länder, die sich sehr häufig durch Neufunde |  | Ballouard, Christophe, Elburg, Marlina A., Tappe, Sebastian, Reinke, Christian, Ueckermann, Henriette, Doggart, Shane (2020) Magmatic-hydrothermal evolution of rare metal pegmatites from the Mesoproterozoic Orange River pegmatite belt (Namaqualand, South Africa) Ore Geology Reviews, 116. 103252 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2019.103252 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and new U-Pb zircon and monazite ages plus Sm-Nd isotope compositions of monazite to constrain the origin...regional strike-slip deformation. It has εNd(t)monazite = -14 ± 3 and formed by partial melting of Paleoproterozoic...geochemical tools for Li-Ta-(Nb)-Be exploration in the region, and possibly in other pegmatite belts worldwide...peak of metamorphism and granitic magmatism in the region (Lambert, 2013; Doggart, 2019). This so-called...(this study), and some pegmatite bodies of the region (Noumas I, Blesberg mine and Kokerboomrand I) are |  | | Report (issue) | | BOLIVIA Dredges ~ Northern region -----~ Central region Southern region ARGENTINA Pirquitas 20° 40°...represe~tat ion, not ~ecessprily a~t h or itptive . NAMIBIA 0 . ' Union mine Rooiberg Zaaiplaats Van Rooi's...as columbite-tantalite, wolframite, ilmenite, monazite, zircon, and xenotime. Alluvial placers are the...cassiterite and other heavy minerals, such as apatite, monazite, rutile, and zircon, from the waste. As of 1980...Rafael BOLIVIA Dredges Northern region Central region Southern region oo 20° 40° ~- Pitinga Rhodia-Espeng |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | zircon localities is quite long. The Pikes Peak region of Colorado has been a historical source of exceptional...aggregates to as much as 7 cm across associated with monazite, uraninite, and a variety of secondary uranium...centimeters across have been collected at the monazite prospect near Mars Hill. Several zircon mines...titanite (some replaced by anatase), allanite, monazite, xenotime, apatite, stilbite, and epidote. Similar...occasionally available from Rio do Peixe, Tocantins, North Region. Exceptional zircon specimens have been collected |
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