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Andalusite from
Gross Barmen, Okahandja, Okahandja Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia


Classification
Species:Andalusite
Formula:Al2(SiO4)O
Comments:Noted as porphyroblasts over 20cm in schists.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Andalusite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gross Barmen, Okahandja, Okahandja Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:826380
Long-form Identifier:1:3:826380:3
GUID (UUID V4):44cac8ef-3781-42aa-afca-d70fc61e32ad
Nearest other occurrences of Andalusite
0.0km (0.0 miles) Rüdenau, Okahandja, Okahandja Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
evolution in the Pan-African Damara Belt, central Namibia: the Hureb Formation of the Khomas Zone Gerrit...evolution in the Pan-African Damara Belt, central Namibia: the Hureb Formation of the Khomas Zone. Precambrian..., 57: 169-194. The Hureb Formation in central Namibia is one of the uppermost stratigraphic units of...Hochland (approximately 70-80 km wide) in central Namibia consists mainly of monotonous quartzbiotite schists...northern Khomas Zones (separated by the orogenic Okahandja Lineament; Fig. 2), is situated 75 km northwest
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...pegmatites 2.2. 7 Isolated occurrences 2.2.7.1 Gross Barmen pegmatite 2.2. 7.2 Auchabis pegmatites 2.2.7...occurrences of niobium-tantalum mineralisation in Namibia are classified and described according to their
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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unpublished.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)
granitic Donkerhuk batholith in the Damara Belt of Namibia: protracted, syntectonic, short‑range, crustal...Zone accretionary prism in the Damara Belt of Namibia. Each magma pulse had at least partly crystallised...Heterogeneity · Source terrane · Damara Belt · Namibia Introduction Granitic rocks (sensu lato) are the...Zone accretionary prism of the Damara Belt of Namibia. Here we address the implications for the nature...the SZ, into the SW-NE-trending, 2–7 km wide Okahandja Lineament Zone (OLZ), which marks the backstop
 
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