 | | 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 (article/letter/editorial) | | Jacobson (1993); Switzer (1939a, b) 4 Sawtooth Mountains, Boise, Custer and Elsmore counties, ID, USA ...Santa Teresa Mountains, Aravaipa district, Graham County, AZ, USA Santa Teresa Mountains NYF Miarolitic...Lange, Tischendorf, and Krause (2004) 15 Strzegom region, Lower Silesia, Poland Biotite-hornblende granites...side of Lugano Lake, Varese Province, Piedmont region, Italy Pink granite in the Baveno Pluton and leucogranitic...(1983); Boriani et al. (1988) 17 Erongo Mountains, Namibia Erongo Granite NYF Miarolitic and rarely |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Kèshíkèté Qi County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. Limpid complex fluorite crystals displaying...coloration. The fluorite mines of the Asturias region, in Spain, have produced some incredibly striking...often at shows as they once were. The Asturias region has three districts that are the most productive...Konrad 1984). Fluorite specimens from the Piemonte region of Italy are little known to most collectors in...through colorless. Associated minerals include orthoclase and babingtonite (Baveno is particularly famous |  | 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 (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...Fish: Life in the Ordovician Sea of the Cincinnati Region, J. St. John, 467–68; Studies on Agate: Microscopy |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Japan-law twinning, 8 cm, from the “Messum Mountains,” Namibia. Smithsonian specimen cat. no. R16278, ken...the locality is given as Messum Mountains, Namibia. The “Messum Mountains” probably should more appropriately...circular igneous complex that includes the Orongo Mountains, the locality given for the other specimens herein...encountered some recent specimens from the Orongo Mountains of Namibia with similarly oriented Figure 4. Multiple...in two different directions, from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia. John S. White specimen and photo. Figure |  | Lensing-Burgdorf, Martina, Watenphul, Anke, Schlüter, Jochen, Mihailova, Boriana (2017) Crystal chemistry of tourmalines from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia, studied by Raman spectroscopy. European Journal of Mineralogy, 29 (2) 257-267 doi:10.1127/ejm/2017/0029-2607 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Crystal chemistry of tourmalines from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia, studied by Raman spectroscopy 1 4 ...morphologies from miarolitic cavities in pegmatites of the Erongo granite are analysed by Raman spectroscopy and...1 Key-words:: tourmaline; Raman spectroscopy; Erongo granite; schorl; foitite. EC 5 1. Introduction...2015). The Erongo granite in the Erongo igneous complex, Damaraland, west-central Namibia, is a well-known...locality for a diversity of pegmatitic minerals. The Erongo complex was formed in the Early Cretaceous (∼135– |  | | Catalog/List | | the Tsumeb Mine (as well as other mines of the region) were still in production in the 1970s. You will...village near the foothills of the Drakensberg Mountains, in South Africa. His love of rock climbing soon...an exciting trip by Land Rover into the Maluti Mountains of Lesotho (formerly Basutoland) to visit the...engineering work took him to the Tsumeb Mine in Namibia. This mine is renowned for producing what are arguably...desert-like "Sperrgebiet" area of the southern coast of Namibia, with its fabulous wealth of gem diamonds. One |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | are those from the pegmatites of the New England region. From Maine, King and Foord (1994, p. 246) note...crystals and rosettes of muscovite associated with orthoclase, calcite, and goethite have been collected from...crystals of muscovite to 2 cm across associated with orthoclase (variety adularia) and calcite have been collected...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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | the Fassa Valley and the Siusi Alp; druses of orthoclase and quartz with associated minerals from the...Ca' Bernardi and Perticara mines in the Marches Region, and the sphalerite, chalcopyrite and various rare...Roberto Appiani photo. on quartz with adularian orthoclase, 8.5 cm, found in 1982 in the Cavradi gorge,...grew over the years, especially on trips to the mountains, particularly to Mont Blanc and Mount Rosa. We...to 2 cm), from Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg area, Erongo region, Namibia. Roberto Appiani photo. BERYL |  | | 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...lamellae of NaAlSi3O8 (albite) and KAlSi3O8 (orthoclase). At high temperature, Na+ (radius 97 pm) and |  | | Journal (issue) | | Hemimorphite from Congo • Jeremejevite from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia • New morganite mine in Madagascar • Namibian...encountered in Namibia • Plastic and steel pearl imitations • Gem cutting factories in Namibia • 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...“Indicator lake”; (30) Otish Mountains; (31) Wemindji; (32) Torngat Mountains aillikite dikes; (33) Saglek |  | | Journal (issue) | | 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...heliodor Tajikistan I 6-8: 1.3-5; aquamarine Erongo Mtns.. Namibia 16-10: 1.3-10: emerald Nuristan. Afghanistan |  | | 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 |  | Baldwin, J. R., Hill, P. G., von Knorring, O., Oliver, G. J. H. (2000) Exotic aluminium phosphates, natromontebrasite, brazilianite, goyazite, gorceixite and crandallite from rare-element pegmatites in Namibia. Mineralogical Magazine, 64 (6) 1147-1164 doi:10.1180/002646100549940 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and crandallite from rare-element pegmatites in Namibia J. R. BALDWIN1,*, P. G. HILL2, O. VON KNORRING3...rare-element pegmatites from the KaribibUsakos area, Namibia, have been investigated using the electron microprobe...post-magmatic fluids in these pegmatites. K EY WORDS : Namibia, exotic aluminium phosphates, lithium pegmatites...common in most of the Li pegmatites in the Karibib area, Namibia, and in many instances they are the only...the economic potential of Li pegmatites in the region, specimens of amblygonite–montebrasite were collected |  | | 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...Italy 3, Japan 3, Mongolian People's Republic 1, Namibia 1, Norway 2, Peru 1, Republic of South Africa 2...Kommune structure to what is simply Tunu Admistrative Region/East Greenland (Werner Bjerge alkaline complex) |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Figure 8. Fluorite and orthoclase, 6.5 cm high, Erongo Mountains, Namibia. Richard Geiger specimen |  | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Myanmar; Yichung, China; Brazil; and probably Erongo, Namibia. The pegmatites at Ehrenfriedersdorf, Germany...00/DOI: 10.2138/am.2008.2943 minerals found in the region of the Mogok Stone Tract has led to further visits...phase. The F-rich pegmatite at Davib-Ost farm, Erongo, Namibia yielded a pale-blue herderite phase associated...associated with schorl, muscovite, and orthoclase (see Cairncross and Bahmann 2006). Positions of key bands...(2006) Famous mineral localities: The Erongo Mountains, Namibia. Mineralogical Record, 37, 361–470. Černý |  | | 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) | | important gem deposits in Africa (Congo, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia) and Asia (Afghanistan...pegmatite core zone or in the core margin, the region around the core. Typically, only parts of these...“Urals-type” deposits, such as those in the Ural Mountains of Russia, the Kafubu area of Zambia, and the...ct), bicolored pink and blue elbaite tourmaline (Namibia, 9.88 ct), and lilac-pink kunzite spodumene (Madagascar...topaz (China, 375 g), and quartz (smoky quartz, Namibia, 219 g). SPECIMENS COURTESY OF B ILL L ARSON, PALA |  | | 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) | | our way out to the Gobobosebberge (Goboboseb Mountains) south of the Brandberg Mountai n, west of Uis...10 cm. with 6 cm. Aquamarine Crystal, Erongo Mountains, Namibia. Author's collection. Stan Taylor photo...Goboboseb Mountains, Namibia. Author's collection. Fig. 1: Ras Greeff Claim, Goboboseb Mountains, Namibia...cm. across, Ras Greeff Claim, Goboboseb Mountains., Namibia. Author's photo. Fig. 3: Quartz/ Amethyst...crystal is 7 cm., Ras Greeff Claim, Goboboseb Mountains, Namibia. Author's collection. After spending several |
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Erongo Mountains, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia