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Unnamed pegmatite (dumortierite mine), Etemba Farm 135, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibiai
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Unnamed pegmatite (dumortierite mine)- not defined -
Etemba Farm 135Farm
Omaruru ConstituencyConstituency
Erongo RegionRegion
NamibiaCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
126702
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:126702:3
GUID (UUID V4):
7101b51c-f748-4ae2-817a-bd177f190c76


Granite pegmatite 30 km W from Omaruru. An unnamed and unzoned pegmatite situated in the central region of the farm on the north-western slope of the Zamskuppe hill which is close to the northern boundary of the Erongo Mountain, was mined for ornamental stone.

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9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜ Beryl var. Aquamarine
Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18
β“˜ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
β“˜ Dumortierite
Formula: Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
β“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜ Tinsleyite
Formula: KAl2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
β“˜ Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2

Gallery:

Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)β“˜ Dumortierite
Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2β“˜ Topaz

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜Tinsleyite8.DH.10KAl2(PO4)2(OH) Β· 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
β“˜Dumortierite9.AJ.10Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
β“˜Beryl
var. Aquamarine		9.CJ.05Be3Al2Si6O18
β“˜9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hβ“˜ TinsleyiteKAl2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Beβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Bβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Oβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oβ“˜ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Oβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oβ“˜ TinsleyiteKAl2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Alβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alβ“˜ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Alβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alβ“˜ TinsleyiteKAl2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Alβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Siβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pβ“˜ TinsleyiteKAl2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ TinsleyiteKAl2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SnTin
Snβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2

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References

Seroka, P., (2001): Fluorit-Daten, Fakten, Weltweite Vorkommen: 6.5.10
von Bezing, Ludi (2007) Namibia - Minerals and Localities. Bode Verlag GmbH, Haltern.
www.mineralienatlas.de (2009) http://www.mineralienatlas.de/lexikon/index.php/Mineralienportrait/Fluorit/Namibia
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