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Etemba Farm 135, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibiai
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Etemba Farm 135Farm
Omaruru ConstituencyConstituency
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Schorl

Etemba Farm 135, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Aquamarine

Etemba Farm 135, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Dumortierite

Unnamed pegmatite, Etemba Farm 135, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Schorl

Etemba Farm 135, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Aquamarine

Etemba Farm 135, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Dumortierite

Unnamed pegmatite, Etemba Farm 135, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Schorl

Etemba Farm 135, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Aquamarine

Etemba Farm 135, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Type:
Farm
Mindat Locality ID:
157965
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:157965:2
GUID (UUID V4):
479a2c2d-bdb3-427d-91a3-eb4df18b6b7e


Farm on the northern edge of the Erongo Mountain, west of Omaruru. There are three mines known on this property (see map von Bezing reference page 329).

Aquamarine is reported from a tin-bearing albite rock.



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β“˜ Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Andradite var. Demantoid
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Description: Similar to those from Tubussis Farm 22.
β“˜ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜ Beryl var. Aquamarine
Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18
β“˜ Beryl var. Morganite
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
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“˜ Goyazite
Formula: SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
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
β“˜ 'Wolframite Group'
Description: Tungsten mine hosting wolframite in a quartz-sericite matrix.

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
β“˜'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Goyazite8.BL.10SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
β“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜Tinsleyite8.DH.10KAl2(PO4)2(OH) Β· 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Andradite
var. Demantoid		9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
β“˜9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
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“˜var. Morganite9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ GoyaziteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hβ“˜ TinsleyiteKAl2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Beβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Beβ“˜ Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Bβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Oβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oβ“˜ Andradite var. DemantoidCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Oβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oβ“˜ GoyaziteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oβ“˜ TinsleyiteKAl2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(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“˜ GoyaziteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Alβ“˜ Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alβ“˜ TinsleyiteKAl2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Alβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Siβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ Andradite var. DemantoidCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Siβ“˜ Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pβ“˜ GoyaziteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pβ“˜ TinsleyiteKAl2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ TinsleyiteKAl2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caβ“˜ Andradite var. DemantoidCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feβ“˜ Andradite var. DemantoidCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SrStrontium
Srβ“˜ GoyaziteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
SnTin
Snβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2

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References

Cairncross, B. and Bahmann, U., (2006): Famous Mineral Localities: The Erongo Mountains Namibia. Mineralogical Record: 37(5): 361-470.
von Bezing, Ludi (2007) Namibia - Minerals and Localities. Bode Verlag GmbH, Haltern.
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