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Abenab West Mine, Abenab, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibiai
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Abenab West MineMine (Inactive)
AbenabVillage
Grootfontein ConstituencyConstituency
Otjozondjupa RegionRegion
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
19° 18' 5'' South , 18° 5' 44'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-19.30142,18.09573
GeoHash:
G#: kksf5y2cj
GRN:
S13E13
Type:
Mine (Inactive) - last checked 2020
KΓΆppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Grootfontein24,099 (2014)29.6km
Tsumeb12,190 (2013)40.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
4472
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4472:4
GUID (UUID V4):
6429d4f4-7439-4982-9c0d-a2a3f4eea6b8


A vanadium-lead mine owned by South West Africa Co., Ltd.
Located about 20 miles North of Grootfontein and about 100 m SW of the Abenab Mine (Abenab pipe).

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Mineral List


33 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ 'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
β“˜ Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
β“˜ Descloizite
Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH)
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Greenockite
Formula: CdS
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
β“˜ Jordanite
Formula: Pb14As6S23
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
β“˜ Minium
Formula: Pb3O4
β“˜ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜ Vanadinite
Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl
β“˜ Willemite
Formula: Zn2SiO4
β“˜ Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Greenockite2.CB.45CdS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
β“˜Jordanite2.JB.30aPb14As6S23
β“˜Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Minium4.BD.05Pb3O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
β“˜Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
β“˜Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Descloizite8.BH.40PbZn(VO4)(OH)
β“˜Vanadinite8.BN.05Pb5(VO4)3Cl
β“˜Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Willemite9.AA.05Zn2SiO4
β“˜Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 Β· H2O
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AnataseTiO2
Oβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Oβ“˜ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Oβ“˜ MiniumPb3O4
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oβ“˜ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Oβ“˜ WillemiteZn2SiO4
Oβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Oβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Naβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siβ“˜ WillemiteZn2SiO4
Siβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Sβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ GreenockiteCdS
Sβ“˜ JordanitePb14As6S23
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Clβ“˜ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ AnataseTiO2
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
VVanadium
Vβ“˜ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Vβ“˜ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Znβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Znβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Znβ“˜ WillemiteZn2SiO4
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Asβ“˜ JordanitePb14As6S23
Asβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Asβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
CdCadmium
Cdβ“˜ GreenockiteCdS
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pbβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Pbβ“˜ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ JordanitePb14As6S23
Pbβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pbβ“˜ MiniumPb3O4
Pbβ“˜ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Pbβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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References

Bureau of Mines Mineral Trade Notes (Jan 1948).
Rocks & Minerals: 22:224; 23:606.
Cairncross, B. (1997) The Otavi Mountain Land Cu-Pb-Zn-V Deposits, Namibia. Mineralogical Record 28(2) 109-130.
Boni, M., Terracciano, R., Evans, N.J., Laukamp, C., Schneider, J. and BechstΓ€dt, T. (2007): Genesis of Vanadium Ores in the Otavi Mountainland, Namibia. Economic Geology 102, 441-469.
Schneider, J., Boni, M., Laukamp, C., BechstΓ€dt, T., and Petzel, V. (2008): Willemite (Zn2SiO4) as a possible Rb–Sr geochronometer for dating nonsulfide Zn–Pb mineralization: Examples from the Otavi Mountainland (Namibia). Ore Geology Reviews 33, 152-167.
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