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Locality Name:
Nababeep Tungsten Mines, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1031
Youngest recorded age at locality: 950

mindat Locality ID: 206061
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-206061.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nababeep Tungsten Mines, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Nababeep East Mine
Nababeep Far West Mine
Nababeep West Mine (Nababeep Near West Mine)

Latitude: 29°34'51"S
Longitude: 17°46'49"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -29.580833333333,17.780277777778
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al B Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mn Mo O P Pb S Si Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Fe O Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteArsenicAxiniteBaryteBismutiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteColumbite
CorundumCovelliteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumKaoliniteMicaMolybdenite
NoneNot in a structural groupPrehnitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinel
StibniteZircon

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferberite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3103195011071122353
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)103195011071121588
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)210319501107112260
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1031950110711211547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi103195011071121966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3103195011071121935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)10319501107112716
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1031950110711227770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S103195011071125707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21031950110711227198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS103195011071124165
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)103195011071128173
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)10319501107112551
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F103195011071122740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2103195011071129617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1031950110711224243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O103195011071126890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31031950110711214640
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)10319501107112469
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31015100705433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4103195011071125591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41031950110711214899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)103195011071124924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS210319503107110,107111,1071125800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21031950110711217380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)103195011071122349
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2103195011071121898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21031950110711239462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO210319503107110,107111,10711261156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21015100705614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)103195011071124894
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5103195011071121516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1031950110711221482
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)103195011071125251


8 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Mo-002681031950 Re-Os molybdenite  YesMolybdeniteMolybdeniteMo53587Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaOkiep Copper DistrictRaith and Stein (2000)10.1007/s001260050276MD35_741 
Mo-00439102210141018±4Re-Os molybdeniteNA335-3 YesMolybdenite Mo206060Kliphoog Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaKliphoogRaith and Stein (2000)10.1007/s001260050276MD35_741 
Mo-00440101910111015±4Re-Os molybdeniteNA44 YesMolybdenite Mo206060Kliphoog Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaKliphoogRaith and Stein (2000)10.1007/s001260050276MD35_741 
Mo-00438101510071011±4Re-Os molybdeniteNA51  Molybdenite Mo206059Nababeep Far West Mine, Nababeep Tungsten Mines, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaNababeep Far WestRaith and Stein (2000)10.1007/s001260050276MD35_741 
Mo-00269958950954±4Re-Os molybdeniteNA167-1 YesMolybdenite Mo53600Narrap Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaNarrapRaith and Stein (2000)10.1007/s001260050276MD35_741 
Mo-00270103110211026±5Re-Os molybdeniteNA167-1 YesMolybdenite Mo53600Narrap Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaNarrapRaith and Stein (2000)10.1007/s001260050276MD35_741 
Mo-00436101010021006±4Re-Os molybdeniteNA336-5 YesMolybdenite Mo206057Tweedam Mine, Springbok, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaTweedamRaith and Stein (2000)10.1007/s001260050276MD35_741 
Mo-0043710049961000±4Re-Os molybdeniteNA336-6 YesMolybdenite Mo206057Tweedam Mine, Springbok, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaTweedamRaith and Stein (2000)10.1007/s001260050276MD35_741 

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