Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Khan Mine, Arandis, Erongo Region, Namibia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 510
Youngest recorded age at locality: 506

mindat Locality ID: 73184
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-73184.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Khan Mine, Arandis, Erongo Region, Namibia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 22°30'29"S
Longitude: 14°59'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -22.508055555556,14.991666666667

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allargentum	Allophane	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clinozoisite	Copper	Covellite	Epidote	Feldspar
Fluorite	Malachite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel	Titanite

Aurichalcite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Delafossite ()*	Dyscrasite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Linnaeite ()*	Malachite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tenorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Wittichenite ()*

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: Ag Al Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allargentum Allophane Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clinozoisite Copper Covellite Epidote Feldspar
Fluorite Malachite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel Titanite

25 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	510	506	919
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	510	506	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	510	506	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	510	506	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	510	506	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	510	506	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	510	506	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	510	506	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	510	506	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	510	506	2970
Delafossite ()*	None	Cu¹⁺Fe³⁺O₂	510	506	144
Dyscrasite ()*	Allargentum	Ag_3+xSb_1-x (x ≈ 0.2)	510	506	180
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	510	506	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	510	506	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	510	506	24243
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	510	506	249
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	510	506	12537
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	510	506	2349
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	510	506	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	510	506	61156
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	510	506	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	510	506	21482
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	510	506	1101
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	510	506	4899
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	510	506	297

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Bradley_2012_083	510	506	508±2	U/Pb			monazite							73184	Khan Mine, Arandis, Erongo Region, Namibia	[Khan Dome]	McCauley and Bradley (2014)	10.3749/canmin.52.2.183	CM52_183

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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