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Locality Name:
Goboboseb Mts, Brandberg Area, Dâures, Erongo Region, Namibia


mindat Locality ID: 4534
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4534.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Goboboseb Mts, Brandberg Area, Dâures, Erongo Region, Namibia": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Copper Valley Prospect
Tafelkop

Latitude: 21°7'14"S
Longitude: 14°16'37"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -21.120555555556,14.276944444444
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 Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu Fe H Mg O Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAnalcimeBaryteBrookiteCalciteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumDiaspore
EpidoteGypsumMicaNatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupPrehnitePumpellyitePyritePyroxene
QuartzRhodoniteSpinel

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Analcime  (*)Augite  (*)Babingtonite  (*)Baryte  (*)Brookite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Celadonite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Laumontite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Pigeonite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pumpellyite-(Mg)  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scolecite  (*)Siderite  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1864131627
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O602060
Babingtonite  (*)RhodoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)186413161
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)18641311547
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO20700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)18641327770
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)2186413309
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O286412,864133531
Copper  (*)CopperCu286412,864133846
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1864122970
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)286412,864138173
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1864137437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1864136890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1864131271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O60303
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2286412,864131898
Pumpellyite-(Mg)  (*)PumpellyiteCa2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2·H2O0106
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS218641339462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218641361156
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O0390
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1864136417
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO01101


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