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Locality Name:
Messum Crater, Messum Igneous Complex, Brandberg Area, Dâures, Erongo Region, Namibia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 150
Youngest recorded age at locality: 125.5

mindat Locality ID: 204379
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-204379.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Messum Crater, Messum Igneous Complex, Brandberg Area, Dâures, Erongo Region, Namibia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 21°24'45"S
Longitude: 14°12'44"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -21.4125,14.212222222222
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 C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmphiboleAnalcimeCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteClinozoisiteDiasporeEpidoteEudialyteFeldspar
FluoriteGypsumNatroliteNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRutileSodaliteSpinel
TopazTourmalineTridymiteZircon

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Analcime  (*)
Calcite  (*)Epidote  (*)Eudialyte  (*)Fluorite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Nepheline  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)
Scolecite  (*)Sodalite  (*)Topaz  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6150125.501022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6150125.50286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)150125.508803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)150125.50706
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O150125.501627
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)150125.5027770
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)150125.508173
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2150125.50182
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2150125.509617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)150125.507437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O150125.506890
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2150125.50209
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4150125.5014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)150125.504924
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)150125.50884
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)150125.502349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2150125.5039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2150125.5061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2150125.505614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)150125.502705
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O150125.50390
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl150125.50444
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2150125.501476
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)150125.505251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000463Africa carbonatite complex
Jen_0000464Africa carbonatite complex
Jen_0000465Africa carbonatite complex


3 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
Jen_0000463134.2129.8132±2.2Rb-Sr whole rock  Yes  235952Messum Igneous Complex, Brandberg Area, Dâures, Erongo Region, NamibiaMessum ComplexErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0000464150148149±1Ar-Ar biotite  Yes  235952Messum Igneous Complex, Brandberg Area, Dâures, Erongo Region, NamibiaMessum ComplexErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0000465128.1125.5126.8±1.3Rb-Sr whole rock  Yes  235952Messum Igneous Complex, Brandberg Area, Dâures, Erongo Region, NamibiaMessum ComplexErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 

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