Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Lorelei Cu-Mo Deposit, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund, Karas Region, Namibia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1960
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1900

mindat Locality ID: 206332
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-206332.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lorelei Cu-Mo Deposit, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund, Karas Region, Namibia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 28°3'19"S
Longitude: 16°53'48"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -28.055277777778,16.896666666667

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.

Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite

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 C Cu Fe H K Mo O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Cu Fe H K Mo O S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Malachite Mica Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Pyrite

11 IMA Minerals at location:

Azurite ()*	Bornite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Copper ()*	Cuprite ()*	Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Pyrite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1960	1900	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1960	1900	5516
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1960	1900	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1960	1900	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1960	1900	27198
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1960	1900	3846
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1960	1900	2970
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1960	1900	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1960	1900	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1960	1900	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1960	1900	39462

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
	PorphCu-00438	1960	1900	1960–1900									Bornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cuprite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	206332	Lorelei Cu-Mo Deposit, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund, Karas Region, Namibia	Lorelei	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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