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Locality Name:
Tsongoari Area (Tsongoari–Omupokko Pb-Cu-Ba-Zn-Ag Prospects), Sesfontein, Kunene Region, Namibia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1000
Youngest recorded age at locality: 541

mindat Locality ID: 247178
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-247178.html

Tectonic Settings: Passive Margin

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tsongoari Area (Tsongoari–Omupokko Pb-Cu-Ba-Zn-Ag Prospects), Sesfontein, Kunene Region, Namibia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 18°38'2"S
Longitude: 13°37'34"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -18.633888888889,13.626111111111
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 F Fe H K Mn Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mn Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetMalachite
MicaNoneQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinel

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Baryte  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Digenite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)100054108803
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1000541011547
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21000541027198
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S100054101027
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)100054108173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2100054109617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1000541024243
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41000541014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)21000541012537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21000541017380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21000541061156
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3100054101214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1000541021482


2 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
sedexmvt-00188650650?650 Ma (geological relations)geological relations       247178Tsongoari Area (Tsongoari–Omupokko Pb-Cu-Ba-Zn-Ag Prospects), Sesfontein, Kunene Region, NamibiaTsongoariTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 
sedznpb-003421000541Neoproterozoic        247178Tsongoari Area (Tsongoari–Omupokko Pb-Cu-Ba-Zn-Ag Prospects), Sesfontein, Kunene Region, NamibiaTsongoariSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 

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