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Locality Name:
Otjosondu, Omatako, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia


mindat Locality ID: 2429
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2429.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Otjosondu, Omatako, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 21°14'34"S
Longitude: 17°52'51"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -21.242777777778,17.880833333333
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 Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si Ti Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBaryteBixbyiteBrauniteCalciteClayCoronaditeCorundumFeldsparGarnet
MicaNonePyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRutileSpinelWollastonite

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bixbyite  (*)
Braunite  (*)Bustamite  (*)Calcite  (*)Calderite  (*)Celsian  (*)
Chalcophanite  (*)Clino-suenoite  (*)Diopside  (*)Ferri-ghoseite  (*)Hausmannite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hollandite  (*)Jacobsite  (*)Kinoshitalite  (*)Magnesio-riebeckite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rhodonite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Winchite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O60286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)301534
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Bixbyite  (*)BixbyiteMn3+2O30104
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)0483
Bustamite  (*)WollastoniteMn2Ca2MnCa(Si3O9)20101
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Calderite  (*)GarnetMn2+3Fe3+2(SiO4)3017
Celsian  (*)FeldsparBa(Al2Si2O8)0100
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O0197
Clino-suenoite  (*)Amphibole   Mn2+2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2057
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Ferri-ghoseite  (*)Amphibole   (NaMn2+)(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2014
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O40350
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O160243
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O40172
Kinoshitalite  (*)Mica ClayBaMg3(Si2Al2O10)(OH)2020
Magnesio-riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2093
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO203106
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO30244
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)0969
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)301214
Winchite  (*)Amphibole   (NaCa)(Mg4Al)Si8O22(OH)2051


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070722Otjosondu, Omatako, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibiahttps://rruff.info/R070722

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