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Locality Name:
Helikon II Pegmatite, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 511.7
Youngest recorded age at locality: 487.7

mindat Locality ID: 107138
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-107138.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Helikon II Pegmatite, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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 Be Bi C Ca Cs F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be Bi C Ca Cs F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlluauditeAmphiboleAnalcimeArrojaditeArsenicBerylCalciteChildreniteClayColumbite
FeldsparHureauliteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupOlivineQuartzTourmalineWagnerite

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Amblygonite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Calcite  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Dickinsonite-(KMnNa)  (*)Elbaite  (*)Eosphorite  (*)
Hectorite  (*)Hureaulite  (*)Joosteite  (*)Lithiophilite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Petalite  (*)Pollucite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sicklerite  (*)Varulite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2511.7487.703419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)511.7487.708803
Amblygonite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)F511.7487.70244
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18511.7487.704286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi511.7487.701966
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)511.7487.7027770
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O6511.7487.70289
Dickinsonite-(KMnNa)  (*)ArrojaditeK(NaMn)CaNa3AlMn13(PO4)12(OH)2511.7487.7026
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)511.7487.70520
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O511.7487.70128
Hectorite  (*)ClayNa0.3(Mg,Li)3Si4O10(F,OH)2·nH2O511.7487.7019
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O511.7487.70125
Joosteite  (*)WagneriteMn2+Mn3+O(PO4)511.7487.701
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)511.7487.70155
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2511.7487.7017380
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O10511.7487.70124
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O511.7487.70140
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2511.7487.7061156
Sicklerite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)511.7487.7066
Varulite  (*)AlluauditeNa2Mn(MnFe3+)(PO4)3511.7487.7015



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
Alexandra-0264508.1502.9505.5±2.6U-PbAge of Nb-Ta mineralizationcolumbite-(mn)4 YesColumbite-(Mn) Ta, Nb19876Rubikon Mine (Rubicon Mine), Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib, Erongo Region, NamibiaRubikonMelcher et al. (2015)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003OGR64_667 
Alexandra-0265508.3503.7506±2.3U-PbAge of Nb-Ta mineralizationcolumbite-(mn)4 YesColumbite-(Mn) Ta, Nb19876Rubikon Mine (Rubicon Mine), Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib, Erongo Region, NamibiaRubikonMelcher et al. (2015)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003OGR64_667 
Alexandra-0266511.7487.7499.7±12U-PbAge of Nb-Ta mineralizationcolumbite-(mn)4 YesColumbite-(Mn) Ta, Nb19876Rubikon Mine (Rubicon Mine), Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib, Erongo Region, NamibiaRubikonMelcher et al. (2015)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003OGR64_667 


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