Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Helikon I 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: 11788
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-11788.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

Latitude: 22°2'50"S
Longitude: 16°1'27"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -22.047222222222,16.024166666667

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.

Analcime	Beryl	None	Not in a structural group	Quartz	Tourmaline

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 Cs F H Li Na O P Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be Cs F H Li Na O P Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Analcime Beryl None Not in a structural group Quartz Tourmaline

6 IMA Minerals at location:

Amblygonite ()*	Beryl ()*	Elbaite ()*	Petalite ()*	Pollucite ()*
Quartz ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Amblygonite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)F	511.7	487.7	244
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	511.7	487.7	4286
Elbaite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Al_1.5Li_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	511.7	487.7	520
Petalite ()*	Not in a structural group	LiAlSi₄O₁₀	511.7	487.7	124
Pollucite ()*	Analcime	Cs(Si₂Al)O₆·nH₂O	511.7	487.7	140
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	511.7	487.7	61156

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Alexandra-0264	508.1	502.9	505.5±2.6	U-Pb	Age of Nb-Ta mineralization	columbite-(mn)	4	Yes	Columbite-(Mn)	Ta, Nb	19876	Rubikon Mine (Rubicon Mine), Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia	Rubikon	Melcher et al. (2015)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003	OGR64_667
Alexandra-0265	508.3	503.7	506±2.3	U-Pb	Age of Nb-Ta mineralization	columbite-(mn)	4	Yes	Columbite-(Mn)	Ta, Nb	19876	Rubikon Mine (Rubicon Mine), Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia	Rubikon	Melcher et al. (2015)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003	OGR64_667
Alexandra-0266	511.7	487.7	499.7±12	U-Pb	Age of Nb-Ta mineralization	columbite-(mn)	4	Yes	Columbite-(Mn)	Ta, Nb	19876	Rubikon Mine (Rubicon Mine), Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia	Rubikon	Melcher et al. (2015)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003	OGR64_667

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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