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Locality Name:
Tubussis Farm 22 (Tubussis; Tubusis; Tubessis), Dâures, Erongo Region, Namibia


mindat Locality ID: 145466
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-145466.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tubussis Farm 22 (Tubussis; Tubusis; Tubessis), Dâures, Erongo Region, Namibia": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Green Dragon Mine
Parrot Mine

Latitude: 21°32'2"S
Longitude: 15°27'4"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -21.533888888889,15.451111111111
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 As B Be Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb Si U V W Y 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb Si U V W Y 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousApatiteArseniosideriteAxiniteBerylCalciteClayClinozoisiteColumbite
CristobaliteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetMicaMonaziteNonePrehnite
PyroxeneQuartzScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteTopazTourmalineTridymiteVesuvianiteZircon

38 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)Axinite-(Mg)  (*)
Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Epidote  (*)Ferberite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Goldmanite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Metanováčekite  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Opal  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Quartz  (*)Russellite  (*)Schorl  (*)Segnitite  (*)
Stolzite  (*)Topaz  (*)Tridymite  (*)Uranotungstite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Walpurgite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3286455,864561534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)203092
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O0194
Axinite-(Mg)  (*)AxiniteCa4Mg2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2012
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO20453
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)0551
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Goldmanite  (*)GarnetCa3V3+2(SiO4)3031
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O60741
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)01487
Metanováčekite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O026
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O0182
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)0945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O0471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)201898
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218645561156
Russellite  (*)NoneBi2WO6040
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)60134
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)0156
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F201476
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO20458
Uranotungstite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2W2O8(OH)2·H2O06
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1001395
Walpurgite  (*)NoneBi4O4(UO2)(AsO4)2·2H2O038
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO401655
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)0939


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