Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Okiep Mine (O'Okiep Mine), Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1031
Youngest recorded age at locality: 950

mindat Locality ID: 17289
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-17289.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Okiep Mine (O'Okiep Mine), Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South Africa": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 29°35'48"S
Longitude: 17°52'43"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -29.596666666667,17.878611111111
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: Cu Fe Mo O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Cu Fe Mo O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ChalcopyriteCorundumMolybdeniteNickelineNoneQuartzSpinel

8 IMA Minerals at location:
Bornite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4103195005516
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S103195005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21031950027198
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31031950014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41031950014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2103195005800
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8103195009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21031950061156


8 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
Mo-002681031950 Re-Os molybdenite  YesMolybdeniteMolybdeniteMo53587Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaOkiep Copper DistrictRaith and Stein (2000)10.1007/s001260050276MD35_741 
Mo-00439102210141018±4Re-Os molybdeniteNA335-3 YesMolybdenite Mo206060Kliphoog Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaKliphoogRaith and Stein (2000)10.1007/s001260050276MD35_741 
Mo-00440101910111015±4Re-Os molybdeniteNA44 YesMolybdenite Mo206060Kliphoog Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaKliphoogRaith and Stein (2000)10.1007/s001260050276MD35_741 
Mo-00438101510071011±4Re-Os molybdeniteNA51 YesMolybdenite Mo206059Nababeep Far West Mine, Nababeep Tungsten Mines, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaNababeep Far WestRaith and Stein (2000)10.1007/s001260050276MD35_741 
Mo-00269958950954±4Re-Os molybdeniteNA167-1 YesMolybdenite Mo53600Narrap Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaNarrapRaith and Stein (2000)10.1007/s001260050276MD35_741 
Mo-00270103110211026±5Re-Os molybdeniteNA167-1 YesMolybdenite Mo53600Narrap Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaNarrapRaith and Stein (2000)10.1007/s001260050276MD35_741 
Mo-00436101010021006±4Re-Os molybdeniteNA336-5 YesMolybdenite Mo206057Tweedam Mine, Springbok, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaTweedamRaith and Stein (2000)10.1007/s001260050276MD35_741 
Mo-0043710049961000±4Re-Os molybdeniteNA336-6 YesMolybdenite Mo206057Tweedam Mine, Springbok, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape, South AfricaTweedamRaith and Stein (2000)10.1007/s001260050276MD35_741 

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