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Locality Name:
Sodalite Mine, Orotumba, Swartbooisdrif, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 749
Youngest recorded age at locality: 749

mindat Locality ID: 205220
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-205220.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sodalite Mine, Orotumba, Swartbooisdrif, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 17°20'24"S
Longitude: 13°47'3"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -17.34,13.784166666667
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 C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O Pb S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O Pb S Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnalcimeCalciteCancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumDiasporeDigenite
EpidoteFeldsparLepidocrociteMicaMilleriteNickelineNonePentlanditePyriteRocksalt
RutileSodaliteSpinelTridymite

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Ankerite  (*)Bornite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diaspore  (*)Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Lepidocrocite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Millerite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nepheline  (*)
Pentlandite  (*)Polydymite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Siderite  (*)Siegenite  (*)Sodalite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)74974908803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O74974901627
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)274974903092
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS474974905516
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O7497490232
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S74974905707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2749749027198
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)7497490481
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S74974901027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)274974909895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)74974908173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS749749024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)74974907437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3749749014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O374974905433
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)7497490581
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4749749014899
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS74974901066
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2749749017380
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)7497490884
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S874974901512
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S47497490131
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2749749039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S874974909056
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO274974905614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)74974906417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S47497490249
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl7497490444


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000978MAGMATIC STYLE: Network of dykes, up to 50 m thick, and veins in an area of 10x10 km. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Foid syenite and lamprophyre.


1 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
Jen_0000978749749749K-Ar biotite     205220Sodalite Mine, Orotumba, Swartbooisdrif, Epupa, Kunene Region, NamibiaSwartbooisdrifWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 

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