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Locality Name:
Van Der Plas Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 545
Youngest recorded age at locality: 533

mindat Locality ID: 224530
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-224530.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Van Der Plas Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 18°32'19"S
Longitude: 13°37'24"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -18.538611111111,13.623333333333
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 Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mo O Pb S Si V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mo O Pb S Si V 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAragoniteBaryteCalciteClayCorundumDescloiziteDiasporeKaoliniteMalachite
NoneNot in a structural groupPlancheiteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheelite

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dioptase  (*)Djurleite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Lanarkite  (*)
Leadhillite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mottramite  (*)Plancheite  (*)Plattnerite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Shattuckite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)54553302734
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)254553305509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)545533011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)545533027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)54553304979
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O54553303531
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O54553302970
Dioptase  (*)NoneCuSiO3·H2O5455330164
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S165455330300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)254553309895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS545533024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)54553307437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3545533014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)454553305591
Lanarkite  (*)NonePb2O(SO4)545533097
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)25455330265
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2545533012537
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)5455330362
Plancheite  (*)PlancheiteCu8(Si4O11)2(OH)4·H2O545533074
Plattnerite  (*)RutilePbO25455330158
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2545533061156
Shattuckite  (*)NoneCu5(SiO3)4(OH)2545533071
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO454553301655


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
Bradley_2012_121545533539±6U/Pb zircon  YesZircon  30243Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia[Western Kaoko Zone]McCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 

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