Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Naob Farm 69, Usakos, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia

mindat Locality ID: 229682
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-229682.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Naob Farm 69, Usakos, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Henderson Mine (Anderson Mine)

Latitude: 22°6'"S
Longitude: 15°33'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -22.1,15.55

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.

Acanthite	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Feldspar	Mica	None	Olivine
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rutile	Spinel	Titanite	Tourmaline	Zircon

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Cordierite ()*	Diopside ()*	Elbaite ()*	Forsterite ()*
Gold ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Linnaeite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Titanite ()*	Zircon ()*

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: Ag Al Au B C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Li Mg Na O S Si Ti Zr

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Feldspar Mica None Olivine
Pyroxene Quartz Rutile Spinel Titanite Tourmaline Zircon

19 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	86597	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	86597	8803
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	86597	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	86597	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	86597	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	86597	27198
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	1	86597	1008
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	86597	4135
Elbaite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Al_1.5Li_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	0		520
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	1	86597	1188
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	86597	30554
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	1	86597	741
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	1	86597	249
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	86597	14899
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	86597	2273
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1	86597	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	86597	5614
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	86597	4899
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	86597	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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