Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Stiepelmann Mine, Klein Spitzkopje Granite Stock (Kleine Spitzkoppe; Klein Spitzkoppe), Spitzkopje Area, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia

mindat Locality ID: 23428
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23428.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Stiepelmann Mine, Klein Spitzkopje Granite Stock (Kleine Spitzkoppe; Klein Spitzkoppe), Spitzkopje Area, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 21°53'45"S
Longitude: 15°2'38"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -21.895833333333,15.043888888889

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.

Alunite	Beryl	Calcite	Clay	Diaspore	Feldspar	Fluorite	Melonite	Mica	None
Not in a structural group	Phenakite	Pyrite	Quartz	Topaz

Albite ()*	Berndtite ()*	Bertrandite ()*	Beryl ()*	Florencite-(Ce) ()*
Fluorite ()*	Goethite ()*	Microcline ()*	Muscovite ()*	Phenakite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*	Topaz ()*

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 Be C Ca Ce F Fe H K Na O P S Si Sn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be C Ca Ce F Fe H K Na O P S Si Sn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Beryl Calcite Clay Diaspore Feldspar Fluorite Melonite Mica None
Not in a structural group Phenakite Pyrite Quartz Topaz

14 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	8803
Berndtite ()*	Melonite	SnS₂	11
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	4286
Florencite-(Ce) ()*	Alunite	CeAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₆	73
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	9617
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	7437
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	4924
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	17380
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)	326
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	6417
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	1476

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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