Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Berseba, Karas Region, Namibia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 79
Youngest recorded age at locality: 68

mindat Locality ID: 235625
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-235625.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Berseba, Karas Region, Namibia": 13
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Aukum Farm 104
Aus
Barby Farm 26
Berseba Townlands Farm 426
Gross Daberas Farm 17
Haremub (Kottbus Farm 4)
Kunjas Farm 14
Schakalskruppe Siding
Sinclair Mine

Latitude: 26°1'50"S
Longitude: 16°55'3"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -26.030555555556,16.9175

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.

Allophane	Apatite	Aragonite	Arseniosiderite	Atacamite	Baryte	Beryl	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Hureaulite	Kaolinite	Malachite
Mica	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sulphur	Talc
Tetrahedrite	Tourmaline	Triplite	Turquoise

Albite ()*	Alunite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Beryl ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*
Cuprite ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferrisicklerite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Hematite ()*	Heterosite ()*
Hureaulite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Malachite ()*	Microcline ()*	Muscovite ()*
Papagoite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Robertsite ()*	Schorl ()*
Sicklerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Talc ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Triphylite ()*	Triplite ()*	Turquoise ()*

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 Au B Ba Be C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Apatite Aragonite Arseniosiderite Atacamite Baryte Beryl Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite
Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Hureaulite Kaolinite Malachite
Mica None Not in a structural group Olivine Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sulphur Talc
Tetrahedrite Tourmaline Triplite Turquoise

43 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	86674	8803
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	86681	966
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃			1	86686	544
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			2	86682,86686	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	79	68	1	86680	11547
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			1	86674	4286
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			1	86686	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			1	86686	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			1	86675	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			1	86674	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			1	86675	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			2	86682,86686	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			2	86675,86686	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			1	86686	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			1	86682	3846
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			4	86678,86682,86683,86686	2970
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			3	86677,86685,86686	8173
Ferrisicklerite ()*	Olivine	Li_1-x(Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺)(PO₄)			1	86674	108
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F			1	86674	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			2	86674,86675	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			1	86675	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			1	86686	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	86676	2812
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			1	86686	14640
Heterosite ()*	Olivine	Fe³⁺(PO₄)			1	86674	204
Hureaulite ()*	Hureaulite	Mn²⁺₅(PO₃OH)₂(PO₄)₂·4H₂O			1	86674	125
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	86676	5591
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			4	86675,86676,86682,86686	12537
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	86674	4924
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	86674	17380
Papagoite ()*	None	CaCuAlSi₂O₆(OH)₃			1	86686	4
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			1	86682	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	79	68	7	86674,86675,86677,86680,86682,86685,86686	61156
Robertsite ()*	Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Mn³⁺₃O₂(PO₄)₃·3H₂O			1	86674	36
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	86674	2705
Sicklerite ()*	Olivine	LiMn²⁺(PO₄)			1	86674	66
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			1	86676	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	86676	3337
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO			1	86686	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			1	86682	5317
Triphylite ()*	Olivine	LiFe²⁺(PO₄)			1	86674	313
Triplite ()*	Triplite	Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)F			1	86674	233
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O			1	86686	484

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000669	MAGMATIC STYLE: Radiating dykes up to 6 km in length but only 2-25 cm thick. Possible lapilli in central breccias. Also numerous carbonatitic and kimberlitic vents. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Central area of tuffs/microbreccias of rock and mineral fragments cemented by carbonate that have probably been fenitized. Vent of monticellite-nepheline peridotite and aillikite.
Jen_0000670	MAGMATIC STYLE: Radiating dykes up to 6 km in length but only 2-25 cm thick. Possible lapilli in central breccias. Also numerous carbonatitic and kimberlitic vents. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Central area of tuffs/microbreccias of rock and mineral fragments cemented by carbonate that have probably been fenitized. Vent of monticellite-nepheline peridotite and aillikite.
Jen_0000671	MAGMATIC STYLE: Radiating dykes up to 6 km in length but only 2-25 cm thick. Possible lapilli in central breccias. Also numerous carbonatitic and kimberlitic vents. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Central area of tuffs/microbreccias of rock and mineral fragments cemented by carbonate that have probably been fenitized. Vent of monticellite-nepheline peridotite and aillikite.

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Jen_0000669	72.5	72.5	72.5				230314	Brukkaros Complex, Berseba Townlands Farm 426, Berseba, Karas Region, Namibia	Gross Brukkaros	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000670	79	75	77±2	K-Ar	phlogopite	Phlogopite	230314	Brukkaros Complex, Berseba Townlands Farm 426, Berseba, Karas Region, Namibia	Gross Brukkaros	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000671	68	68	68	Rb-Sr	mica, calcite		230314	Brukkaros Complex, Berseba Townlands Farm 426, Berseba, Karas Region, Namibia	Gross Brukkaros	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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