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Locality Name:
Aukum Farm 104, Berseba, Karas Region, Namibia


mindat Locality ID: 236205
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-236205.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Aukum Farm 104, Berseba, Karas Region, Namibia": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Fluorite Deposits
Graphite Mine

Latitude: 26°58'9"S
Longitude: 16°48'11"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -26.969166666667,16.803055555556
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 B Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Sn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be Ca F Fe H K Li Mn Na O P Si Sn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteAragoniteArseniosideriteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayFeldsparFluoriteHureaulite
KaoliniteMalachiteMicaNoneOlivineQuartzRocksaltRutileSulphurTalc
TourmalineTriplite

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Ferrisicklerite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Graphite  (*)Heterosite  (*)Hureaulite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Quartz  (*)Robertsite  (*)Schorl  (*)
Sicklerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Talc  (*)Triphylite  (*)Triplite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)18667527770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO205171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1866754979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS218667527198
Ferrisicklerite  (*)OlivineLi1-x(Fe3+,Mn2+)(PO4)0108
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21866759617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS18667524243
Graphite  (*)NoneC1866762812
Heterosite  (*)OlivineFe3+(PO4)0204
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O0125
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41866765591
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2286675,8667612537
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218667561156
Robertsite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Mn3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O036
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Sicklerite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)066
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1866762045
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21866763337
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)0313
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F0233


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