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Locality Name:
Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1000
Youngest recorded age at locality: 510

mindat Locality ID: 2417
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2417.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia": 23
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 19

Number of Child Localities: 19
Child Localities:
Damaraland
De Rust Farm 532
Doros Crater
Etendeka Mtn
Fransfontein (Fransfontain)
Gamigab Prospect
Goantagab Prospect
Goeiehoop Farm 503
Grootberg Mts
Korechas Farm 381
Lofdal-Bergville REE Deposit
Mesopotamia Copper Valley
Navarre Farm 383
Noute Farm 674
Olifantshek Farm 388
Sorris-Sorris 186
Temple Of Doom Cave
The Petrified Forest
Toscanini

Latitude: 20°29'29"S
Longitude: 14°30'50"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -20.491388888889,14.513888888889

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.

Adelite	Ajoite	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Apatite	Aragonite	Arcanite
Arsenic	Baryte	Bastnäsite	Bismutite	Brochantite	Calcite	Cancrinite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Descloizite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum
Malachite	Mica	Monazite	Natrolite	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Parisite	Plancheite	Pyrite
Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sodalite	Spinel	Titanite	Tourmaline
Tridymite	Tungstite	Wurtzite	Zircon	Zirconolite

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 Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H I K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Sr Th Ti V W Y Zr

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Ajoite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Apatite Aragonite Arcanite
Arsenic Baryte Bastnäsite Bismutite Brochantite Calcite Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite Clay
Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Corundum Descloizite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum
Malachite Mica Monazite Natrolite None Not in a structural group Olivine Parisite Plancheite Pyrite
Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sodalite Spinel Titanite Tourmaline
Tridymite Tungstite Wurtzite Zircon Zirconolite

85 IMA Minerals at location:

Aegirine ()*	Aegirine-augite ()*	Ajoite ()*	Albite ()*	Analcime ()*
Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arcanite ()*	Augite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bertrandite ()*	Beyerite ()*	Bismite ()*
Bismuth ()*	Bismutite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cancrinite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Clinobisvanite ()*	Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Copper ()*	Cuprite ()*
Cuprotungstite ()*	Djurleite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*	Epidote ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Iodargyrite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Khorixasite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Microcline ()*
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Mottramite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Namibite ()*	Nepheline ()*
Opal ()*	Parisite-(Ce) ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Plancheite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Quartz ()*	Riebeckite ()*
Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Scolecite ()*	Shattuckite ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Sodalite ()*	Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	Tangeite ()*	Tenorite ()*
Thorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Todorokite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Triphylite ()*
Tungstite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*	Zirconolite ()*

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
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	1000	541	2	86860,86870	1022
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆	1000	541	1	86870	286
Ajoite ()*	Ajoite	K₃Cu²⁺₂₀Al₃Si₂₉O₇₆(OH)₁₆·8H₂O			1	86872	11
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1000	541	2	86870,86872	8803
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O			1	86867	1627
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1000	541	1	86870	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			1	86872	3250
Arcanite ()*	Arcanite	K₂(SO₄)			1	86878	30
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1000	541	1	86870	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	86872	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1000	541	1	86870	11547
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F	1000	541	1	86870	304
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂			1	86877	606
Beyerite ()*	Bismutite	CaBi₂O₂(CO₃)₂			1	86872	96
Bismite ()*	None	Bi₂O₃			1	86872	214
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			1	86872	1966
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)			1	86872	716
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			1	86872	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1000	541	2	86870,86872	27770
Cancrinite ()*	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca, )₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(CO₃,SO₄)₂·2H₂O	1000	541	1	86870	232
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	510	510	3	86859,86863,86864	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			1	86872	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	86872	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			1	86872	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl			1	86872	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			1	86872	3531
Clinobisvanite ()*	None	Bi(VO₄)			1	86872	36
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆	1000	541	1	86870	518
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			1	86872	3846
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			2	86860,86872	2970
Cuprotungstite ()*	None	Cu²⁺₃(WO₄)₂(OH)₂			1	86872	67
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆			1	86872	300
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1000	541	1	86870	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	86872	648
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1000	541	2	86870,86872	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1000	541	3	86859,86870,86877	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1000	541	1	86870	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			1	86872	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	86872	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			3	86868,86872,86873	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	86872	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1000	541	4	86864,86870,86872,86877	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1000	541	1	86870	5433
Iodargyrite ()*	Wurtzite	AgI			1	86872	180
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	86872	2228
Khorixasite ()*	Descloizite	(Bi_0.67 _0.33)Cu(VO₄)(OH)			1	86872	2
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			1	86867	1271
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1000	541	1	86870	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	86872	12537
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1000	541	1	86870	4924
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	1000	541	2	86859,86870	945
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)			1	86872	362
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1000	541	3	86864,86870,86877	17380
Namibite ()*	None	Cu(BiO)₂(VO₄)(OH)			1	86872	24
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	1000	541	1	86870	884
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1000	510	0		2994
Parisite-(Ce) ()*	Parisite	CaCe₂(CO₃)₃F₂	1000	541	1	86870	112
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1000	541	2	86870,86872	2273
Plancheite ()*	Plancheite	Cu₈(Si₄O₁₁)₂(OH)₄·H₂O			1	86872	74
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄			1	86872	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1000	541	1	86870	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	86872	3106
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1000	510	0		771
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1000	510	6	86863,86864,86867,86870,86872,86877	61156
Riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1000	541	1	86870	375
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1000	541	2	86870,86872	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	86872	4894
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O			1	86867	390
Shattuckite ()*	None	Cu₅(SiO₃)₄(OH)₂			1	86872	71
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	86872	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	86872	5186
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	1000	541	1	86870	444
Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	None	CaCe(CO₃)₂F	1000	541	1	86870	232
Tangeite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(VO₄)(OH)			1	86872	60
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO			1	86872	1101
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	1000	541	1	86870	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1000	541	1	86870	4899
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O			1	86872	433
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	86864	2562
Triphylite ()*	Olivine	LiFe²⁺(PO₄)			1	86877	313
Tungstite ()*	Tungstite	WO₃·H₂O			1	86872	118
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄			1	86872	1655
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	1000	541	1	86870	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	758	746	1	86870	5251
Zirconolite ()*	Zirconolite	(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)₂O₇	1000	541	1	86870	140

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000976	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes over an area of 13x8 km.. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Quartz syenite, nepheline syenite and felsic dykes.
Jen_0000977	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes over an area of 13x8 km.. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Quartz syenite, nepheline syenite and felsic dykes.

6 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Scott-CGSN8_5-0002	510	510	510	Rb-Sr	Age of mineralization	muscovite	Muscovite	191480	Gamigab Prospect, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia	Gamigab prospect	Steven et al. (1993)		CGSN8_5	P. 10 Table 3
CM46_861_0001	771	749	760 ± 11	U-Pb	mineralization	xenotime		158050	Lofdal-Bergville REE Deposit, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia	Lofdal deposit	Wall (2008)		CM46_861
GSNC11_47_0001	758	754	756 ± 2	U-Pb	mineralization	zircon	Zircon	158050	Lofdal-Bergville REE Deposit, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia	Lofdal deposit	Hoffman (1996)		GSNC11_47
Jen_0000976	746	746	746	U-Pb		zircon	Zircon	158050	Lofdal-Bergville REE Deposit, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia	Oas and Lofdal	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000977	758	754	756±2	U-Pb		zircon	Zircon	158050	Lofdal-Bergville REE Deposit, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia	Oas and Lofdal	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
ree-00479	1000	541	Late Proterozoic					158050	Lofdal-Bergville REE Deposit, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia	Lofdal-Bergville	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060782	Damaraland, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia	https://rruff.info/R060782

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