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Locality Name:
Berg Aukas Mine (Berg Aukus Mine), Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 750
Youngest recorded age at locality: 750

mindat Locality ID: 2424
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2424.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Berg Aukas Mine (Berg Aukus Mine), Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 19°30'59"S
Longitude: 18°14'57"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -19.516388888889,18.249166666667
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 As Ba C Ca Cd Cl Cu Fe Ge H Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba C Ca Cd Cl Cu Fe Ge H Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAluniteApatiteAragoniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteCorundumCovellite
DescloiziteDiasporeEnargiteGeocroniteGermaniteMalachiteMiniumNonePhenakitePyrite
QuartzRocksaltSphaleriteTetrahedriteWurtzite

38 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Covellite  (*)
Descloizite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Enargite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Greenockite  (*)Hematite  (*)Jordanite  (*)Leadhillite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Minium  (*)Mottramite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Renierite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rosasite  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tangeite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Vanadinite  (*)Vésigniéite  (*)Willemite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)75075002734
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)75075003250
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)67507500413
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S117507500843
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)750750027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)75075004979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S75075005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2750750027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O75075003531
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS75075004165
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)7507500378
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)275075009895
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS47507500910
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS750750024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)75075007437
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS7507500717
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3750750014640
Jordanite  (*)GeocronitePb14As6S237507500105
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)27507500265
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2750750012537
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl75075001107
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O47507500247
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)7507500362
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)67507500254
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2750750039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl75075001725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2750750061156
Renierite  (*)Sphalerite Germanite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16750750037
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)75075001711
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)27507500454
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)75075002473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS750750021482
Tangeite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(VO4)(OH)750750060
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1375075001803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1375075005317
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl7507500605
Vésigniéite  (*)NoneCu3Ba(VO4)2(OH)2750750046
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO47507500303


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
sedexmvt-00186750750750 Ma (geological relations)geological relations       2424Berg Aukas Mine (Berg Aukus Mine), Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa Region, NamibiaBerg AukasTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050037Berg Aukas Mine (Berg Aukus Mine), Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibiahttps://rruff.info/R050037
R040051Berg Aukas Mine (Berg Aukus Mine), Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibiahttps://rruff.info/R040051

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