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Locality Name:
Sandamap North Farm 115 (Sandamab), Dâures, Erongo Region, Namibia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 482
Youngest recorded age at locality: 454

mindat Locality ID: 245468
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-245468.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sandamap North Farm 115 (Sandamab), Dâures, Erongo Region, Namibia": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Klein Sandamap
Pegmatite No. 3
Petalite Pegmatite
Sandamap Noord Gold Prospect
Sandamap Northern Pegmatite
Sandamap Pegmatite (Sandamab Pegmatite)

Latitude: 21°53'51"S
Longitude: 15°19'18"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -21.8975,15.321666666667
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 B C Ca F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Ta 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlluauditeAluniteAmphiboleApatiteArseniosideriteArthuriteCalcioferriteCalciteCeriteChildrenite
ClayColumbiteDiasporeDufréniteFairfielditeFeldsparHureauliteJahnsiteKaoliniteLaueite
LazuliteLeucophosphiteLipscombiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePhosphosideritePyriteQuartz
ReddingiteRockbridgeiteRocksaltRutileTourmalineTripliteVivianiteWagneriteWardite

62 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Alluaudite  (*)Alunite  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)Barbosalite  (*)
Bermanite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Childrenite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)
Cyrilovite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dufrénite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Eosphorite  (*)
Fairfieldite  (*)Ferrisicklerite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Frondelite  (*)Galena  (*)
Giniite  (*)Goethite  (*)Graphite  (*)Grunerite  (*)Heterosite  (*)
Hureaulite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kidwellite  (*)Kryzhanovskite  (*)Laueite  (*)
Leucophosphite  (*)Lipscombite  (*)Manganite  (*)Mélonjosephite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Mitridatite  (*)Monetite  (*)Montebrasite  (*)Montgomeryite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Natrojarosite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Petalite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Robertsite  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)Schorl  (*)
Scorzalite  (*)Staněkite  (*)Strengite  (*)Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)Tavorite  (*)
Triphylite  (*)Triplite  (*)Ushkovite  (*)Variscite  (*)Vivianite  (*)
Whiteite-(CaMnMg)  (*)Whitlockite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)48245408803
Alluaudite  (*)Alluaudite   NaMnFe3+2(PO4)348245418645194
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6482454186449966
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O4824540194
Barbosalite  (*)LazuliteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)248245418645143
Bermanite  (*)ArthuriteMn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O48245418645155
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)48245418644927770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2482454286448,864515171
Childrenite  (*)ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O482454093
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6482454186451518
Cyrilovite  (*)WarditeNaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O48245418645160
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)248245409895
Dufrénite  (*)DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O482454186451139
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)482454186451520
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O482454186451128
Fairfieldite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2·2H2O48245418645172
Ferrisicklerite  (*)OlivineLi1-x(Fe3+,Mn2+)(PO4)482454186448108
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F4824541864512740
Frondelite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)548245418645152
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS48245418644924243
Giniite  (*)NoneFe2+Fe3+4(PO4)4(OH)2·2H2O4824541864512
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)48245407437
Graphite  (*)NoneC4824541864492812
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2482454186449223
Heterosite  (*)OlivineFe3+(PO4)482454386447,86448,86451204
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O482454186451125
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)44824541864495591
Kidwellite  (*)NoneNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11·3H2O (x ≈ 0.33)48245418645153
Kryzhanovskite  (*)Reddingite(Fe3+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)348245418645134
Laueite  (*)LaueiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O48245418645170
Leucophosphite  (*)LeucophosphiteKFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O482454186451110
Lipscombite  (*)LipscombiteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)248245418645147
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)482454186451770
Mélonjosephite  (*)NoneCaFe2+Fe3+(PO4)2(OH)4824541864516
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)4824541864514924
Mitridatite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O482454186451129
Monetite  (*)NoneCa(PO3OH)48245418645121
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)4824540200
Montgomeryite  (*)CalcioferriteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4·12H2O48245418645144
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2482454017380
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6482454186451254
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)48245402349
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O10482454186448124
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)248245402273
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O482454186451182
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS248245418644939462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2482454286449,8645161156
Robertsite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Mn3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O48245418645136
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)54824540206
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)4824541864512705
Scorzalite  (*)LazuliteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)248245418645160
Staněkite  (*)WagneriteFe3+Mn2+O(PO4)482454013
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O482454186451263
Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Ta2O648245418645199
Tavorite  (*)NoneLiFe3+(PO4)(OH)48245418645135
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)482454286448,86451313
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F482454186451233
Ushkovite  (*)LaueiteMgFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O48245418645118
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O482454186451301
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O482454186451636
Whiteite-(CaMnMg)  (*)JahnsiteCaMn2+Mg2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O4824541864517
Whitlockite  (*)CeriteCa9Mg(PO3OH)(PO4)6482454186451104


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
Scott-CGSN8_5-0001482454468±14Rb-SrAge of intrusionwhole rock     2430Sandamap Pegmatite (Sandamab Pegmatite), Sandamap North Farm 115 (Sandamab), Dâures, Erongo Region, NamibiaSandamap PegmatiteSteven et al. (1993) CGSN8_5P. 10 Table 3

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060765Sandamap North Farm 115 (Sandamab), Dâures, Erongo Region, Namibiahttps://rruff.info/R060765
R140258Sandamap North Farm 115 (Sandamab), Dâures, Erongo Region, Namibiahttps://rruff.info/R140258

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