Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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

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

mindat Locality ID: 252223
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-252223.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sandamap Noord Gold Prospect, Sandamap North Farm 115 (Sandamab), Dâures, Erongo Region, Namibia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 21°55'3"S
Longitude: 15°17'56"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -21.9175,15.298888888889

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.

Amphibole	Calcite	Clay	Kaolinite	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt

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 C Ca Fe H K O Pb S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Fe H K O Pb S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Calcite Clay Kaolinite None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt

8 IMA Minerals at location:

Alunite ()*	Calcite ()*	Galena ()*	Graphite ()*	Grunerite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	482	454	966
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	482	454	27770
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	482	454	24243
Graphite ()*	None	C	482	454	2812
Grunerite ()*	Amphibole	Fe²⁺₂Fe²⁺₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	482	454	223
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	482	454	5591
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	482	454	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	482	454	61156

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Scott-CGSN8_5-0001	482	454	468±14	Rb-Sr	Age of intrusion		whole rock			Yes				2430	Sandamap Pegmatite (Sandamab Pegmatite), Sandamap North Farm 115 (Sandamab), Dâures, Erongo Region, Namibia	Sandamap Pegmatite	Steven et al. (1993)		CGSN8_5	P. 10 Table 3

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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