Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Platveld Area, Otavi, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

mindat Locality ID: 300127
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-300127.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Platveld Area, Otavi, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Burgerhof Farm 482
Erhardshof Farm 575
Erpsfarm 107 (Erpfsfarm 107)
Okaruhuiput Farm 336
Orupoko Farm 486
Otjikoto Prospect
Siemenshof Farm 576
Wolfshaag Farm 574

Latitude: 20°3'12"S
Longitude: 17°4'25"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -20.053333333333,17.073611111111

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.

Allophane	Copper	Covellite	None	Not in a structural group	Quartz

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 Au Cu H O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Copper Covellite None Not in a structural group Quartz

5 IMA Minerals at location:

Chrysocolla ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Gold ()*	Quartz ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	86989	3531
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	86989	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	86989	2970
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	86989	30554
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	8	86984,86985,86986,86987,86988,86989,86990,86991	61156

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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