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Locality Name:
Ondundu, Dâures, Erongo Region, Namibia


mindat Locality ID: 300684
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-300684.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ondundu, Dâures, Erongo Region, Namibia": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Ondundu Copper Prospect (Undunda; Undanda? Mine)
Ondundu Gold Deposit

Latitude: 20°46'15"S
Longitude: 15°28'37"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -20.770833333333,15.476944444444
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 Au C Ca Cu Fe H O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteCopperCorundumMalachiteMarcasiteNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinel

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Cuprite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21864383092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1864389052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21864385509
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)18643827770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS218643827198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1864383531
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1864382970
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS18643824243
Gold  (*)CopperAu18643830554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O318643814640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O418643814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2286437,8643812537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21864385674
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS218643839462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81864389056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218643861156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1864386417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS18643821482


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