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Navachab Gold Mine, Farm Navachab, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia i
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Navachab gold mine Namibia

Navachab Gold Mine, Farm Navachab, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia

Navachab Open Pit mine.

Navachab Gold Mine, Farm Navachab, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia

Gold bearing marble at Navachab mine

Navachab Gold Mine, Farm Navachab, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia

Navachab gold mine Namibia

Navachab Gold Mine, Farm Navachab, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia

Navachab Open Pit mine.

Navachab Gold Mine, Farm Navachab, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia

Gold bearing marble at Navachab mine

Navachab Gold Mine, Farm Navachab, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia

Navachab gold mine Namibia

Navachab Gold Mine, Farm Navachab, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia

Navachab Open Pit mine.

Navachab Gold Mine, Farm Navachab, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

21° 58' 56'' South , 15° 45' 51'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

-21.98227,15.76442

GRN:

S15E11

Type:

Mine (Active) - last checked 2023

Deposit first discovered:

1984

Köppen climate type:

BWh : Hot deserts climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Karibib	6,898 (2012)	8.9km
Usakos	9,147 (2012)	17.1km
Otjimbingwe	7,677 (2012)	55.8km

Mindat Locality ID:

126645

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:126645:3

GUID (UUID V4):

The deposit, with very fine-graind gold, was discovered as a result of a geochemical exploration program in October 1984, during exploration for carbonate-hosted gold deposits area.
It was discovered on the farm Navachab, 6 km south of the main Okahandja-Swakopmund tar road, and ca. 10 km SW of Karibib. Construction work began in 1988.

The 35 metre-thick ore body is hosted in a thick marble unit. The ore body dips at 70' to the west and plunges at 14' to the north and it is mined by open-cast method to a depth of over 200 metres. The ore body is estimated to contain 10.4 million tones of ore with average grade of 2.3 grams of gold per ton and a further 6.5 million tones of marginal ore with an average grade of 0.66 grams per ton. It was originally anticipated that the life of mine would be in the region of 13 years.

85% of the gold is unalloyed, 15% is alloyed with bismuth. The average gold grain size is 5 micron.

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Mineral List

31 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

ⓘ Marble

ⓘ Metalamprophyre

ⓘ Skarn

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Actinolite

Formula: ◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

References:

Nörtemann, M. F. J., Mücke, A., Weber, K., & Meinert, L. D. (2000). Mineralogy of the Navachab skarn deposit, Namibia: an unusual Au-bearing skarn in high-grade metamorphic rocks. Communications of the Geological Survey of Namibia, 12, 149-156.

Dziggel, A., Wulff, K., Kolb, J., and Meyer, F.M. (2009): Mineralium Deposita 44, 665-687.

ⓘ Almandine

Formula: Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

References:

ⓘ Andradite

Formula: Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃

References:

ⓘ Anorthite

Formula: Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)

References:

Dziggel, A., Wulff, K., Kolb, J., and Meyer, F.M. (2009): Mineralium Deposita 44, 665-687.

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)

References:

Dziggel, A., Wulff, K., Kolb, J., and Meyer, F.M. (2009): Mineralium Deposita 44, 665-687.

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

References:

Dziggel, A., Wulff, K., Kolb, J., and Meyer, F.M. (2009): Mineralium Deposita 44, 665-687.

ⓘ Beryl

Formula: Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)

Colour: Light greyish green

References:

von Bezing, Ludi (2007) Namibia - Minerals and Localities (1st ed.). Bode Verlag GmbH.p.474

ⓘ 'Biotite'

Formula: K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂

References:

Dziggel, A., Wulff, K., Kolb, J., and Meyer, F.M. (2009): Mineralium Deposita 44, 665-687.

ⓘ Bismuthinite

Formula: Bi₂S₃

References:

Dziggel, A., Wulff, K., Kolb, J., and Meyer, F.M. (2009): Mineralium Deposita 44, 665-687.

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Dziggel, A., Wulff, K., Kolb, J., and Meyer, F.M. (2009): Mineralium Deposita 44, 665-687.

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

Dziggel, A., Wulff, K., Kolb, J., and Meyer, F.M. (2009): Mineralium Deposita 44, 665-687.

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

References:

ⓘ Clinozoisite

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

References:

Dziggel, A., Wulff, K., Kolb, J., and Meyer, F.M. (2009): Mineralium Deposita 44, 665-687.

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

References:

Dziggel, A., Wulff, K., Kolb, J., and Meyer, F.M. (2009): Mineralium Deposita 44, 665-687.

ⓘ Fluorite

Formula: CaF₂

References:

www.henckert.com (n.d.) http://www.henckert.com/karibib/navachab.htm

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

Formula: X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃

References:

Dziggel, A., Wulff, K., Kolb, J., and Meyer, F.M. (2009): Mineralium Deposita 44, 665-687.

ⓘ Graphite

Formula: C

References:

Dziggel, A., Wulff, K., Kolb, J., and Meyer, F.M. (2009): Mineralium Deposita 44, 665-687.

ⓘ Hedenbergite

Formula: CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆

References:

Dziggel, A., Wulff, K., Kolb, J., and Meyer, F.M. (2009): Mineralium Deposita 44, 665-687.

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

References:

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

References:

Dziggel, A., Wulff, K., Kolb, J., and Meyer, F.M. (2009): Mineralium Deposita 44, 665-687.

ⓘ Maldonite

Formula: Au₂Bi

References:

www.mineral.tu-freiberg.de (n.d.) http://www.mineral.tu-freiberg.de/econgeology/lehre/namibia/22_9/22_9.html

ⓘ Molybdenite

Formula: MoS₂

References:

Dziggel, A., Wulff, K., Kolb, J., and Meyer, F.M. (2009): Mineralium Deposita 44, 665-687.

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

Dziggel, A., Wulff, K., Kolb, J., and Meyer, F.M. (2009): Mineralium Deposita 44, 665-687.

ⓘ Native Bismuth

Formula: Bi

References:

Dziggel, A., Wulff, K., Kolb, J., and Meyer, F.M. (2009): Mineralium Deposita 44, 665-687.

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

References:

Dziggel, A., Wulff, K., Kolb, J., and Meyer, F.M. (2009): Mineralium Deposita 44, 665-687.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

www.mineral.tu-freiberg.de (n.d.) http://www.mineral.tu-freiberg.de/econgeology/lehre/namibia/22_9/22_9.html

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

References:

Dziggel, A., Wulff, K., Kolb, J., and Meyer, F.M. (2009): Mineralium Deposita 44, 665-687.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Dziggel, A., Wulff, K., Kolb, J., and Meyer, F.M. (2009): Mineralium Deposita 44, 665-687.

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO₂

References:

ⓘ Scheelite

Formula: Ca(WO₄)

References:

Dziggel, A., Wulff, K., Kolb, J., and Meyer, F.M. (2009): Mineralium Deposita 44, 665-687.

ⓘ Spessartine

Formula: Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

References:

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

References:

Dziggel, A., Wulff, K., Kolb, J., and Meyer, F.M. (2009): Mineralium Deposita 44, 665-687.

ⓘ Talc

Formula: Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂

References:

Dziggel, A., Wulff, K., Kolb, J., and Meyer, F.M. (2009): Mineralium Deposita 44, 665-687.

ⓘ Titanite

Formula: CaTi(SiO₄)O

References:

Dziggel, A., Wulff, K., Kolb, J., and Meyer, F.M. (2009): Mineralium Deposita 44, 665-687.

ⓘ 'Tourmaline'

Formula: AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z

References:

Dziggel, A., Wulff, K., Kolb, J., and Meyer, F.M. (2009): Mineralium Deposita 44, 665-687.

ⓘ Tremolite

Formula: ◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂

References:

Dziggel, A., Wulff, K., Kolb, J., and Meyer, F.M. (2009): Mineralium Deposita 44, 665-687.

ⓘ Uraninite

Formula: UO₂

References:

Gallery:

Auⓘ Native Gold

Native Gold, etc.

Navachab Gold Mine, Farm Navachab, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia

Native Gold, etc.

Navachab Gold Mine, Farm Navachab, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia

Native Gold, etc.

Navachab Gold Mine, Farm Navachab, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au
ⓘ	Native Bismuth	1.CA.05	Bi
ⓘ	Graphite	1.CB.05a	C
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Maldonite	2.AA.40	Au₂Bi
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Bismuthinite	2.DB.05	Bi₂S₃
ⓘ	Molybdenite	2.EA.30	MoS₂
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Fluorite	3.AB.25	CaF₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Rutile	4.DB.05	TiO₂
ⓘ	Uraninite	4.DL.05	UO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Scheelite	7.GA.05	Ca(WO₄)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Andradite	9.AD.25	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Almandine	9.AD.25	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Spessartine	9.AD.25	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Titanite	9.AG.15	CaTi(SiO₄)O
ⓘ	Clinozoisite	9.BG.05a	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
ⓘ	Beryl	9.CJ.05	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
ⓘ	Diopside	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Hedenbergite	9.DA.15	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Actinolite	9.DE.10	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Tremolite	9.DE.10	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Talc	9.EC.05	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ	Muscovite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Anorthite	9.FA.35	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Biotite'	-	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Tourmaline'	-	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
ⓘ	'K Feldspar'	-
ⓘ	'Garnet Group'	-	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
H	ⓘ Clinozoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Be	Beryllium
Be	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
B	Boron
B	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Graphite	C
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
O	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
O	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Clinozoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Hedenbergite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
O	ⓘ Spessartine	Mn₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
O	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
O	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Uraninite	UO₂
O	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
F	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
F	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Al	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Al	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Al	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Al	ⓘ Clinozoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Spessartine	Mn₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Si	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Si	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Si	ⓘ Clinozoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Hedenbergite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Spessartine	Mn₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Si	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Bismuthinite	Bi₂S₃
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Molybdenite	MoS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Ca	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Clinozoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Ca	ⓘ Hedenbergite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
Ca	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Ca	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
Ti	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Spessartine	Mn₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Fe	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Hedenbergite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Mo	Molybdenum
Mo	ⓘ Molybdenite	MoS₂
W	Tungsten
W	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au
Au	ⓘ Maldonite	Au₂Bi
Bi	Bismuth
Bi	ⓘ Native Bismuth	Bi
Bi	ⓘ Bismuthinite	Bi₂S₃
Bi	ⓘ Maldonite	Au₂Bi
U	Uranium
U	ⓘ Uraninite	UO₂

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent

African PlateTectonic Plate

Damara Orogenic BeltOrogenic Belt

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References

Cairncross, Bruce (2004) Field Guide to Rocks & Minerals of Southern Africa. 288pp.

Kisters, A.F.M. (2005). Controls of gold-quartz vein formation during regional folding in amphibolite-facies, marble-dominated metasediments of the Navachab Gold Mine in the Pan-African Damara Belt, Namibia. South African Journal of Geology, 108(3), 345-412.

von Bezing, Ludi (2007) Namibia - Minerals and Localities (1st ed.). Bode Verlag GmbH.

Dziggel, A., Wulff, K., Kolb, J., and Meyer, F.M. (2009) Processes of high-T fluid–rock interaction during gold mineralization in carbonate-bearing metasediments, the Navachab gold deposit, Namibia. Mineralium Deposita 44, 665-687.

www.mme.gov.na (2013) http://www.mme.gov.na/gsn/pdf/gold.pdf

Vollgger, S. A., Cruden, A. R., Ailleres, L., & Cowan, E. J. (2015). Regional dome evolution and its control on ore-grade distribution: Insights from 3D implicit modelling of the Navachab gold deposit, Namibia. Ore Geology Reviews, 69, 268-284.

en.wikipedia.org (n.d.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navachab_Gold_Mine

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