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Gauab As cave (Gâuan Aas cave), Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibiai
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Gauab As cave (Gâuan Aas cave)Cave
Windhoek RuralConstituency
Khomas RegionRegion
NamibiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude:
22° South , 17° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~187km
GRN:
S16E12
Type:
Cave
Mindat Locality ID:
271685
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:271685:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A cave developed in a hydrothermal dolomite and quartz vein in a mica schist. The cave is 695 meters long with a 85 meter depth. The hydrothermal vein is 800m long and 200m wide. It is in the Hakos Mountains some 100km SE of Windhoek.

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5 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘArcanite7.AD.05K2SO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘHannayite8.CH.35(NH4)2Mg3H4(PO4)4 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Hannayite(NH4)2Mg3H4(PO4)4 · 8H2O
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
NNitrogen
Nⓘ Hannayite(NH4)2Mg3H4(PO4)4 · 8H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ ArcaniteK2SO4
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ Hannayite(NH4)2Mg3H4(PO4)4 · 8H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ Hannayite(NH4)2Mg3H4(PO4)4 · 8H2O
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Hannayite(NH4)2Mg3H4(PO4)4 · 8H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArcaniteK2SO4
KPotassium
Kⓘ ArcaniteK2SO4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2

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References

Marais, E., Martini, J., & Irish, J. (1995). Gâuab As (Namibie occidentale), une grotte dans de la dolomie mégacristalline hydrothermale. Karstologia, 25(1), 51-54.
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