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Uris Mine, Tsumore Farm, Guinas, Oshikoto Region, Namibiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Uris Mine | Mine |
| Tsumore Farm | Farm |
| Guinas | Constituency |
| Oshikoto Region | Region |
| Namibia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
19° 17' 3'' South , 17° 31' 29'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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A small vanadium mine, at walking distance from Uris Safari Lodge.
Not to be confused with Uris Farm 481.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Descloizite Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH) Habit: Small spear point and lath-like crystals. Colour: Black, dark grey with a greenish tinge. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. |
| ⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing Descloizite Formula: Pb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Habit: Massive, powdery. Colour: Orange to brick-red. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. Description: Limonite-stained quartz forms the matrix of the vanadium minerals. References: Paul De Bondt collection.Identified by Paul De Bondt: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: Massive and very small crystals heads without prisms. Colour: White to grey. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. Description: Limonite-stained quartz forms the matrix of the vanadium minerals. References: Paul De Bondt collection.Identified by Paul De Bondt: Visual Identification |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Descloizite var. Copper-bearing Descloizite | 8.BH.40 | Pb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH |
| ⓘ | 8.BH.40 | PbZn(VO4)(OH) | |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing Descloizite | Pb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH |
| H | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing Descloizite | Pb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH |
| O | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing Descloizite | Pb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH |
| V | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing Descloizite | Pb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing Descloizite | Pb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH |
| Zn | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing Descloizite | Pb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH |
| Pb | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
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Uris Mine, Tsumore Farm, Guinas, Oshikoto Region, Namibia