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Sphalerite from
Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia


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Sphalerite, etc.

Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
05376410017363253203905.jpg
Sphalerite, etc.

Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
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Sphalerite, etc.

Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Comments:Crystals up to 1cm.
Colour:Honey
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Smithsonite3
Dolomite1
Willemite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:12628
Long-form Identifier:1:3:12628:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
26.0km (16.2 miles) ⓘKhusib Springs Mine (Khuiseb Springs Mine), Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘAbenab West Mine, Abenab, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘAbenab Mine, Abenab, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
40.0km (24.8 miles) ⓘNosib Mine, Guinas, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘHarasib prospects, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
61.2km (38.0 miles) ⓘKombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
61.6km (38.2 miles) ⓘWolkenhaube prospect, Gauss Farm 46, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘTsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
64.8km (40.3 miles) ⓘAuros Farm 595, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
72.7km (45.2 miles) ⓘKupferberg Mine, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
References
Cairncross, Bruce (1997) The Otavi Mountain Land Cu-Pb-Zn-V Deposits, Namibia. The Mineralogical Record, 28 (2) 109-130p.117
Laukamp, Carsten (2006) Structural and fluid system evolution in the Otavi Mountainland (Namibia) and its significance for the genesis of sulphide and nonsulphide mineralisation. Ruprecht-Karls-UniversitÃĪt.
von Bezing, Ludi (2007) Namibia - Minerals and Localities (1st ed.). Bode Verlag GmbH.
 
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