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Calcite from
Gross Otavi Mine (Gross Otavi prospect), Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia


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Calcite

Gross Otavi Mine, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
05610890017366978472466.jpg
Calcite

Gross Otavi Mine, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
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Calcite

Gross Otavi Mine, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gross Otavi Mine (Gross Otavi prospect), Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:12729
Long-form Identifier:1:3:12729:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘKupferberg Mine, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘBaltika Mine, Baltika Farm 515, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
10.5km (6.6 miles) ⓘAsis West sector, Kombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘKombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘGuchab prospect (Guchab mine), Guchab-Rodgerberg area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘGuchab-Rodgerberg area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘRodgerberg Mine, Guchab-Rodgerberg area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘHoba meteorite, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘFriesenberg prospect, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
45.8km (28.5 miles) ⓘAlt Bobos Mine, Uris Farm 481, Guinas, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
References
Cairncross, Bruce (1997) The Otavi Mountain Land Cu-Pb-Zn-V Deposits, Namibia. The Mineralogical Record, 28 (2) 109-130
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.
Bezing, L. von, Bode, R. & Jahn, S. (2007): Namibia. Mineralien und Fundstellen. Edition Schloss Freudenstein, Bode Verlag, Haltern. (in German)
 
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