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Amphibole Supergroup from
Cape Cross area, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia


Locality type:Nature Reserve
Classification
Species:'Amphibole Supergroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AB2C5(T8O22)W2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amphibole Supergroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cape Cross area, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1432056
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1432056:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Amphibole Supergroup
82.6km (51.4 miles) ⓘAmis Complex, Brandberg Complex, Brandberg Area, DÃĒures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
References
Gevers, T.W. 1933. Kaoko-eruptives and alkali-rocks at Cape Cross, S.W. Arfica. Transactions and Proceedings of the Geological Society of South Africa, 35, 85-96.
Harris, Chris (1995) Oxygen isotope geochemistry of the Mesozoic anorogenic complexes of Damaraland, northwest Namibia: evidence for crustal contamination and its effect on silica saturation. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 122 (3) 308-321 doi:10.1007/s004100050130
MILNER, S. C., LE ROEX, A. P., O'CONNOR, J. M. (1995) Age of Mesozoic igneous rocks in northwestern Namibia, and their relationship to continental breakup. Journal of the Geological Society, 152 (1). 97-104 doi:10.1144/gsjgs.152.1.0097
 
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