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Magnetite from
Eureka carbonatite, Eureka Farm 99, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Monazite-(Ce)4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eureka carbonatite, Eureka Farm 99, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:486921
Long-form Identifier:1:3:486921:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘHenderson Mine (Anderson Mine), Naob Farm 69, Usakos, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘValencia deposit, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
62.8km (39.0 miles) ⓘHusab Mine, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
73.3km (45.5 miles) ⓘNamib Lead Mine, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
83.3km (51.8 miles) ⓘKrantzberg Mine, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
86.1km (53.5 miles) ⓘLanger Heinrich uranium mine, Langer Heinrich Mountain, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
References
Burger, A. J., von Knorring, O., Clifford, T. N. (1965) Mineralogical and radiometric studies of monazite and sphene occurrences in the Namib Desert, South-West Africa. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 35 (271) 519-528 doi:10.1180/minmag.1965.035.271.07
Verwoerd, W. J. (1967). The carbonatites of South Africa and South West Africa. Government Printer, South Africa., 6.
Dunai, T., Stoessel, G. F. U., & Ziegler, U. R. F. (1989). Note: a Sr isotope study of the Eureka Carbonatite, Damaraland, Namibia. Comm. geol. Surv. Namibia, 5, 89-90.
Orris, Greta J.; Grauch, Richard I.; Grauch, R. I.; Orris, G. J. (2002) Rare Earth Element Mines, Deposits, and Occurrences. Open-File Report 2002-189 doi:10.3133/ofr02189
 
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