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Dolomite from
Kameelburg Complex, Kalkfeld, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kameelburg Complex, Kalkfeld, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:715119
Long-form Identifier:1:3:715119:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
94.7km (58.9 miles) ⓘOkorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
References
Prins, P. 1981. The geochemical evolution of the alkaline and carbonatite complexes of the Damaraland igneous province, South West Africa. Annale Universiteit van Stellenbosch, Serie A1, Geologie, 3, 145-278.
Verwoerd, W. J. (1967). The carbonatites of South Africa and South West Africa. Government Printer, South Africa., 6.
Le Roex, A. P., Lanyon, R. (1998) Isotope and Trace Element Geochemistry of Cretaceous Damaraland Lamprophyres and Carbonatites, Northwestern Namibia: Evidence for Plume--Lithosphere Interactions. Journal of Petrology, 39 (6) 1117-1146 doi:10.1093/petroj/39.6.1117
Berger, Vladimir I.; Singer, Donald A.; Orris, Greta J. (2009) Carbonatites of the World, Explored Deposits of Nb and REE—Database and Grade and Tonnage Models . Open-File Report 2009-1139. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr20091139
 
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