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Roter Kamm Crater, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibiai
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Roter Kamm CraterCrater
ǃNamiǂNûs ConstituencyConstituency
ǁKaras RegionRegion
NamibiaCountry

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Oblique landsat image of Roter Kamm meteorite impact crater

Roter Kamm Crater, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
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Bird's eye view of the crater

Roter Kamm Crater, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
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Oblique landsat image of Roter Kamm meteorite impact crater

Roter Kamm Crater, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
07375540017272289979413.jpg
Bird's eye view of the crater

Roter Kamm Crater, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
09875580017272059241046.jpg
Oblique landsat image of Roter Kamm meteorite impact crater

Roter Kamm Crater, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
07375540017272289979413.jpg
Bird's eye view of the crater

Roter Kamm Crater, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 45' 57'' South , 16° 17' 17'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-27.76611,16.28806
GRN:
S19E11
Type:
Crater
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Mindat Locality ID:
196059
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:196059:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Roter Kamm impact structure


Meteorite crater, located in the Sperrgebiet, within the Namibian section of the Namib Desert, approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Oranjemund. The crater is 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) in diameter and is 130 metres (430 ft) deep. The age is estimated at 4.81 ± 0.5 Ma, placing it in the Pliocene.

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7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar'
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Clinozoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Lechatelierite
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘvar. Titanium-bearing Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘLechatelierite4.DA.30SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘClinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Alkali Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ LechatelieriteSiO2
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ LechatelieriteSiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Tiⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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African PlateTectonic Plate
Namibia

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References

https://www.lpi.usra.edu/publications/slidesets/craters/slide_14.html
Koeberl, Christian; Freoriksson, Kurt; Götzinger, Michael; Reimold, Wolf Uwe (1989) Anomalous quartz from the Roter Kamm impact crater, Namibia: Evidence for post-impact hydrothermal activity? Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 53 (8). 2113-2118 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(89)90329-3
Roedder, Edwin (1990) A discussion of “Anomalous quartz from the Roter Kamm impact crater, Namibia: Evidence for post-impact hydrothermal activity?”. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 54 (11) 3247-3248 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(90)90141-7
Grieve, R.A.F. (1993) Recent studies at the Roter Kamm impact crater. Meteoritics, 28 (2) 160 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1993.tb00754.x
Koeberl, Christian, Hartung, Jack B., Kunk, Michael J., Klein, Jeffrey, Matsuda, Jun-Ichi, Nagao, Keisuke, Reimold, Wolf Uwe, Storzer, Dieter (1993) The age of the Roter Kamm impact crater, Namibia: Constraints from 40Ar-39Ar, K-Ar, Rb-Sr, fission track, and 10Be-26Al studies. Meteoritics, 28 (2) 204-212 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1993.tb00758.x
Reimold, Wolf Uwe, Koeberl, Christian, Bishop, Janice (1994) Roter Kamm impact crater, Namibia: Geochemistry of basement rocks and breccias. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 58 (12) 2689-2710 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(94)90138-4
REIMOLD, Wolf Uwe; KOEBERL, Christian; BRANDT, Dion (1997) Suevite at the Roter Kamm impact crater, Namibia. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 32 (3). 431-437 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1997.tb01286.x
Grant, John A., Koeberl, Christian, Reimold, Wolf Uwe, Schultz, Peter H. (1997) Gradation of the Roter Kamm impact crater, Namibia. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 102. 16327-16338 doi:10.1029/97je01315
BRANDT, DION, REMOLD, WOLF UWE, FRANZSEN, ALAN J., KOEBERL, CHRISTIAN, WENDORFF, LUTZ (1998) Geophysical profile of the Roter Kamm impact crater, Namibia. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 33 (3) 447-453 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1998.tb01649.x
www.unb.ca (2002) http://www.unb.ca/passc/ImpactDatabase/images/roter-kamm.htm
en.wikipedia.org (n.d.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roter_Kamm_crater
von Bezing, Ludi (2007) Namibia - Minerals and Localities (1st ed.). Bode Verlag GmbH.
HECHT, Lutz, REIMOLD, W. Uwe, SHERLOCK, Sarah, TAGLE, Roald, KOEBERL, Christian, SCHMITT, Ralf-Thomas (2008) New impact-melt rock from the Roter Kamm impact structure, Namibia: Further constraints on impact age, melt rock chemistry, and projectile composition. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 43 (7) 1201-1218 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2008.tb01123.x
Cavosie, Aaron J., Spencer, Christopher J., Evans, Noreen, Rankenburg, Kai, Thomas, Robert J., Macey, Paul H. (2022) Granular titanite from the Roter Kamm crater in Namibia: Product of regional metamorphism, not meteorite impact. Geoscience Frontiers, 13 (3) 101350pp. doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2022.101350
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