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Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibiai
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Grootfontein Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. It consists of the town of Grootfontein and the surrounding rural area.

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74 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

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Detailed Mineral List:

'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Arcanite
Formula: K2SO4
Ardealite
Formula: Ca2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Beudantite
Formula: PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Description: Reference given below mentions beudantite at this locality comes from a personal comment to the author by Claus Hedegaard.
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
Description: Found with cerussite and natrojarosite.
Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Description: Small scalenohedral to rhombohedral crystals.
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Description: Occur as microscopic components.
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Description: Found as an accessory mineral of the hypogene minerals.
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Description: From ore dumps found associated with tangeite and calcite.
Colusite
Formula: Cu13VAs3S16
'Copper Sulphides'
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Description: Occurs as microscopic components in the supergene minerals.
Daubréelite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4
Descloizite
Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
Habit: Frequently spear-shaped, in subparallel groups, also prismatic, pseudocubic, pyramidal and tabular.
Colour: Metallic black to green-black, orange-brown to golden brown, often iridescent bornite-like, occasionally red (<5mm)
Description: Associated minerals are calcite and/or dolomite, smithsonite & willemite.
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Description: Dolomite is relatively rare but is found with descloizite.
Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Galena
Formula: PbS
Germanite
Formula: Cu13Fe2Ge2S16
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Greenockite
Formula: CdS
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Jordanite
Formula: Pb14As6S23
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Leadhillite ?
Formula: Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Description: Noted in a single identification of small hexagonal crystals (in Von Bezing, L., Bode, R., and Jahn, S., (2008) and originally taken from reference Stieglitz, B. and Stieglitz, H. (1995) Lapis, 20(9)). According to a recent reference (Cairncross, B. (2021) The minerals of Berg Aukas, Otavi Mountainland, Namibia. Rocks & Minerals, 96(2)) this occurrence is questionable, there is no verification on how identified and provenance cannot be confirmed.
Lepidocrocite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Maghemite
Formula: (Fe3+0.670.33)Fe3+2O4
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Matlockite
Formula: PbFCl
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Minium
Formula: Pb3O4
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mottramite
Formula: PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Iron
Formula: Fe
Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Natrojarosite
Formula: NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Description: Found with cerussite and boulangerite.
Pearceite
Formula: [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
'Plessite'
Polybasite
Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Habit: Hexagonal, prismatic
Colour: Colourless, green, brown.
Description: Small (<1mm) on willemite identified as calcium-rich pyromorphite.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Renierite
Formula: (Cu+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
Description: An accessory mineral of hypogene origin.
Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Description: Found with cerussite and malachite.
Rosasite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Description: Found with malachite and willemite.
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stannoidite
Formula: Cu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Stromeyerite
Formula: AgCuS
Taenite
Formula: (Ni,Fe)
Tangeite
Formula: CaCu(VO4)(OH)
Description: From the ore dumps, veinlets of scaly aggregates and rosette apple green crystals to 0.1mm associated with chrysocolla and calcite
'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
'Tennantite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tennantite'
Formula: (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Troilite
Formula: FeS
Tsumcorite
Formula: PbZn2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Tungstenite
Formula: WS2
Vanadinite
Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Vésigniéite
Formula: BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
Description: From ore dumps associated with vanadinite and descloizite on witherite-calcite matrix as dark green pseudohexagonal crystals to 0.1mm.
Willemite
Formula: Zn2SiO4
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Native Iron1.AE.05Fe
var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
Taenite1.AE.10(Ni,Fe)
Schreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Stromeyerite2.BA.40AgCuS
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Stannoidite2.CB.15cCu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Colusite2.CB.30Cu13VAs3S16
Germanite2.CB.30Cu13Fe2Ge2S16
Renierite2.CB.35a(Cu+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
Greenockite2.CB.45CdS
Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Daubréelite2.DA.05Fe2+Cr3+2S4
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Tungstenite2.EA.30WS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
'Tennantite Subgroup
var. Silver-bearing Tennantite'
2.GB.05(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
Pearceite2.GB.15[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Polybasite2.GB.15[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
Jordanite2.JB.30aPb14As6S23
Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 3 - Halides
Matlockite3.DC.25PbFCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Maghemite4.BB.15(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe3+2O4
Minium4.BD.05Pb3O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Lepidocrocite4.FE.15Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Rosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Leadhillite ?5.BF.40Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Arcanite7.AD.05K2SO4
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Natrojarosite7.BC.10NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Tangeite8.BH.35CaCu(VO4)(OH)
Descloizite8.BH.40PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Mottramite8.BH.40PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Vésigniéite8.BH.45BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
Beudantite8.BL.05PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Vanadinite8.BN.05Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Tsumcorite ?8.CG.15PbZn2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Ardealite8.CJ.50Ca2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Willemite9.AA.05Zn2SiO4
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Plessite'-
'Copper Sulphides'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ArdealiteCa2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
H LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
H LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
H Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H TsumcoritePbZn2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
H TangeiteCaCu(VO4)(OH)
H VésigniéiteBaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
H Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C AragoniteCaCO3
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C RhodochrositeMnCO3
C Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O AnataseTiO2
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O AragoniteCaCO3
O ArcaniteK2SO4
O ArdealiteCa2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
O LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
O LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
O Maghemite(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe23+O4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
O MiniumPb3O4
O MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O RhodochrositeMnCO3
O Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
O RutileTiO2
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O TsumcoritePbZn2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
O TangeiteCaCu(VO4)(OH)
O VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
O VésigniéiteBaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
O WillemiteZn2SiO4
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
O Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
F MatlockitePbFCl
NaSodium
Na Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Na NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si WillemiteZn2SiO4
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
P ArdealiteCa2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
P Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S ArcaniteK2SO4
S ArdealiteCa2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O
S BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
S BournonitePbCuSbS3
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
S CovelliteCuS
S DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
S EnargiteCu3AsS4
S GalenaPbS
S GermaniteCu13Fe2Ge2S16
S GreenockiteCdS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S JordanitePb14As6S23
S LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
S LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
S Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
S Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
S PyriteFeS2
S Renierite(Cu+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
S SphaleriteZnS
S StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
S StromeyeriteAgCuS
S Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S TroiliteFeS
S TungsteniteWS2
S Tennantite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tennantite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
ClChlorine
Cl MatlockitePbFCl
Cl MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Cl VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
KPotassium
K ArcaniteK2SO4
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca ArdealiteCa2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca TangeiteCaCu(VO4)(OH)
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti RutileTiO2
VVanadium
V ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
V DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
V MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
V TangeiteCaCu(VO4)(OH)
V VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
V VésigniéiteBaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
CrChromium
Cr DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
MnManganese
Mn RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe GermaniteCu13Fe2Ge2S16
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe Native IronFe
Fe Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Fe LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Fe Maghemite(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe23+O4
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Renierite(Cu+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Fe StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Fe Taenite(Ni,Fe)
Fe TroiliteFeS
Fe Tennantite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tennantite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
NiNickel
Ni Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Ni Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Ni Taenite(Ni,Fe)
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cu GermaniteCu13Fe2Ge2S16
Cu LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Cu Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cu Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cu Renierite(Cu+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
Cu Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Cu StromeyeriteAgCuS
Cu Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cu TangeiteCaCu(VO4)(OH)
Cu VésigniéiteBaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
Cu Tennantite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tennantite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
ZnZinc
Zn DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn Renierite(Cu+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
Zn Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Zn TsumcoritePbZn2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Zn WillemiteZn2SiO4
Zn Tennantite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tennantite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
GeGermanium
Ge GermaniteCu13Fe2Ge2S16
Ge Renierite(Cu+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
AsArsenic
As BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
As ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
As EnargiteCu3AsS4
As JordanitePb14As6S23
As MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
As Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
As Renierite(Cu+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
As Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
As TsumcoritePbZn2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
As Tennantite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tennantite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Ag Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Ag Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Ag Native SilverAg
Ag StromeyeriteAgCuS
Ag Tennantite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tennantite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
CdCadmium
Cd GreenockiteCdS
SnTin
Sn StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
SbAntimony
Sb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sb Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Ba VésigniéiteBaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
WTungsten
W TungsteniteWS2
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb JordanitePb14As6S23
Pb LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Pb LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pb MatlockitePbFCl
Pb MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pb MiniumPb3O4
Pb MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pb TsumcoritePbZn2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Pb VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)

Fossils

There are 12 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences12
Youngest Fossil Listed9.70 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed16.0 Ma (Miocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Macroscelidea
order
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Macroscelidea11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Crocidura
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : Crocidura11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Hipposideridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Hipposideridae11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Viverridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Viverridae11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Sciuridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Muridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Thryonomyidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Thryonomyidae11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Gerbillinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Gerbillinae11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Nesomyidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Nesomyidae11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Dendromurinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Nesomyidae : Dendromurinae11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Heterohyrax auricampensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyracoidea : Procaviidae : Heterohyrax : Heterohyrax auricampensis11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Otavipithecus namibiensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Hominidae : Otavipithecus : Otavipithecus namibiensis15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grootfontein_Constituency
Wikidata ID:Q1311456

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

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African PlateTectonic Plate

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