Sinclair Mine, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sinclair Mine | Mine |
| ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency | Constituency |
| ǁKaras Region | Region |
| Namibia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° 42' 17'' South , 16° 21' 57'' East
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A copper mine reopened in 1938. Located in the western portion of the Bethanie District @ -25.70486º S, 16.36609º E some 50 km west-northwest of the village Helmeringhausen.
The deposit was discovered & mined by British prospector Sinclair during the mid-nineteenth century, who dispatched several ox wagon loads of ore to the Prinzenbucht, a small bay south of Luderitz.
The first descriptions of the deposit were by Kuntz in 1904 & Stollreither in 1905. During 1912/13 the deposit was explored & mined by the German Colonial Bergbaugesellschaft but mining was interrupted by World War I, to be resumed in 1927 under the South West Copper Company & abandoned during the depression in 1932. The deposit has since been re-evaluated by several companies including the African Metals Corporation of South Africa (ISCOR).
The deposit was discovered & mined by British prospector Sinclair during the mid-nineteenth century, who dispatched several ox wagon loads of ore to the Prinzenbucht, a small bay south of Luderitz.
The first descriptions of the deposit were by Kuntz in 1904 & Stollreither in 1905. During 1912/13 the deposit was explored & mined by the German Colonial Bergbaugesellschaft but mining was interrupted by World War I, to be resumed in 1927 under the South West Copper Company & abandoned during the depression in 1932. The deposit has since been re-evaluated by several companies including the African Metals Corporation of South Africa (ISCOR).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Atacamite Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Brochantite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
| ⓘ Dioptase Formula: CuSiO3 · H2O |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Papagoite Formula: CaCu[H3AlSi2O9] |
| ⓘ Pseudomalachite Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Tenorite Formula: CuO |
| ⓘ Turquoise Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ Volborthite Formula: Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Atacamite | 3.DA.10a | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Pseudomalachite | 8.BD.05 | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Turquoise | 8.DD.15 | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Volborthite | 8.FD.05 | Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Papagoite | 9.CE.05 | CaCu[H3AlSi2O9] |
| ⓘ | Dioptase | 9.CJ.30 | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Papagoite | CaCu[H3AlSi2O9] |
| H | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Volborthite | Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Papagoite | CaCu[H3AlSi2O9] |
| O | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| O | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Volborthite | Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Papagoite | CaCu[H3AlSi2O9] |
| Al | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Papagoite | CaCu[H3AlSi2O9] |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| P | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Papagoite | CaCu[H3AlSi2O9] |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Volborthite | Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Papagoite | CaCu[H3AlSi2O9] |
| Cu | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| Cu | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Volborthite | Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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African PlateTectonic Plate
- Choma-Kaloma BlockOrogenic Belt
- Southwest African Coastal basinBasin
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Sinclair Mine, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia