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Gibeon Kimberlite Occurrence, Gibeon Constituency, Hardap Region, Namibiai
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Gibeon Kimberlite OccurrenceOccurrence
Gibeon ConstituencyConstituency
Hardap RegionRegion
NamibiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° 8' 59'' South , 17° 48' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-25.15000,17.80000
GeoHash:
G#: k7s8vj9dd
GRN:
S17E12
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
408214
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:408214:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A number of carbonate-rich rocks that may be carbonatites, as well as rather altered rock which could be a melilite basalt (Janse 1975).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ Diamond
Formula: C
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
References:
Frankel, J. J. (1957). An inclusion-bearing olivine melilitite from Mukorob, South West Africa. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 35(2), 115-123. doi.org/10.1080/00359195709519015
Janse, A. J. A. (1975). Kimberlite and related rocks from the Nama Plateau of South-West Africa. In Physics and Chemistry of the Earth (pp. 81-94). Pergamon. doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-018017-5.50012-2
Verwoerd, W. J. (1993). Update on carbonatites of South Africa and Namibia. South African Journal of Geology, 96(3), 75-95. https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/AJA10120750_733
Schmädicke, E., Okrusch, M., Rupprecht-Gutowski, P., Will, T.M. (2011) Garnet pyroxenite, eclogite and alkremite xenoliths from the off-craton Gibeon Kimberlite Field, Namibia: A window into the upper mantle of the Rehoboth Terrane. Precambrian Research, 191 (1) 1-17 doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2011.07.010
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ 'Melilite Group'
Formula: Ca2M(XSiO7)
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Rhombohedral Carbonate'
Formula: (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘDiamond1.CB.10aC
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘCorundum4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ'Melilite Group'-Ca2M(XSiO7)
ⓘ'Rhombohedral Carbonate'-(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DiamondC
Cⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
Oⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
FFluorine
Fⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mgⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Siⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Caⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
Caⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
FeIron
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Feⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3

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References

Frankel, J. J. (1957). An inclusion-bearing olivine melilitite from Mukorob, South West Africa. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 35(2), 115-123. doi.org/10.1080/00359195709519015
Janse, A. J. A. (1975). Kimberlite and related rocks from the Nama Plateau of South-West Africa. In Physics and Chemistry of the Earth (pp. 81-94). Pergamon. doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-018017-5.50012-2
Verwoerd, W. J. (1993). Update on carbonatites of South Africa and Namibia. South African Journal of Geology, 96(3), 75-95. https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/AJA10120750_733
Woolley, A. R. (2001) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World, Part 3: Africa - Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. The Geological Society of London.p.213
Schmädicke, E., Okrusch, M., Rupprecht-Gutowski, P., Will, T.M. (2011) Garnet pyroxenite, eclogite and alkremite xenoliths from the off-craton Gibeon Kimberlite Field, Namibia: A window into the upper mantle of the Rehoboth Terrane. Precambrian Research, 191 (1) 1-17 doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2011.07.010
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