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Neuschwaben Farm 73 (Neu Schwaben), Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibiai
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Neuschwaben Farm 73 (Neu Schwaben)Farm
Karibib ConstituencyConstituency
Erongo RegionRegion
NamibiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 5' 34'' South , 15° 54' 28'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Karibib6,898 (2012)19.3km
Usakos9,147 (2012)33.4km
Otjimbingwe7,677 (2012)36.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
7321
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:7321:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Tourmaline mine that produced dark blue tourmaline. Closed in the 1950s. A nearby locality contained purplish-cranberry colored tourmaline ("siberite").

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8 valid minerals.

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Amblygonite
Formula: LiAl(PO4)F
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Beryl var. Aquamarine
Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18
Beryl var. Morganite
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Chrysoberyl
Formula: BeAl2O4
Columbite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6
Elbaite
Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Colour: Shades of green and blue, red,
Description: A small pocket of light blue crystals was also found. The locality is a prolific source of good gem crystals, found in kaolinised pegmatite clay pockets can also be eluvial and alluvial with the latter extending for a km south-east.
Elbaite var. Siberite
Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
'Microlite Group'
Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Rose Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Tourmaline var. Indicolite'
Formula: A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
'Microlite Group'4.00.A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
Chrysoberyl4.BA.05BeAl2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rose Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Columbite-(Fe)4.DB.35Fe2+Nb2O6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Amblygonite8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)F
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Beryl
var. Aquamarine
9.CJ.05Be3Al2Si6O18
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
var. Morganite9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Elbaite9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
var. Siberite9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Unclassified
'Tourmaline
var. Indicolite'
-A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
''-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H Elbaite var. SiberiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
LiLithium
Li AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Li ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Li Elbaite var. SiberiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BeBeryllium
Be Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Be Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B Tourmaline var. IndicoliteA(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
B Elbaite var. SiberiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
O AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
O Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
O ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O Tourmaline var. IndicoliteA(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Elbaite var. SiberiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
FFluorine
F AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Na ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na Elbaite var. SiberiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Al AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Al Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Al ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al Elbaite var. SiberiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Si Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Elbaite var. SiberiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
PPhosphorus
P AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
CaCalcium
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
FeIron
Fe Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
TaTantalum
Ta Microlite GroupA2-mTa2X6-wZ-n

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