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Calcite from
Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia


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Calcite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Calcite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Calcite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Calcite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Calcite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Calcite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Calcite

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Calcite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Calcite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Calcite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Calcite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Calcite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dioptase1,242
Duftite624
- var Calcio-duftite2
Mottramite418
Malachite403
Dolomite262
- var Cobalt-bearing Dolomite26
- var Zinc-bearing Dolomite6
- var Plumbodolomite1
Cuprite151
- var Chalcotrichite20
Hematite105
Smithsonite98
Native Copper96
Mimetite92
- var Chromium-bearing Mimetite4
Cerussite87
Azurite85
Wulfenite73
Willemite68
Quartz43
Conichalcite36
Rosasite30
Goethite27
Chalcocite25
Aragonite23
- var Lead-bearing Aragonite19
- var Zinc-bearing Aragonite1
Bornite21
Chalcopyrite18
Tennantite Subgroup17
Plancheite13
Brochantite11
Native Silver10
Chrysocolla9
Galena8
Hydrozincite7
Clausthalite7
Minrecordite7
Pyrite7
Anglesite7
Tsumcorite6
Descloizite6
Arsentsumebite5
Bayldonite5
Manganese Oxides5
Adamite5
- var Copper-bearing Adamite1
Zincolivenite4
Feinglosite4
Schaurteite3
Hydrocerussite3
Agardite-(Ce)3
Baryte2
Beudantite2
Calcite2
- var Lead-bearing Calcite2
Furutobeite2
Olivenite2
Coronadite2
Otavite2
Duftite-alpha1
Arsendescloizite1
Sphalerite1
Duftite-Mottramite Series1
Luzonite1
Gartrellite1
Ferberite1
Siderite1
Conichalcite-Duftite Series1
Vanadinite1
Fornacite1
Albite1
Germanite1
Manganite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (1110 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:13301
Long-form Identifier:1:3:13301:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘTsumeb West Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘFriesenberg prospect, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
17.8km (11.0 miles) ⓘAlt Bobos Mine, Uris Farm 481, Guinas, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘKhusib Springs Mine (Khuiseb Springs Mine), Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘAbenab Mine, Abenab, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
39.5km (24.6 miles) ⓘAbenab West Mine, Abenab, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
46.0km (28.6 miles) ⓘHoba meteorite, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
49.4km (30.7 miles) ⓘBaltika Mine, Baltika Farm 515, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
50.1km (31.2 miles) ⓘKupferberg Mine, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘGross Otavi Mine (Gross Otavi prospect), Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
References
(1977) Mineral Index. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (3) 129
Chetty, D., Frimmel, H. E. (2000) The role of evaporites in the genesis of base metal sulphide mineralisation in the Northern Platform of the Pan-African Damara Belt, Namibia: geochemical and fluid inclusion evidence from carbonate wall rock alteration. Mineralium Deposita, 35 (4) 364-376 doi:10.1007/s001260050247
 
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