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Carbonatite from
Kalkfeld Complex, Kalkfeld, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Type:Carbonatite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Carbonatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kalkfeld Complex, Kalkfeld, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1431737
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1431737:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Carbonatite
13.4km (8.4 miles) ⓘKameelburg Complex, Kalkfeld, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘOsongombe Complex, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
91.1km (56.6 miles) ⓘKwaggaspan plugs, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
References
Prins, P. 1981. The geochemical evolution of the alkaline and carbonatite complexes of the Damaraland igneous province, South West Africa. Annale Universiteit van Stellenbosch, Serie A1, Geologie, 3, 145-278.
Van Zijl, P.J. 1962. The geology, structure and petrology of the alkaline intrusions of Kalkfeld and Okorusu and the invaded Damara rocks. Annale Universiteit van Stellenbosch, Serie A, 37, 237-339.
Verwoerd, W. J. (1967). The carbonatites of South Africa and South West Africa. Government Printer, South Africa., 6.
ZIEGLER, U. F. (1992). Preliminary results of geochemistry, Sm-Nd and Rb-Sr studies of post-Karoo carbonatite complexes in Southern Africa. Schweizerische mineralogische und petrographische Mitteilungen, 72(1), 141-148.
Le Roex, A. P., Lanyon, R. (1998) Isotope and Trace Element Geochemistry of Cretaceous Damaraland Lamprophyres and Carbonatites, Northwestern Namibia: Evidence for Plume--Lithosphere Interactions. Journal of Petrology, 39 (6) 1117-1146 doi:10.1093/petroj/39.6.1117
 
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