Locality type: Open-Cast Mine Classification Species: Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Comments: Baryte occurs with fluorite and quartz. Confirmation Validity: Believed Valid Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: Fluorite 17 Goethite 5 Data Mineral Data: Click here to view Baryte data Locality Data: Click here to view Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia Photo Gallery View Gallery (10 photos) Data Identifiers Mindat Occurrence Record ID: 150653 Long-form Identifier: 1:3:150653:2 GUID (UUID V4 ): 0 Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
94.7km (58.9 miles) ⓘ Kameelburg Complex, Kalkfeld, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
References Kogut, A. I., Hagni, R. D. & Schneider, G. I. C. (1998): Geology, mineralogy, and paragenetic sequence of the Okorusu carbonatite-related fluorite ores, Namibia. In: Ed. Hagni, R. D., Proc. 9th Quadrenn. IAGOD Symp., 1994, 555-573. Bühn, B., Rankin, A.H., Schneider, J., Dulski, P. (2002) The nature of orthomagmatic, carbonatitic fluids precipitating REE,Sr-rich fluorite: fluid-inclusion evidence from the Okorusu fluorite deposit, Namibia. Chemical Geology , 186 (1) 75-98 doi:10.1016/s0009-2541(01)00421-1 Search for references including Baryte Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia