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Zircon from
Amis Complex, Brandberg Complex, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Amis Complex, Brandberg Complex, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:150755
Long-form Identifier:1:3:150755:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘAmis Gorge, Brandberg Complex, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
40.2km (25.0 miles) ⓘUis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
40.3km (25.0 miles) ⓘKarlowa Pegmatite, Uis Pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
40.3km (25.0 miles) ⓘUis Pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
65.3km (40.6 miles) ⓘAis (Ais Dome), Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
66.6km (41.4 miles) ⓘStrathmore pegmatites, Cape Cross area, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
88.2km (54.8 miles) ⓘMarenica, Klein Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
90.1km (56.0 miles) ⓘLofdal-Bergville REE deposit, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia
94.3km (58.6 miles) ⓘOkenyenya Complex, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
94.4km (58.6 miles) ⓘKlein Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
References
Schmitt, Axel K., Trumbull, Robert B., Dulski, Peter, Emmermann, Rolf (2002) Zr-Nb-REE Mineralization in Peralkaline Granites from the Amis Complex, Brandberg (Namibia): Evidence for Magmatic Pre-enrichment from Melt Inclusions. Economic Geology, 97 (2) 399-413 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.97.2.399
Sun, Yi; Deng, Gengxin; Jiang, Dingsheng; Krymarys, Ewa; Bachmann, Olivier (2025) Igneous, hydrothermal, or both? Exploring the origin of pegmatites and aplites at the Amis intrusion, Namibia. Geosphere.
 
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