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Cuprite from
Onganja Mine, Helen Farm 235, Seeis, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia


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Cuprite, etc.

Onganja Mine, Helen Farm 235, Seeis, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Cuprite, etc.

Onganja Mine, Helen Farm 235, Seeis, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Cuprite

Onganja Mine, Helen Farm 235, Seeis, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Chalcotrichite, etc.

Onganja Mine, Helen Farm 235, Seeis, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Cuprite, etc.

Onganja Mine, Helen Farm 235, Seeis, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Cuprite, etc.

Onganja Mine, Helen Farm 235, Seeis, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Cuprite

Onganja Mine, Helen Farm 235, Seeis, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
01900390017272030473067.jpg
Chalcotrichite, etc.

Onganja Mine, Helen Farm 235, Seeis, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
07739680017272030454496.jpg
Cuprite, etc.

Onganja Mine, Helen Farm 235, Seeis, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
03216700017696952679656.jpg
Cuprite, etc.

Onganja Mine, Helen Farm 235, Seeis, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Cuprite

Onganja Mine, Helen Farm 235, Seeis, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Chalcotrichite, etc.

Onganja Mine, Helen Farm 235, Seeis, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Comments:Great 13.7 cm specimen in "Ikons", from the famous 1976 pocket [https://www.mindat.org/reference.php?id=17243758]
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Significance:Classic locality for this mineral (see references.)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite88
Calcite32
Native Copper25
Quartz16
Chrysocolla3
Calcite Group2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Onganja Mine, Helen Farm 235, Seeis, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (72 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:4202
Long-form Identifier:1:3:4202:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘOtjisongati Mines, Okamuvia Farm 144, Seeis, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘOtjihase Mine, Von Francois Farm 60, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
91.3km (56.7 miles) ⓘMatchless Mine, Friedenau Farm 16, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
References
Strunz, H., Wilk, H. (1975) Cuprit von Onganja, SW-Afrika. Der Aufschluss, 26 (1). 1-3
Graham, L. T., & Pogson, R. E. (2007). The Albert Chapman Mineral Collection: Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Rocks & Minerals, 82(1), 29-39.
Thompson, Wayne A. (2007, January) Ikons, Classics, and Contemporary Masterpieces of Mineralogy. The Mineralogical Record Supplement Vol. 38 (1-S) The Mineralogical Record, Inc.pp.118-119
Cairncross, Bruce (2012) The Mineral Collection of Desmond Sacco, Johannesburg, South Africa. Rocks & Minerals, 87 (5) 410-417 doi:10.1080/00357529.2012.708615
 
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