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Uis Pegmatites, Uis, DΓ’ures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibiai
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Uis PegmatitesPegmatite Field
UisVillage
DΓ’ures ConstituencyConstituency
Erongo RegionRegion
NamibiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° 13' 59'' South , 14° 52' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-21.23333,14.86667
GeoHash:
G#: kk4x4q9df
GRN:
S15E10
Type:
Pegmatite Field
KΓΆppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
28833
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:28833:7
GUID (UUID V4):
24e02f8b-5feb-41dc-b08e-1a1260fe2101


Includes around 120 near-surface bodies of pegmatite in a 5x60km area. Known for crystals of garnet, topaz, apatite and tourmaline up to 10 cm and tin (niobium-tantalum) ores.

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29 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Amblygonite
Formula: LiAl(PO4)F
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
β“˜ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
β“˜ 'Columbite-Tantalite'
β“˜ Dravite
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜ Elbaite
Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜ Ferronigerite-2N1S
Formula: (Al,Fe,Zn)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH)
β“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ 'Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series'
Formula: (Ta,Nb,Sn,Fe,Mn)4O8
β“˜ KΓ«sterite
Formula: Cu2ZnSnS4
β“˜ 'Lepidolite'
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ 'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
β“˜ Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Paragonite
Formula: NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Petalite
Formula: LiAl(Si4O10)
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜ Spodumene
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
β“˜ Stannite
Formula: Cu2FeSnS4
β“˜ 'Tantalite'
Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
β“˜ 'Tapiolite'
Formula: (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
β“˜ Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜ Varlamoffite
Formula: (Sn,Fe)(O,OH)2
β“˜ Wodginite
Formula: Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
β“˜ Zinconigerite-2N1S
Formula: (Zn,Al,Mg)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH)
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

CaCO3β“˜ Calcite
(Al,Fe,Zn)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH)β“˜ Ferronigerite-2N1S

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Stannite2.CB.15aCu2FeSnS4
β“˜KΓ«sterite2.CB.15aCu2ZnSnS4
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜'Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series'4..(Ta,Nb,Sn,Fe,Mn)4O8
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz
var. Amethyst		4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Varlamoffite4.DB.05(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)2
β“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
β“˜Wodginite4.DB.40Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
β“˜Ferronigerite-2N1S4.FC.20(Al,Fe,Zn)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH)
β“˜Zinconigerite-2N1S4.FC.20(Zn,Al,Mg)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
β“˜Amblygonite8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)F
β“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
β“˜Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜Elbaite9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Dravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Spodumene9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
β“˜Muscovite
var. Sericite		9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Paragonite9.EC.15NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Petalite9.EF.05LiAl(Si4O10)
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜'Tapiolite'-(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
β“˜'Tantalite'-(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
β“˜'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
β“˜'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜'Columbite-Tantalite'-
β“˜'Lepidolite'-
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hβ“˜ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Ferronigerite-2N1S(Al,Fe,Zn)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH)
Hβ“˜ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Hβ“˜ Varlamoffite(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)2
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Zinconigerite-2N1S(Zn,Al,Mg)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH)
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
LiLithium
Liβ“˜ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Liβ“˜ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Liβ“˜ PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
Liβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bβ“˜ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oβ“˜ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Oβ“˜ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Ferronigerite-2N1S(Al,Fe,Zn)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH)
Oβ“˜ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Oβ“˜ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Oβ“˜ Tapiolite(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Oβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ Varlamoffite(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)2
Oβ“˜ WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ Zinconigerite-2N1S(Zn,Al,Mg)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH)
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Fβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Naβ“˜ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Naβ“˜ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Naβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Mgβ“˜ Zinconigerite-2N1S(Zn,Al,Mg)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH)
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Alβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alβ“˜ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Ferronigerite-2N1S(Al,Fe,Zn)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH)
Alβ“˜ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
Alβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Alβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Zinconigerite-2N1S(Zn,Al,Mg)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siβ“˜ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Siβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Pβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Pβ“˜ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ KΓ«steriteCu2ZnSnS4
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Mnβ“˜ Tapiolite(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Mnβ“˜ WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
FeIron
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ Ferronigerite-2N1S(Al,Fe,Zn)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH)
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Feβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Feβ“˜ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Feβ“˜ Tapiolite(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Feβ“˜ Varlamoffite(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ KΓ«steriteCu2ZnSnS4
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ KΓ«steriteCu2ZnSnS4
Znβ“˜ Ferronigerite-2N1S(Al,Fe,Zn)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH)
Znβ“˜ Zinconigerite-2N1S(Zn,Al,Mg)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH)
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nbβ“˜ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Nbβ“˜ Tapiolite(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
SnTin
Snβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Snβ“˜ KΓ«steriteCu2ZnSnS4
Snβ“˜ Ferronigerite-2N1S(Al,Fe,Zn)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH)
Snβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Snβ“˜ Varlamoffite(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)2
Snβ“˜ WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
Snβ“˜ Zinconigerite-2N1S(Zn,Al,Mg)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH)
CeCerium
Ceβ“˜ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
TaTantalum
Taβ“˜ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Taβ“˜ Tapiolite(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Taβ“˜ WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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References

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Grobler, J.M. (1980) Tin-mining, Uis SWA. Swaplan: 9: 1-3.
Diehl, M. (1986) Preliminary report on the Cape Cross - Uis pegmatite field. Communications of the geological Survey of South West Africa/Namibia: 2: 37-42.
Ashworth, Luisa (2014) Mineralised Pegmatites of the Damara Belt, Namibia: Fluid inclusion and geochemical characteristics with implications for post-collisional mineralisation. Doctoral dissertation, Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand.
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