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Zircon from
Oas Intrusion, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia


Locality type:Intrusion
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Age information
Maximum recorded age:756 ± 2 Ma
Minimum recorded age:756 ± 2 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1756 ± 2 MaTonian - U-Pb
Sample references:
1 -
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Oas Intrusion, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1431890
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1431890:6
GUID (UUID V4):fff4370a-2127-410b-b4f4-b84ffff1ebf3
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
13.8km (8.5 miles) Lofdal-Bergville REE deposit, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia
73.8km (45.9 miles) Ais (Ais Dome), Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
85.6km (53.2 miles) Okenyenya Complex, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
93.3km (58.0 miles) Brandberg Complex, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Communs geol. Surv. Namibia, 11 (1996), 49-53 Precise U-Pb zircon ages for early Damaran magmatism in...and Welwitschia Inlier, northern Damara belt, Namibia P.P. Hoffman1, D.P. Hawkins2, C.E. Isachsen2 and...U-Pb zircon ages are reported for early Damaran, rift-related, igneous rocks in northern Namibia. An age...age of 756 ± 2 Ma for the Oas quartz syenite intrusion, western Welwitschia Inlier, provides a minimum...repetition. Rift-related magmatism in northern Namibia is similar in age to that in northwest India, the
 
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