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Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibiai
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Grootfontein Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. It consists of the town of Grootfontein and the surrounding rural area.

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74 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

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โ“˜ 'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
โ“˜ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
โ“˜ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
โ“˜ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
โ“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
โ“˜ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
โ“˜ Arcanite
Formula: K2SO4
โ“˜ Ardealite
Formula: Ca2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O
โ“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
โ“˜ Beudantite
Formula: PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Description: Reference given below mentions beudantite at this locality comes from a personal comment to the author by Claus Hedegaard.
โ“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
โ“˜ Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
Description: Found with cerussite and natrojarosite.
โ“˜ Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
โ“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Description: Small scalenohedral to rhombohedral crystals.
โ“˜ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
โ“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Description: Occur as microscopic components.
โ“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Description: Found as an accessory mineral of the hypogene minerals.
โ“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Description: From ore dumps found associated with tangeite and calcite.
โ“˜ Colusite
Formula: Cu13VAs3S16
โ“˜ 'Copper Sulphides'
โ“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
Description: Occurs as microscopic components in the supergene minerals.
โ“˜ Daubrรฉelite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4
โ“˜ Descloizite
Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
Habit: Frequently spear-shaped, in subparallel groups, also prismatic, pseudocubic, pyramidal and tabular.
Colour: Metallic black to green-black, orange-brown to golden brown, often iridescent bornite-like, occasionally red (<5mm)
Description: Associated minerals are calcite and/or dolomite, smithsonite & willemite.
โ“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Description: Dolomite is relatively rare but is found with descloizite.
โ“˜ Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
โ“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
โ“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
โ“˜ Germanite
Formula: Cu13Fe2Ge2S16
โ“˜ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜ Greenockite
Formula: CdS
โ“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
โ“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
โ“˜ Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
โ“˜ Jordanite
Formula: Pb14As6S23
โ“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
โ“˜ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
โ“˜ Leadhillite ?
Formula: Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Description: Noted in a single identification of small hexagonal crystals (in Von Bezing, L., Bode, R., and Jahn, S., (2008) and originally taken from reference Stieglitz, B. and Stieglitz, H. (1995) Lapis, 20(9)). According to a recent reference (Cairncross, B. (2021) The minerals of Berg Aukas, Otavi Mountainland, Namibia. Rocks & Minerals, 96(2)) this occurrence is questionable, there is no verification on how identified and provenance cannot be confirmed.
โ“˜ Lepidocrocite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜ Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
โ“˜ Maghemite
Formula: (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4
โ“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
โ“˜ Matlockite
Formula: PbFCl
โ“˜ 'Meteoritic Iron'
References:
Locality descriptionIdentification: Visual Identification
โ“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
โ“˜ Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
โ“˜ Minium
Formula: Pb3O4
โ“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
โ“˜ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
โ“˜ Mottramite
Formula: PbCu(VO4)(OH)
โ“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
โ“˜ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
โ“˜ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
โ“˜ Natrojarosite
Formula: NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Description: Found with cerussite and boulangerite.
โ“˜ Pearceite
Formula: [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
โ“˜ 'Plessite'
โ“˜ Polybasite
Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
โ“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
โ“˜ Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Habit: Hexagonal, prismatic
Colour: Colourless, green, brown.
Description: Small (<1mm) on willemite identified as calcium-rich pyromorphite.
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Renierite
Formula: (Cu+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
Description: An accessory mineral of hypogene origin.
โ“˜ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Description: Found with cerussite and malachite.
โ“˜ Rosasite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Description: Found with malachite and willemite.
โ“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
โ“˜ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
โ“˜ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
โ“˜ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
โ“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
โ“˜ Stannoidite
Formula: Cu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
โ“˜ Stromeyerite
Formula: AgCuS
โ“˜ Taenite
Formula: (Ni,Fe)
โ“˜ Tangeite
Formula: CaCu(VO4)(OH)
Description: From the ore dumps, veinlets of scaly aggregates and rosette apple green crystals to 0.1mm associated with chrysocolla and calcite
โ“˜ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
โ“˜ 'Tennantite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tennantite'
Formula: (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
โ“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
โ“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
โ“˜ Troilite
Formula: FeS
โ“˜ Tsumcorite
Formula: PbZn2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
โ“˜ Tungstenite
Formula: WS2
โ“˜ Vanadinite
Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl
โ“˜ Vรฉsigniรฉite
Formula: BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
Description: From ore dumps associated with vanadinite and descloizite on witherite-calcite matrix as dark green pseudohexagonal crystals to 0.1mm.
โ“˜ Willemite
Formula: Zn2SiO4
โ“˜ Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
โ“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
โ“˜Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
โ“˜Native Iron1.AE.05Fe
โ“˜var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
โ“˜Taenite1.AE.10(Ni,Fe)
โ“˜Schreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
โ“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
โ“˜Stromeyerite2.BA.40AgCuS
โ“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
โ“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
โ“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
โ“˜Stannoidite2.CB.15cCu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
โ“˜Colusite2.CB.30Cu13VAs3S16
โ“˜Germanite2.CB.30Cu13Fe2Ge2S16
โ“˜Renierite2.CB.35a(Cu+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
โ“˜Greenockite2.CB.45CdS
โ“˜Troilite2.CC.10FeS
โ“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
โ“˜Daubrรฉelite2.DA.05Fe2+Cr3+2S4
โ“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
โ“˜Tungstenite2.EA.30WS2
โ“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
โ“˜Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
โ“˜'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
โ“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
โ“˜'Tennantite Subgroup
var. Silver-bearing Tennantite'
2.GB.05(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
โ“˜Pearceite2.GB.15[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
โ“˜Polybasite2.GB.15[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
โ“˜Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
โ“˜Jordanite2.JB.30aPb14As6S23
โ“˜Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 3 - Halides
โ“˜Matlockite3.DC.25PbFCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜Maghemite4.BB.15(Fe3+0.67โ—ป0.33)Fe3+2O4
โ“˜Minium4.BD.05Pb3O4
โ“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
โ“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
โ“˜Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
โ“˜Goethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜Lepidocrocite4.FE.15Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
โ“˜Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
โ“˜Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
โ“˜Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
โ“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
โ“˜Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
โ“˜Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
โ“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
โ“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
โ“˜Rosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
โ“˜Leadhillite ?5.BF.40Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
โ“˜Arcanite7.AD.05K2SO4
โ“˜Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
โ“˜Natrojarosite7.BC.10NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
โ“˜Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
โ“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 ยท 2H2O
โ“˜Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
โ“˜Tangeite8.BH.35CaCu(VO4)(OH)
โ“˜Descloizite8.BH.40PbZn(VO4)(OH)
โ“˜Mottramite8.BH.40PbCu(VO4)(OH)
โ“˜Vรฉsigniรฉite8.BH.45BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
โ“˜Beudantite8.BL.05PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
โ“˜Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
โ“˜Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
โ“˜Vanadinite8.BN.05Pb5(VO4)3Cl
โ“˜Tsumcorite ?8.CG.15PbZn2(AsO4)2 ยท 2H2O
โ“˜Ardealite8.CJ.50Ca2(PO3OH)(SO4) ยท 4H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Willemite9.AA.05Zn2SiO4
โ“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
โ“˜Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
โ“˜Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 ยท H2O
โ“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
โ“˜Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
โ“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 ยท nH2O
โ“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
โ“˜Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 ยท nH2O, x < 1
โ“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
โ“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
โ“˜'Meteoritic Iron'-
โ“˜'Plessite'-
โ“˜'Copper Sulphides'-
โ“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
โ“˜'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ ArdealiteCa2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O
Hโ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hโ“˜ BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Hโ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hโ“˜ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Hโ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hโ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hโ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hโ“˜ LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Hโ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Hโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hโ“˜ NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hโ“˜ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hโ“˜ TsumcoritePbZn2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Hโ“˜ TangeiteCaCu(VO4)(OH)
Hโ“˜ VรฉsigniรฉiteBaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
Hโ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
BBoron
Bโ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bโ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cโ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cโ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Cโ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cโ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Cโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cโ“˜ LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Cโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cโ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Cโ“˜ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cโ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ AnataseTiO2
Oโ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Oโ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oโ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Oโ“˜ ArcaniteK2SO4
Oโ“˜ ArdealiteCa2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O
Oโ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oโ“˜ BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Oโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oโ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Oโ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oโ“˜ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Oโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oโ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oโ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Oโ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oโ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oโ“˜ LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Oโ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ Maghemite(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4
Oโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oโ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Oโ“˜ MiniumPb3O4
Oโ“˜ MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Oโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oโ“˜ NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oโ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oโ“˜ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oโ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oโ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oโ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oโ“˜ TsumcoritePbZn2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Oโ“˜ TangeiteCaCu(VO4)(OH)
Oโ“˜ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Oโ“˜ VรฉsigniรฉiteBaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
Oโ“˜ WillemiteZn2SiO4
Oโ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Oโ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Oโ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
Fโ“˜ MatlockitePbFCl
NaSodium
Naโ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Naโ“˜ NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Naโ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgโ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgโ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alโ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alโ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alโ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alโ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alโ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alโ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siโ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siโ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Siโ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siโ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siโ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siโ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siโ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siโ“˜ WillemiteZn2SiO4
Siโ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siโ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
Pโ“˜ ArdealiteCa2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O
Pโ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pโ“˜ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Pโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Sโ“˜ ArcaniteK2SO4
Sโ“˜ ArdealiteCa2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O
Sโ“˜ BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Sโ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sโ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sโ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sโ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sโ“˜ ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
Sโ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sโ“˜ DaubrรฉeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Sโ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sโ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sโ“˜ GermaniteCu13Fe2Ge2S16
Sโ“˜ GreenockiteCdS
Sโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sโ“˜ JordanitePb14As6S23
Sโ“˜ LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Sโ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Sโ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sโ“˜ NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sโ“˜ Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sโ“˜ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sโ“˜ Renierite(Cu+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
Sโ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sโ“˜ StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Sโ“˜ StromeyeriteAgCuS
Sโ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Sโ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sโ“˜ TroiliteFeS
Sโ“˜ TungsteniteWS2
Sโ“˜ Tennantite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tennantite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
ClChlorine
Clโ“˜ MatlockitePbFCl
Clโ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Clโ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Clโ“˜ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ ArcaniteK2SO4
Kโ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caโ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Caโ“˜ ArdealiteCa2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O
Caโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caโ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caโ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caโ“˜ TangeiteCaCu(VO4)(OH)
Caโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Tiโ“˜ AnataseTiO2
Tiโ“˜ RutileTiO2
VVanadium
Vโ“˜ ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
Vโ“˜ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Vโ“˜ MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Vโ“˜ TangeiteCaCu(VO4)(OH)
Vโ“˜ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Vโ“˜ VรฉsigniรฉiteBaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
CrChromium
Crโ“˜ DaubrรฉeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
MnManganese
Mnโ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Feโ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feโ“˜ BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Feโ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feโ“˜ DaubrรฉeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Feโ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feโ“˜ GermaniteCu13Fe2Ge2S16
Feโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feโ“˜ Native IronFe
Feโ“˜ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feโ“˜ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Feโ“˜ Maghemite(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4
Feโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feโ“˜ NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Feโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feโ“˜ Renierite(Cu+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
Feโ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Feโ“˜ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Feโ“˜ StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Feโ“˜ Taenite(Ni,Fe)
Feโ“˜ TroiliteFeS
Feโ“˜ Tennantite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tennantite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
NiNickel
Niโ“˜ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niโ“˜ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Niโ“˜ Taenite(Ni,Fe)
CuCopper
Cuโ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuโ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuโ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cuโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuโ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuโ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuโ“˜ ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
Cuโ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuโ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cuโ“˜ GermaniteCu13Fe2Ge2S16
Cuโ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cuโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuโ“˜ MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Cuโ“˜ Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cuโ“˜ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cuโ“˜ Renierite(Cu+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
Cuโ“˜ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuโ“˜ StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Cuโ“˜ StromeyeriteAgCuS
Cuโ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cuโ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cuโ“˜ TangeiteCaCu(VO4)(OH)
Cuโ“˜ VรฉsigniรฉiteBaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
Cuโ“˜ Tennantite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tennantite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
ZnZinc
Znโ“˜ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Znโ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Znโ“˜ Renierite(Cu+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
Znโ“˜ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Znโ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znโ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Znโ“˜ StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Znโ“˜ TsumcoritePbZn2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Znโ“˜ WillemiteZn2SiO4
Znโ“˜ Tennantite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tennantite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
GeGermanium
Geโ“˜ GermaniteCu13Fe2Ge2S16
Geโ“˜ Renierite(Cu+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
AsArsenic
Asโ“˜ BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Asโ“˜ ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
Asโ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Asโ“˜ JordanitePb14As6S23
Asโ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Asโ“˜ Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Asโ“˜ Renierite(Cu+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
Asโ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Asโ“˜ TsumcoritePbZn2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Asโ“˜ Tennantite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tennantite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
ZrZirconium
Zrโ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Moโ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Moโ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Agโ“˜ Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Agโ“˜ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Agโ“˜ Native SilverAg
Agโ“˜ StromeyeriteAgCuS
Agโ“˜ Tennantite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tennantite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
CdCadmium
Cdโ“˜ GreenockiteCdS
SnTin
Snโ“˜ StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
SbAntimony
Sbโ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sbโ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sbโ“˜ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sbโ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Baโ“˜ VรฉsigniรฉiteBaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
WTungsten
Wโ“˜ TungsteniteWS2
PbLead
Pbโ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbโ“˜ BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pbโ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pbโ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pbโ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Pbโ“˜ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Pbโ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbโ“˜ JordanitePb14As6S23
Pbโ“˜ LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Pbโ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pbโ“˜ MatlockitePbFCl
Pbโ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pbโ“˜ MiniumPb3O4
Pbโ“˜ MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Pbโ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pbโ“˜ TsumcoritePbZn2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Pbโ“˜ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Pbโ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)

Fossils

There are 12 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences12
Youngest Fossil Listed9.70 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed16.0 Ma (Miocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Macroscelidea
order
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Macroscelidea11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Crocidura
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : Crocidura11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Hipposideridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Hipposideridae11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Viverridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Viverridae11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Sciuridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Muridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Thryonomyidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Thryonomyidae11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Gerbillinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Gerbillinae11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Nesomyidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Nesomyidae11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Dendromurinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Nesomyidae : Dendromurinae11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Heterohyrax auricampensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyracoidea : Procaviidae : Heterohyrax : Heterohyrax auricampensis11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Otavipithecus namibiensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Hominidae : Otavipithecus : Otavipithecus namibiensis15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grootfontein_Constituency
Wikidata ID:Q1311456

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate

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