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Locality Name:
Rössing Uranium Mine, Arandis, Erongo Region, Namibia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 510
Youngest recorded age at locality: 450

mindat Locality ID: 3085
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3085.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rössing Uranium Mine, Arandis, Erongo Region, Namibia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 22°28'41"S
Longitude: 15°3'35"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -22.478055555556,15.059722222222
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As Ba C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Th Ti U V W Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb REE S Si Th Ti U V W Y Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAllaniteAmphiboleApatiteArsenopyriteBranneriteCalciteChalcopyriteColumbiteCorundum
DollaseiteEpidoteFluoriteHumiteLabuntsoviteMolybdeniteNonePyriteQuartzRocksalt
RutileScheeliteSpinelTitaniteZircon

43 IMA Minerals at location:
Aeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Brannerite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carnotite  (*)Cebaite-(Ce)  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chernovite-(Y)  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Coffinite  (*)Dollaseite-(Ce)  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Haiweeite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Kamphaugite-(Y)  (*)Khristovite-(Ce)  (*)Metahaiweeite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Nacareniobsite-(Ce)  (*)Uranophane-β  (*)Polycrase-(Y)  (*)Powellite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Thorianite  (*)Thorutite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Uranophane-α  (*)Vuoriyarvite-K  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Aeschynite(Ce,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6510450043
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)5104500706
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)25104500295
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS51045009052
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS451045005516
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O65104500248
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)510450027770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O51045001184
Cebaite-(Ce)  (*)NoneBa3Ce2(CO3)5F251045008
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2510450027198
Chernovite-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(AsO4)510450046
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F25104500236
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O5104500566
Dollaseite-(Ce)  (*)Dollaseite EpidoteCaCe(Mg2Al)[Si2O7][SiO4]F(OH)510450012
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)251045009895
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F51045002740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF251045009617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS510450024243
Haiweeite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(Si5O12)(OH)2·6H2O510450015
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3510450014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O351045005433
Kamphaugite-(Y)  (*)NoneCaY(CO3)2(OH)·H2O510450028
Khristovite-(Ce)  (*)Dollaseite EpidoteCaCe(MgAlMn2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]F(OH)51045002
Metahaiweeite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2Si6O15·nH2O51045002
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O5104500443
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS251045005800
Nacareniobsite-(Ce)  (*)None(Ca3REE)Na3Nb(Si2O7)2(OF)F2510450010
Uranophane-β  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O5104500144
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)65104500121
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)5104500494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2510450039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2510450061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO251045005614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)51045004894
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O451045001934
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO25104500236
Thorutite  (*)Brannerite(Th,U,Ca)Ti2(O,OH)6510450010
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O51045004899
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O5104500628
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO251045002718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O5104500890
Vuoriyarvite-K  (*)Labuntsovite(K,Na,   )12Nb8(Si4O12)4O8·12-16H2O510450010
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)51045005251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Scott-CGSN8_5-0007Not in mindat as of 7/21/17
Scott-CGSN8_5-0008Not in mindat as of 7/21/17


2 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Scott-CGSN8_5-0007510510510Rb-SrAge of mineralizationwhole rock     3085Rössing Uranium Mine, Arandis, Erongo Region, NamibiaRössing MineSteven et al. (1993) CGSN8_5P. 10 Table 3
Scott-CGSN8_5-0008466450458±8Rb-SrAge of mineralizationwhole rock     3085Rössing Uranium Mine, Arandis, Erongo Region, NamibiaRössing MineSteven et al. (1993) CGSN8_5P. 10 Table 3

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060753Rössing Uranium Mine, Arandis, Erongo Region, Namibiahttps://rruff.info/R060753
R070464Rössing Uranium Mine, Arandis, Erongo Region, Namibiahttps://rruff.info/R070464

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