Brandberg West

NA / Erongo

•-21.23029, 14.61818View on Map Open in Google Maps

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Brandberg West is a known mineral occurrence, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The mineralization is hosted in Damara System (Quartzite, Schist), within the Intracratonic setting. Reported specimens include Wolframite. Production ran from 1933 to 1980.

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Wolframite

Geology and deposit

Host rock: Damara System — Quartzite, Schist
Tectonic setting: Intracratonic

Structure

Quartz Veins Occur In The Core Of An Anticline, Probably Are Related To Meso Zoic Granite.

Mining history

Status: Occurrence
First production: 1933
Last production: 1980

Records and references

Cited references

ANSTETT,T.F., BLEIWAS,D.F., AND HURDELBRINK,R.J., 1985, TUNGSTEN AVAILABILI TY - MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, INFORMATION CIRCULAR 9025, 51P. PELLETIER,R.A., 1964, MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AFRICA; CAPE TOWN, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, P. 131-132. ELLIS,M.W. AND STEVENS,C., THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF THE TERRITORY OF SOUTH-W EST AFRICA, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS YEARBOOK 1978-79, VOL. III, AREA REP ORTS: INTERNATIONAL, P. 850.R.F. STEVENS, JR., 1973, TUNGSTEN, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1973; VOL. I., METALS, MINERALS AND FUELS, P. 1,256. ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 1977, THE ECONOMICS OF TUNGSTEN; THIRD E DITION, LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., P. 156.

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10024796 — view the source record

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Coordinates: -21.23029, 14.61818

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