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Cairncross, Bruce (2004) History of the Okiep Copper District, Namaqualand, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. The Mineralogical Record, 35 (4) 289-317

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Reference TypeJournal (article/letter/editorial)
TitleHistory of the Okiep Copper District, Namaqualand, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
JournalThe Mineralogical Record
AuthorsCairncross, BruceAuthor
Year2004Volume35
Issue4
PublisherThe Mineralogical Record, Inc.PlaceTucson
Mindat Ref. ID12909478Long-form Identifiermindat:1:5:12909478:6
GUID0
Full ReferenceCairncross, Bruce (2004) History of the Okiep Copper District, Namaqualand, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. The Mineralogical Record, 35 (4) 289-317
Plain TextCairncross, Bruce (2004) History of the Okiep Copper District, Namaqualand, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. The Mineralogical Record, 35 (4) 289-317
In(2004) July - August 2004. The Mineralogical Record Vol. 35 (4) The Mineralogical Record, Inc.

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LocalityCitation Details
Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Carolusberg No. 1 Mine, Carolusberg, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Carolusberg No. 2 Mine, Carolusberg, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Brandkloof Mine, Concordia, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
East Okiep Mine, Concordia, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ezelsfontein Mine, Concordia, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Homeep East Mine, Concordia, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Rietberg Mine, Concordia, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Divide Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Flat Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Hoits Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Jan Coetzee Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Nababeep West Mine (Nababeep Near West mine), Nababeep tungsten mines, Nababeep, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Narrap Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Okiep Mine (O'Okiep Mine), Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Spektakel Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Springbok, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Blue Mine, Springbok, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Van Der Stel's copper mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

Mineral Occurrences

LocalityMineral(s)
Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africaβ“˜ Allophane, β“˜ Anhydrite, β“˜ Axinite-(Fe), β“˜ Azurite, β“˜ Baryte, β“˜ Bornite, β“˜ Brochantite, β“˜ Calcite, β“˜ Chalcanthite, β“˜ Chalcocite, β“˜ Chalcopyrite, β“˜ Chrysocolla, β“˜ Coloradoite, β“˜ Covellite, β“˜ Cualstibite-1M, β“˜ Cubanite, β“˜ Cuprite, β“˜ Cyanotrichite, β“˜ Epidote, β“˜ Fluorapatite, β“˜ Fluorite, β“˜ Galena, β“˜ Goethite, β“˜ Gypsum, β“˜ Hematite, β“˜ Hessite, β“˜ Ilmenite, β“˜ Linnaeite, β“˜ Mackinawite, β“˜ Magnetite, β“˜ Malachite, β“˜ Melonite, β“˜ Millerite, β“˜ Molybdenite, β“˜ Native Copper, β“˜ Orthoclase, β“˜ Pentlandite, β“˜ Prehnite, β“˜ Pumpellyite Subgroup, β“˜ Pyrite, β“˜ Pyrrhotite, β“˜ Quartz, β“˜ Rickardite, β“˜ Smithsonite, β“˜ Sphalerite, β“˜ Spinel, β“˜ Stilbite Subgroup, β“˜ Sylvanite, β“˜ Tenorite, β“˜ Tetradymite, β“˜ Valleriite
East Okiep Mine, Concordia, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africaβ“˜ Galena, β“˜ Pyrrhotite, β“˜ Quartz, β“˜ Sphalerite
Homeep East Mine, Concordia, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africaβ“˜ Native Copper
Jubilee Mine, Concordia, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africaβ“˜ Chalcanthite
Wheal Julia Central Mine, Concordia, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africaβ“˜ Chalcocite, β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Hoits Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africaβ“˜ Native Copper
Jan Coetzee Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africaβ“˜ Calcite, β“˜ Chalcopyrite, β“˜ Chlorite Group, β“˜ Dolomite, β“˜ Epidote, β“˜ Fluorite, β“˜ Hematite, β“˜ Orthoclase, β“˜ Pyrite, β“˜ Quartz, β“˜ Sphalerite
Nababeep West Mine (Nababeep Near West mine), Nababeep tungsten mines, Nababeep, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africaβ“˜ Anhydrite, β“˜ Axinite-(Fe), β“˜ Baryte, β“˜ Calcite, β“˜ Chalcocite, β“˜ Chalcopyrite, β“˜ Chlorite Group, β“˜ Epidote, β“˜ Fluorapatite, β“˜ Fluorite, β“˜ Gypsum, β“˜ Hematite, β“˜ Prehnite, β“˜ Pumpellyite Subgroup, β“˜ Quartz, β“˜ Stilbite Subgroup
Narrap Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africaβ“˜ Pyrrhotite
Okiep Mine (O'Okiep Mine), Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africaβ“˜ Chalcocite, β“˜ Chlorite Group, β“˜ Quartz
Wheal Heath Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africaβ“˜ Pyrrhotite

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Cairncross, Bruce (2009) Fluorite from Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. The Mineralogical Record, 40 (4) 307-324
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Cairncross, Bruce (1991) The Messina Mining District, South Africa. The Mineralogical Record, 22 (3) 187-199
Cairncross, Bruce (2024) Postmasburg Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Rocks & Minerals, 99 (3) 208-235 doi:10.1080/00357529.2024.2303948
Cairncross, Bruce (2016) Connoisseur's Choice: Shigaite, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Rocks & Minerals, 91 (2) 150-153 doi:10.1080/00357529.2016.1113466
Cawthorn, R. Grant, Meyer, F. Michael (1993) Petrochemistry of the Okiep copper district basic intrusive bodies, northwestern Cape Province, South Africa. Economic Geology, 88 (3) 590-605 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.88.3.590
Cairncross, Bruce (2025) Connoisseur’s Choice: Xonotlite, Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Rocks & Minerals, 100 (3). doi:10.1080/00357529.2025.2451567
Cairncross, Bruce (2019) Connoisseur's Choice: Vonbezingite, Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Rocks & Minerals, 94 (3) 250-253 doi:10.1080/00357529.2019.1567224
Cairncross, Bruce (2017) Connoisseur's Choice: Sugilite, Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Rocks & Minerals, 92 (6) 550-555 doi:10.1080/00357529.2017.1362254
Cairncross, Bruce, Cawthorn, R. Grant (2023) The Where of Mineral Names: Insizwaite Waterfall Gorge, Insizwa, Alfred Nzo District Municipality Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Rocks & Minerals, 98 (4) 379-385 doi:10.1080/00357529.2023.2192655
Cairncross, Bruce (2018) Connoisseur's Choice: Hausmannite, N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Rocks & Minerals, 93 (3) 244-249 doi:10.1080/00357529.2018.1428862
 
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