South West Africa Copper Ore Deposits by Dr. Eberhard Rimann (1914)
Inscribed by the author.
Ex library copy, Seymour Memomorial, JHB.
This booklet is a rare scientific offprint (Sonderdruck) concerning copper ore deposits in South West Africa (modern-day Namibia). It was written by the German geologist Dr. Eberhard Rimann and published in 1914.
The full Title is “Zur Kenntnis südwestafrikanischer Kupfererzvorkommen” (Toward the knowledge of South West African copper ore deposits).
This paper was originally published in the journal Zeitschrift für praktische Geologie (Journal for Practical Geology), Volume XXII, Issue 6, 1914.
Published by Verlag von Julius Springer in Berlin.
The top left corner notes "Dieser Sonderdruck ist nicht im Handel!" (This offprint is not for trade!), meaning it was not sold commercially.
The handwritten (or stamped) note at the bottom right, "überreicht vom Verfasser," indicates this specific copy was presented by the author to a colleague or institution.
• Dr. Eberhard Rimann (1882–1944): A prominent German mineralogist and geologist.
• Career: At the time of this publication, he was the department head at the Geological and Mineralogical Service of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro.
• Fieldwork: Rimann spent 1910–1911 in German South West Africa, where he conducted the extensive field studies that led to this and other papers on the region's mineral wealth.
The text focuses on the scientific identification and geological formation of ore deposits:
• Focus Localities: It discusses copper and gold occurrences in regions like Bastardland (Rehoboth), Hereroland, and specific sites such as Otjizongati.
• Mineralogy: The booklet details the presence of minerals like bornite, malachite, and cuprite, categorizing them by their geological origin (e.g., magmatic sulfide segregations vs. vein deposits).
• Scientific Context: Rimann uses this paper to challenge or refine previous geological theories, specifically citing and critiquing the work of F.W. Voit from 1904.
Water stained.
195mm x 290mm
R1,750
