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Heimo Hellwig
Joined: 03 Aug 2014
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Location: Swakopmund
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 Posted: Nov 11, 2015 00:17 Post subject: Re: The Namib Desert |
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| Mike Wood wrote: | I enjoyed that, thanks for showing these huge specimens, they are very impressive.
Very clean and very little damage so well done the miners :-)
Regards, Mike |
Pleasure Mike. These small miners lead a very harsh life. I am working on trying to buy the big Smoky conglomerate specimen.
All the best, Heimo
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Heimo Hellwig
Joined: 03 Aug 2014
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Location: Swakopmund
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| Posted: May 23, 2016 11:37 Post subject: Re: The Namib Desert |
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The Moon Landscape.
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Heimo Hellwig
Joined: 03 Aug 2014
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Location: Swakopmund
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| Posted: Sep 26, 2016 10:49 Post subject: Re: The Namib Desert |
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In search of Boltwoodite. Part 1.
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Heimo Hellwig
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Location: Swakopmund
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| Posted: Sep 26, 2016 11:02 Post subject: Re: The Namib Desert |
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Part 2.
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| Part 3 - specimens collected to follow. |
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Heimo Hellwig
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| Posted: Sep 27, 2016 03:27 Post subject: Re: The Namib Desert |
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Part 3: The Goanikontes claim.
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Heimo Hellwig
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Location: Swakopmund
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| Posted: Sep 27, 2016 03:41 Post subject: Re: The Namib Desert |
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Part 4:
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Pierre Joubert
Joined: 09 Mar 2012
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Location: Western Cape
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| Posted: Sep 27, 2016 12:25 Post subject: Re: The Namib Desert |
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Fantastic outing Heimo! I wish I was there to join you.
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Pierre Joubert
'The tree of silence bears the fruit of peace. ' |
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Heimo Hellwig
Joined: 03 Aug 2014
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Location: Swakopmund
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| Posted: Sep 28, 2016 03:00 Post subject: Re: The Namib Desert |
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| Pierre Joubert wrote: | | Fantastic outing Heimo! I wish I was there to join you. |
Hello Pierre, the claim will still be there when you visit next time.
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Heimo Hellwig
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Location: Swakopmund
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| Posted: Mar 05, 2017 12:51 Post subject: Re: The Namib Desert |
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The Swakopriver is coming down. The last time was in 2011/2012. The pictures below were taken approximately 20 km from Swakopmund. The river should reach the Atlantic ocean sometime tomorrow.
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Heimo Hellwig
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| Posted: Jun 05, 2017 07:22 Post subject: Re: The Namib Desert |
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Our latest trip to the old Khan mine and into the Swakop river.
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Heimo Hellwig
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| Posted: Jun 05, 2017 07:49 Post subject: Re: The Namib Desert |
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PART 2: Still going down.
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Heimo Hellwig
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| Posted: Jun 05, 2017 08:40 Post subject: Re: The Namib Desert |
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PART 3. All the way down the river bed.
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A family of "klipspringers".
These little guys are extremely agile and sure-footed up and down the cliffs, hence the name klipspringer(rock/ or cliff jumper) |
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Heimo Hellwig
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| Posted: Apr 06, 2018 01:27 Post subject: Re: The Namib Desert |
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Recent trip to Spitzkoppe, Erongo Region.
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Heimo Hellwig
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| Posted: Apr 06, 2018 01:41 Post subject: Re: The Namib Desert |
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Spitzkoppe continued.
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Heimo Hellwig
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| Posted: Apr 06, 2018 01:53 Post subject: Re: The Namib Desert |
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Spitzkoppe.
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