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Muscovite from
Lofdal-Bergville REE deposit, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lofdal-Bergville REE deposit, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1070500
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1070500:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
44.3km (27.6 miles) ⓘGoantagab prospect, Goedgenoeg Farm 526, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia
57.2km (35.5 miles) ⓘSorris Sorris Farm 186, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia
72.0km (44.7 miles) ⓘAis (Ais Dome), Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
75.3km (46.8 miles) ⓘFrans prospect, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia
76.3km (47.4 miles) ⓘKwaggaspan plugs, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
83.3km (51.8 miles) ⓘBrandberg West Mine, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
94.3km (58.6 miles) ⓘUis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
95.9km (59.6 miles) ⓘUis Pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
95.9km (59.6 miles) ⓘKarlowa Pegmatite, Uis Pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
References
Bodeving, S. (2015): Petrogenesis of the Lofdal Intrusive Suite: Implications for rare earth elements mineralization. Unpublished M.Sc. thesis, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 202 p.
 
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