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Descloizite from
Rietfontein Farm 344, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia


Locality type:Farm
Classification
Species:Descloizite
Formula:PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Descloizite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rietfontein Farm 344, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:12756
Long-form Identifier:1:3:12756:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Descloizite
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘGuchab-Rodgerberg area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘUitsab Mine (Uitsab prospect), Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘLucas Post, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘUitsab North, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘUitsabpad, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘNosib Mine, Guinas, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘWolkenhaube prospect, Gauss Farm 46, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘHarasib prospects, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
25.5km (15.9 miles) ⓘAuros Farm 595, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
29.2km (18.2 miles) ⓘGross Otavi Mine (Gross Otavi prospect), Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
References
Cairncross, Bruce (1997) The Otavi Mountain Land Cu-Pb-Zn-V Deposits, Namibia. The Mineralogical Record, 28 (2) 109-130
Laukamp, Carsten (2006) Structural and fluid system evolution in the Otavi Mountainland (Namibia) and its significance for the genesis of sulphide and nonsulphide mineralisation. Ruprecht-Karls-Universität.
 
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