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Augite from
Regenstein Vent, Auas Mountains Occurrences, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia


Locality type:Volcanic Vent
Classification
Species:Augite
Formula:(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Augite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Regenstein Vent, Auas Mountains Occurrences, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1432154
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1432154:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Augite
91.4km (56.8 miles) ⓘOtjisazu Complex, Okahandja Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
References
Gevers, T. W. (1933). Alkali-rocks in the Auas Mountains, south of Windhoek, SWA. South African Journal of Geology, 36(1), 77-88. https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/AJA10120750_1737
Ferreira, C. A. M., Jacob, R. E., Marsh, J. S. (1979) Base-Metal Mineralization in Alkaline Pyroclastics - the Regenstein Vent, South West Africa. Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa, 82.
Fitch, F. J., & Miller, J. A. (1984). Dating Karoo igneous rocks by the conventional K-Ar and 40Ar/39Ar age spectrum methods. In:Erlank, A.J. (ed.) Petrogenesis of the volcanic rocks of the Karoo Province. Geological Society of South Africa, Special Publication, 13, 247-266.
Von Knorring, O., & Franke, W. (1987). A preliminary note on the mineralogy and geochemistry of the Aris phonolite, SWA/Namibia. Communications of the Geological Survey of SW Africa/Namibia, 3, 61.
 
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