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Pyroxene Group from
Granitberg Complex, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:'Pyroxene Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:ADSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyroxene Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Granitberg Complex, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1432662
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1432662:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyroxene Group
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘKlinghardt Group, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
75.4km (46.9 miles) ⓘKieshöhe carbonatite, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
77.7km (48.3 miles) ⓘKeishohe carbonatites, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
References
Verwoerd, W. J. (1967). The carbonatites of South Africa and South West Africa. Government Printer, South Africa., 6.
Marsh, J. S. (1975) The Luderitz alkaline province, South West Africa. II. Metasomatism and assimilation in the contact aureole of the Granitberg foyaite complex. Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa, 78. 225-233 doi:10.10520/EJC-1ac87e579d
Marsh, Julian Saville (1975) Aenigmatite stability in silica-undersaturated rocks. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 50 (2) 135-144 doi:10.1007/bf00373333
 
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