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Pyromorphite from
Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyromorphite
Formula:Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Comments:Small (<1mm) on willemite identified as calcium-rich pyromorphite.
Habit:Hexagonal, prismatic
Colour:Colourless, green, brown.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyromorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:22704
Long-form Identifier:1:3:22704:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyromorphite
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘOtjoruharui Farm 251, Omatako Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘUitsab Mine (Uitsab prospect), Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘHarasib prospects, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
61.2km (38.0 miles) ⓘKombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘTsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
70.4km (43.7 miles) ⓘGross Otavi Mine (Gross Otavi prospect), Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
References
Bode Verlag GmbH, Haltern. 684 pp (in English).
Raade, Gunnar (2005) Ca-reicher und zonierter Pyromorphit vom Berg Aukas, Namibia [Ca-rich and zonated pyromorphite from Berg Aukas, Namibia]. Mineralien Welt, 16 (6). 58-59
von Bezing, Ludi, Bode, Rainer, Jahn, Steffen (2016) Namibia Vol. 2 - Minerals and Localities II. Edition Krüger-Stiftung; Bode Verlag GmbH. 661 pp.
 
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