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Fluorite from
Kalkfeld Complex, Kalkfeld, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Comments:Solid microinclusions in quartz crystals of the quartzite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kalkfeld Complex, Kalkfeld, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:321344
Long-form Identifier:1:3:321344:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
44.5km (27.6 miles) ⓘOtjua tungsten prospect, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘTjirundo tungsten skarn prospect, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘParesis Volcanic Complex, Outjo, Kunene Region, Namibia
84.9km (52.7 miles) ⓘKrantzberg Mine, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
92.9km (57.7 miles) ⓘOmandumba Ost 133 Farm, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
References
Buehn, Bernhard, Rankin, Andrew H., Radtke, Martin, Haller, Martin, Knoechel, Arndt (1999) Burbankite, a (Sr, REE, Na, Ca)-carbonate in fluid inclusions from carbonatite-derived fluids; identification and characterization using laser Raman spectroscopy, SEM-EDX, and synchrotron micro-XRF analysis. American Mineralogist, 84 (7) 1117-1125 doi:10.2138/am-1999-7-814
Belovitskaya, Yulia V., Pekov, Igor V. (2004) Genetic mineralogy of the burbankite group. New Data on Minerals, 39. 50-64
 
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