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Albite from
Giftkuppe, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Giftkuppe, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:414667
Long-form Identifier:1:3:414667:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘEtiro pegmatite, Etiro Farm 50, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘKrantzberg Mine, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
28.9km (17.9 miles) ⓘVan der Made pegmatite, Schlucht Farm 162, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
40.3km (25.1 miles) ⓘHelikon II pegmatite, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘDavib Mine, Davib Ost Farm 61, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
46.8km (29.1 miles) ⓘRubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
49.3km (30.6 miles) ⓘUsakos tourmaline mine, Usakos, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
50.4km (31.3 miles) ⓘDrews pegmatite, Davib West Farm 62, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
52.3km (32.5 miles) ⓘOtjua Mine, Otjua Farm 37, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
56.0km (34.8 miles) ⓘOtjua tungsten prospect, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
References
Cairncross, Bruce, Bahmann, Uli (2006) Famous mineral localities: the Erongo Mountains, Namibia. The Mineralogical Record, 37 (5) 361-470
 
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