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Zircon from
Lofdal-Bergville REE deposit, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lofdal-Bergville REE deposit, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:486948
Long-form Identifier:1:3:486948:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
13.8km (8.5 miles) ⓘOas Intrusion, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia
72.0km (44.7 miles) ⓘAis (Ais Dome), Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
88.3km (54.9 miles) ⓘOkenyenya Complex, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
90.1km (56.0 miles) ⓘAmis Complex, Brandberg Complex, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
94.3km (58.6 miles) ⓘUis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
95.6km (59.4 miles) ⓘAmis Gorge, Brandberg Complex, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
95.9km (59.6 miles) ⓘUis Pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
95.9km (59.6 miles) ⓘKarlowa Pegmatite, Uis Pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
References
Orris, Greta J., Grauch, Richard I. (2002) Rare Earth Element Mines, Deposits, and Occurrences. Open-File Report 2002-189. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr02189
Wall, F., Niku-Paavola, V.N., Storey, C., Müller, A. & Jeffries, T. (2008) Xenotime-(Y) from carbonatite dykes at Lofdal, Namibia: unusually low LREE:HREE ratio in carbonatite, and first dating of xenotime overgrowths in zircon. Canadian Mineralogist, 46, 861-877.
Harmer, R.E., Nex, P.A.M. (2016) Rare Earth Deposits of Africa. Episodes, 39 (2) 381-406 doi:10.18814/epiiugs/2016/v39i2/95784
 
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