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Fluorite from
Rössing uranium mine, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rössing uranium mine, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:655034
Long-form Identifier:1:3:655034:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘKhan Mine, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘHusab Mine, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘNamib Lead Mine, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
47.1km (29.3 miles) ⓘEbony Farm (Namibfontein 91), Usakos, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
64.8km (40.2 miles) ⓘStiepelmann Mine, Klein Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
64.9km (40.3 miles) ⓘBlack Range Farm 72, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
67.7km (42.1 miles) ⓘMarenica, Klein Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘKlein Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
73.9km (46.0 miles) ⓘGross Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
90.8km (56.4 miles) ⓘDrews pegmatite, Davib West Farm 62, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
References
von Bezing, Ludi (2007) Namibia - Minerals and Localities (1st ed.). Bode Verlag GmbH.
 
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