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Microcline from
Rubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:708702
Long-form Identifier:1:3:708702:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘEtiro pegmatite, Etiro Farm 50, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
46.8km (29.1 miles) ⓘGiftkuppe, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
54.3km (33.7 miles) ⓘVan der Made pegmatite, Schlucht Farm 162, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
59.2km (36.8 miles) ⓘDavib Mine, Davib Ost Farm 61, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
63.4km (39.4 miles) ⓘSidney pegmatite, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
71.5km (44.4 miles) ⓘSandamap pegmatite, Sandamap North Farm 115, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
88.2km (54.8 miles) ⓘGross Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
90.5km (56.2 miles) ⓘGaudeanmus Mine, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
References
giantcrystals.strahlen.org (n.d.) http://giantcrystals.strahlen.org/africa/rubicon.htm
Broccardo, L., Kinnaird, J. A., & Nex, P. A. M. (2011). Preliminary fluid inclusion results from the Rubicon pegmatite, Karibib, Namibia. Asociación Geológica Argentina, Serie D, publicación especial No, 14, 45-48.
Ashworth, L. (2014). Mineralised Pegmatites of the Damara Belt, Namibia: Fluid inclusion and geochemical characteristics with implications for post-collisional mineralisation (Doctoral dissertation, Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand).
 
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