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Albite from
Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia


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Albite

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Albite

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Albite

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Aegirine2
Arisite1
Microcline1
Nenadkevichite1
Sazhinite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:752697
Long-form Identifier:1:3:752697:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘStalhart volcanic field, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
51.8km (32.2 miles) ⓘGurumanas, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
81.8km (50.8 miles) ⓘOnganja Mine, Helen Farm 235, Seeis, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
99.5km (61.8 miles) ⓘNatas Mine, Natas Farm 220, Gamsberg area, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
References
Uwe Kolitsch (SXRD analysis Nov. 2012)
Warta, R., Palfi, A, Niedermayr, Gerhard, Brandstätter, F., Petersen, Ole. V. (2006) Der Aris-Phonolith-Komplex und seine Mineralien. In Namibia - Zauberwelt edler Steine und Kristalle. Bode Verlag GmbH. p.228-239.unconfirmed
Yakovenchuk, V. N., Ivanyuk, G. Y., Pakhomovsky, Y. A., Selivanova, E. A., Mikhailova, J. A., Krivovichev, S. V., Zolotarev, A. A., Zalkind, O. A. (2011) Ellingsenite, Na5Ca6Si18O38(OH)13·6H2O, a new martinite-related mineral species from phonolite of the Aris alkaline complex, Namibia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 49 (5) 1165-1173 doi:10.3749/canmin.49.5.1165
Koller F, Skoda R, Palfi A, Popp F, Jost B (2014) Paleogene phonolites of the Aris, Staalhart and Klinghardt groups, central and south Namibia, Africa. 21 st meeting of the International Mineralogical Association. p 194
Kolitsch, Uwe, Blaß, Günter, Jahn, Steffen, Cámara, Fernando, Bezing, Ludi von, Wartha, Ralf R., Tremmel, Gerd, Sturla, Marco, Cerea, Paolangelo, Skebo, Michael, et al. (2016) Aris - mineralogy of the famous alkaline phonolite. AMI - Associazione Micromineralogica Italiana. p.1-95.
 
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