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Microcline from
Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia


Locality type:Village
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 Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:786288
Long-form Identifier:1:3:786288:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Microcline in this Region
Uis Pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Three Aloes Mine, Uis pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘUis Pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘThree Aloes Mine, Uis pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
73.8km (45.8 miles) ⓘKlein Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
75.5km (46.9 miles) ⓘGross Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
77.6km (48.2 miles) ⓘStiepelmann Mine, Klein Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
87.4km (54.3 miles) ⓘMolopo Mine (Petalite Pegmatite), Strathmore pegmatites, Cape Cross area, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
88.5km (55.0 miles) ⓘSandamap pegmatite, Sandamap North Farm 115, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
91.3km (56.7 miles) ⓘSidney pegmatite, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
93.5km (58.1 miles) ⓘDavib Mine, Davib Ost Farm 61, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
94.3km (58.6 miles) ⓘLofdal-Bergville REE deposit, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia
References
Bezing, L. von, Bode, R. & Jahn, S. (2007): Namibia. Mineralien und Fundstellen. Edition Schloss Freudenstein, Bode Verlag, Haltern: 417 (in English).
 
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