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Albite from
Tsaobismund pegmatite, Tsaobismund Farm 85, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia


Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tsaobismund pegmatite, Tsaobismund Farm 85, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:853986
Long-form Identifier:1:3:853986:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘHenderson Mine (Anderson Mine), Naob Farm 69, Usakos, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘRubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
54.8km (34.0 miles) ⓘValencia deposit, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
55.7km (34.6 miles) ⓘOtjua Mine, Otjua Farm 37, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
55.9km (34.8 miles) ⓘUsakos tourmaline mine, Usakos, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
58.6km (36.4 miles) ⓘHelikon II pegmatite, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
71.3km (44.3 miles) ⓘHusab Mine, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
78.9km (49.0 miles) ⓘCameroon pegmatite, Goabeb Farm 63, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
82.7km (51.4 miles) ⓘDavib Mine, Davib Ost Farm 61, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
83.9km (52.1 miles) ⓘEtiro pegmatite, Etiro Farm 50, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
References
Fransolet, A.-M., Keller, P. &
Fransolet, André-Mathieu, Keller, Paul, Fontan, François (1986) The phoshate mineral associations of the Tsaobismund pegmatite, Namibia. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 92 (4). 502-517 doi:10.1007/bf00374432
 
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