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Annisfontein (Anniesfontein), Richtersveld Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 24' 56'' South , 16° 52' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Oranjemund | 8,496 (2014) | 46.4km |
A spring from which the source is the Annis River and an outspan (place of rest).
Note: There's a possibility the Brazilianite has been misidentified and could be carbonate-rich Fluorapatite var. Francolite and the locality is rather the sinkhole in limestone known as Wondergat.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Brazilianite Formula: NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 Description: There's a possibility the Brazilianite has been misidentified and could be carbonate-rich Fluorapatite var. Francolite and the locality is rather the sinkhole in limestone known as Wondergat (personal communication between Bruce Cairncross and Debbie Woolf). |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Brazilianite | 8.BK.05 | NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Brazilianite | NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Brazilianite | NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Brazilianite | NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Brazilianite | NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Brazilianite | NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 |
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