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Phonolite from
Klinghardt Group, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia


Locality type:Volcanic Field
Classification
Type:Phonolite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Phonolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Klinghardt Group, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1270586
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1270586:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Phonolite
73.2km (45.5 miles) ⓘKieshöhe carbonatite, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
75.3km (46.8 miles) ⓘKeishohe carbonatites, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
76.1km (47.3 miles) ⓘChamais Plug, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
References
Kaiser, E. (Ed.). (1926). Die diamantenwüste Südwest-Afrikas: zugleich erläuterung zu einer geologischen spezialkarte der südlichen diamantfelder l: 25000 (Vol. 2). D. Reimer.
Kröner, A. (1973). Comments on “Is the African plate stationary?”. Nature, 243(5401), 29-30. doi.org/10.1038/243029a0
Lock, B. E., & Marsh, J. S. (1981). Tertiary phonolite volcanism in the Klinghardt mountains of South West Africa/Namibia. South African Journal of Geology, 84(1), 1-6.
Marsh, Julian S. (1987) Evolution of a strongly differentiated suite of phonolites from the Klinghardt Mountains, Namibia. Lithos, 20 (1) 41-58 doi:10.1016/0024-4937(87)90023-5
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
 
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