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Willemite from
Guchab-Rodgerberg area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia


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Willemite

Guchab-Rodgerberg area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
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Willemite

Guchab-Rodgerberg area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
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Willemite

Guchab-Rodgerberg area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Locality type:Area
Classification
Species:Willemite
Formula:Zn2SiO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Willemite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Guchab-Rodgerberg area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:12733
Long-form Identifier:1:3:12733:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Willemite
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘBaltika Mine, Baltika Farm 515, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘBerg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
53.5km (33.2 miles) ⓘAbenab West Mine, Abenab, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
53.8km (33.4 miles) ⓘAbenab Mine, Abenab, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘTsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
References
Cairncross, Bruce (1997) The Otavi Mountain Land Cu-Pb-Zn-V Deposits, Namibia. The Mineralogical Record, 28 (2) 109-130p.124
Jahn, Steffen (2002) Guchab im Otavibergland, die Quelle der ersten namibischen Dioptase [Guchab in the Otavibergland, the source of the first Namibian dioptase]. Mineralien-Welt, 13 (4). 38-48
 
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