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


Locality type:Area
Classification
Species:Plancheite
Formula:Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dioptase7
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plancheite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Guchab-Rodgerberg area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:12734
Long-form Identifier:1:3:12734:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Plancheite in this Region
Rodgerberg Mine, Guchab-Rodgerberg area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Nearest other occurrences of Plancheite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘRodgerberg Mine, Guchab-Rodgerberg area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘGross Otavi Mine (Gross Otavi prospect), Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘKupferberg Mine, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘTsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
62.7km (39.0 miles) ⓘFinsterbergen prospect, Finsterbergen Farm 469, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa 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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