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Calcite from
Gibeon Kimberlite Occurrence, Gibeon Constituency, Hardap Region, Namibia


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gibeon Kimberlite Occurrence, Gibeon Constituency, Hardap Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1432187
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1432187:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
74.4km (46.2 miles) ⓘHardap Farm 110, Mariental Urban, Hardap Region, Namibia
75.6km (46.9 miles) ⓘNarris Farm 111, Mariental Rural, Hardap Region, Namibia
80.1km (49.8 miles) ⓘBrukkaros Complex, Berseba Townlands Farm 426, Berseba Constituency, ĮKaras Region, Namibia
85.6km (53.2 miles) ⓘDabib Farm 112, Mariental Rural, Hardap Region, Namibia
87.2km (54.2 miles) ⓘBlue Hills Intrusive Complex, Brukkaros Complex, Berseba Townlands Farm 426, Berseba Constituency, ĮKaras Region, Namibia
References
Frankel, J. J. (1957). An inclusion-bearing olivine melilitite from Mukorob, South West Africa. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 35(2), 115-123. doi.org/10.1080/00359195709519015
Janse, A. J. A. (1975). Kimberlite and related rocks from the Nama Plateau of South-West Africa. In Physics and Chemistry of the Earth (pp. 81-94). Pergamon. doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-018017-5.50012-2
Verwoerd, W. J. (1993). Update on carbonatites of South Africa and Namibia. South African Journal of Geology, 96(3), 75-95. https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/AJA10120750_733
 
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