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Rhodesite from
Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania


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Rhodesite

Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania
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Rhodesite

Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania
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Rhodesite

Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania
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Rhodesite

Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania
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Rhodesite

Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania
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Rhodesite

Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania
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Rhodesite

Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania
05358540017368565064654.jpg
Rhodesite

Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania
05966520017271926205952.jpg
Rhodesite

Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania
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Rhodesite

Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania
07146200017272009868097.jpg
Rhodesite

Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania
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Rhodesite

Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania
Locality type:Volcano
Classification
Species:Rhodesite
Formula:KHCa2Si8O19 · 5H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorapophyllite-(K)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhodesite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1438525
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1438525:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Tony Peterson Collection
analysis by S. Wolfsreid
 
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