| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | 'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Formula: | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Apatite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Husab Mine, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1484992 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1484992:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Apatite |
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| 12.7km (7.9 miles) | ⓘKhan Mine, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 25.2km (15.7 miles) | ⓘRössing Mountains area, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 39.0km (24.2 miles) | ⓘLanger Heinrich uranium mine, Langer Heinrich Mountain, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 51.7km (32.2 miles) | ⓘGaudeanmus Mine, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 73.4km (45.6 miles) | ⓘHenderson Mine (Anderson Mine), Naob Farm 69, Usakos, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 85.8km (53.3 miles) | ⓘUsakos tourmaline mine, Usakos, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 98.7km (61.3 miles) | ⓘNavachab Gold Mine, Farm Navachab, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| References |
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Li, Shan-Shan, Zeng, Wei, Zhang, Huai-Feng, Wang, Lu, Shivute, Espine Tuyakula, Qiu, Kun-Feng (2022) Fractional Crystallization and Partial Melting of the Paleoproterozoic Gneisses and Pegmatite in the Giant Husab Uranium Deposit, Namibia. Minerals, 12 (3) 379 doi:10.3390/min12030379 Xu, Kai; Li, Guanglai; Zhang, Huaifeng; Dong, Wenming; Liu, Xiaodong; Zhang, Xiongjie; Wu, Bin; Wang, Renbo (2025) Uranium and U-bearing minerals in the Husab uranium deposit in Namibia: Occurrence, composition, age, and implications for uranium mineralization process. Ore Geology Reviews, 182. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106642 Zou, Yi-Zi, Li, Shan-Shan, Zhang, Huai-Feng, Tamer, Murat Taner, Bishikwabo, Germain Kaningu, Shivute, Espine Tuyakula, Dong, Wen-Ming, Vatuva, Absai, Zhang, Chuan-Heng (2025) Petrogenesis, magmatic and metamorphic evolution of Salem granite: Implications for the Damara Orogeny. Ore Geology Reviews, 179. 106512 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106512 |
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