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Petalite from
Rubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia


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Petalite

Rubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Petalite

Rubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Petalite, etc.

Rubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Petalite

Rubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
02922790017362083736829.jpg
Petalite

Rubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
07886590017272006442326.jpg
Petalite

Rubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Petalite, etc.

Rubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Petalite

Rubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Petalite

Rubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
07886590017272006442326.jpg
Petalite

Rubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
08892170017272046158128.jpg
Petalite, etc.

Rubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Petalite

Rubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Petalite
Formula:LiAl(Si4O10)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite1
Lepidolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Petalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:150645
Long-form Identifier:1:3:150645:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Petalite
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘHelikon I Pit, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘHelikon II pegmatite, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
References
Keller, P. (1991) The occurrence of Li-Fe-Mn phosphate minerals in granitic pegmatites of Namibia. Communications of the Geological Survey of Namibia, 7. 21-25
Broccardo, L., Kinnaird, J. A., & Nex, P. A. M. (2011). Preliminary fluid inclusion results from the Rubicon pegmatite, Karibib, Namibia. AsociaciÃģn GeolÃģgica Argentina, Serie D, publicaciÃģn especial No, 14, 45-48.
Ashworth, L. (2014). Mineralised Pegmatites of the Damara Belt, Namibia: Fluid inclusion and geochemical characteristics with implications for post-collisional mineralisation (Doctoral dissertation, Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand).
 
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