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Defernite from
Kombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia


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Defernite

Kombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
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Defernite, etc.

Kombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
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Defernite, etc.

Kombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
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Defernite

Kombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
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Defernite

Kombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
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Defernite, etc.

Kombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
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Defernite, etc.

Kombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
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Defernite

Kombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
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Defernite

Kombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
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Defernite, etc.

Kombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
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Defernite, etc.

Kombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
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Defernite

Kombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Defernite
Formula:Ca6(CO3)1.58(Si2O7)0.21(OH)7[Cl0.50(OH)0.08(H2O)0.42]
Comments:About 2000 tons of defernite and hausmannite ore were mined.
Habit:laths to 1cm.
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hausmannite12
Hematite9
Native Copper6
Jaffeite4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Defernite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (25 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:22740
Long-form Identifier:1:3:22740:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Peacor, Donald R., Sarp, Halil, Dunn, Pete J., Innes, John, Nelen, Joseph A. (1988) Defernite from the Kombat mine, Namibia: A second occurrence, structure refinement, and crystal chemistry. American Mineralogist, 73 (7-8) 888-893
Dunn, Pete J. (1991) Rare Minerals of the Kombat Mine. The Mineralogical Record, 22 (6) 421-425
 
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