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

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

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

Kombatite

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

Kombatite

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

Kombatite, etc.

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

Kombatite

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

Kombatite

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

Kombatite, etc.

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

Kombatite

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

Kombatite

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

Classification
Locality type:	Mine
Species:	Kombatite
Formula:	Pb₁₄(VO₄)₂O₉Cl₄
Comments:	tiny 0.2 mm anhedral bright yellow grains embedded within calcite veins in hausmannite.
Confirmation
Validity:	Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hausmannite	15
Hereroite	3
Milanriederite	3
Baryte	2
Janchevite	1
Vladkrivovichevite	1
Asisite	1
Barysilite	1
Calcite	1
Sahlinite	1
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Kombatite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Kombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Photo Gallery	View Gallery (22 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	22766
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:22766:1
GUID (UUID V4):	0
References
*Rouse, R. C., Dunn, P. J., Innes, J. (1986) Kombatite, the vanadium analogue of sahlinite, from the Kombat Mine, South West Africa. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Monatshefte, 1986. 519-522* *Dunn, Pete J. (1991) Rare Minerals of the Kombat Mine. The Mineralogical Record, 22 (6) 421-425* *Anthony, John Williams, Bideaux, Richard A., Bladh, Kenneth W., Nichols, Monte C. (2000) Handbook of Mineralogy* Vol. 4 - Arsenates, phosphates, vanadates. Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson, Arizona. Rumsey, M. (2008) The first British occurrence of kombatite, Pb14[(VO4)2O9Cl4], from the "Wesley Mine" near Westbury on Trym, Bristol. Journal of the Russell Society, 11. 51-53**

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

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