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Thornasite from
Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia


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Thornasite

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Thornasite, etc.

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Thornasite, etc.

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Thornasite

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Thornasite

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Thornasite, etc.

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Thornasite, etc.

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Thornasite

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
07637980017876627775737.jpg
Thornasite

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
01803250017876627786886.jpg
Thornasite, etc.

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Thornasite, etc.

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Thornasite

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Thornasite
Formula:Na12Th34+(Si8O19)4 · 18H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Villiaumite4
Aegirine4
Natrolite3
Tuperssuatsiaite3
Ellingsenite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Thornasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (20 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:390199
Long-form Identifier:1:3:390199:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Paula Piilonen, unpublished results
HorvÃĄth specimen collected in 2011 confirmed by XRD
Blass, G., Tremmel, G. (2014) Neptunit und weitere neue Mineralien aus den Phonolith-SteinbrÞchen von Aris, Windhoek. Mineralien-Welt, 25 (1). 76-83
Kolitsch, Uwe, Blaß, GÞnter, Jahn, Steffen, CÃĄmara, Fernando, Bezing, Ludi von, Wartha, Ralf R., Tremmel, Gerd, Sturla, Marco, Cerea, Paolangelo, Skebo, Michael, et al. (2016) Aris - mineralogy of the famous alkaline phonolite. AMI - Associazione Micromineralogica Italiana. p.1-95.
 
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