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


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Fluorapatite, etc.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
01300790017272731238929.jpg
Fluorapatite, etc.

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
09027970017272005864653.jpg
Fluorapatite

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

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

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tuperssuatsiaite5
Fluorite4
Villiaumite3
Quartz2
Aegirine2
Natrolite1
Apophyllite Group1
Unnamed (Ca-Na-ordered analogue of Korobitsynite)1
Calcite1
Labuntsovite-Mn1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (19 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:43592
Long-form Identifier:1:3:43592:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
76.7km (47.7 miles) ⓘOtjisongati Mines, Okamuvia Farm 144, Seeis, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
81.8km (50.8 miles) ⓘOnganja Mine, Helen Farm 235, Seeis, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
95.4km (59.3 miles) ⓘOtjisazu Complex, Okahandja Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
References
Uwe Kolitsch (single-crystal X-ray diffraction + SEM-EDS)
[http://www.koeln.netsurf.de/~w.steffens/aris.htm]
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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