| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Fluorite |
| Formula: | CaF2 |
| Comments: | Mainly as white spheres and hemispheres; also as pinkish crusts, cream-coloured curls/strands and pale greenish or colourless cuboctahedra. |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Tuperssuatsiaite | 24 |
| Villiaumite | 22 |
| Aegirine | 11 |
| Natrolite | 10 |
| Hilairite | 9 |
| Sazhinite | 6 |
| BastnÃĪsite-(Ce) | 6 |
| Fluorapatite | 4 |
| Thalcusite | 4 |
| Apophyllite Group | 4 |
| Monazite Group | 3 |
| Fluorapophyllite-(K) | 3 |
| Unnamed (Fe-analogue of Zakharovite) | 2 |
| Labuntsovite-Mn | 2 |
| Ellingsenite | 2 |
| Unnamed (Sazhinite-related mineral I) | 2 |
| Labuntsovite Supergroup | 2 |
| Pectolite | 1 |
| Makatite | 1 |
| Calcite | 1 |
| Monazite-(Ce) | 1 |
| Feldspar Group | 1 |
| Neptunite | 1 |
| Rhodochrosite | 1 |
| Quartz | 1 |
| Phonolite | 1 |
| Analcime | 1 |
| Steacyite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (61 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 43594 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:43594:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite |
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| 37.5km (23.3 miles) | âStalhart volcanic field, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia |
| 99.5km (61.8 miles) | âNatas Mine, Natas Farm 220, Gamsberg area, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia |
| References |
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Kolitsch, Uwe, BlaÃ, 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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Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia