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


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Makatite

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Makatite
Formula:Na2Si4O8(OH)2 · 4H2O
Habit:fibrous xx
Colour:white
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tuperssuatsiaite24
Villiaumite10
Aegirine5
Ellingsenite2
Fluorite1
Feldspar Group1
Phonolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Makatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (69 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:43604
Long-form Identifier:1:3:43604:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Makatite
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘAuas Mountains Occurrences, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
References
[http://www.koeln.netsurf.de/~w.steffens/aris.htm]
von Knorring, O. and Franke, W. (1987) A preliminary note on the mineralogy and geochemistry of the Aris phonolite, SWA/Namibia. Communications of the Geological Survey of South West Africa / Namibia, 3, 65
Petersen, O. V., Fockenberg, T., Toft, P. C., Rattay, M. (1997) Natrophosphate from the Aris phonolites, Windhoek, Namibia. Neues Jahrbuch fÞr Mineralogie - Monatshefte, 1997 (11) 511-517 doi:10.1127/njmm/1997/1997/511
Jost, B.M., Koller, F., Vogel, N., Ulmer, P., Driesner, T. (2014) Origin of water in miarolitic cavities of the Ariskop phonolite, Namibia. Goldschmidt 2014, 8-13 June, Sacramento, California, USA, Abstracts, 1177. https://goldschmidtabstracts.info/2014/1177.pdf
 
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