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Manganoneptunite from
Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
| Locality type: | Quarry | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Manganoneptunite | |
| Formula: | KNa2Li(Mn2+)2Ti2[Si4O12]2 | |
| Comments: | Convincing chemical-analytical details are apparently missing. Note that most (or all?) "manganoneptunite" from Aris is in fact neptunite (Blass, G. & Tremmel, G. (2014): Neptunit und weitere neue Mineralien aus den Phonolith-SteinbrÞchen von Aris, Windhoek. Mineralien-Welt 25 (1), 76-83 (in German).). see for more information https://www.mindat.org/mesg-589160.html | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Unconfirmed/Questioned | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Natrolite | 1 | |
| Fluorapophyllite-(K) | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Manganoneptunite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 43605 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:43605:6 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| References | ||
Yakovenchuk, V. N., Ivanyuk, G. Y., Pakhomovsky, Y. A., Selivanova, E. A., Mikhailova, J. A., Krivovichev, S. V., Zolotarev, A. A., Zalkind, O. A. (2011) Ellingsenite, Na5Ca6Si18O38(OH)13·6H2O, a new martinite-related mineral species from phonolite of the Aris alkaline complex, Namibia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 49 (5) 1165-1173 doi:10.3749/canmin.49.5.1165 | ||