| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Nepheline |
| Formula: | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| Comments: | As component of phonolite. |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Nepheline data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 43612 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:43612:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Nepheline |
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| 11.1km (6.9 miles) | ⓘRegenstein Vent, Auas Mountains Occurrences, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia |
| 37.5km (23.3 miles) | ⓘStalhart volcanic field, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia |
| 48.8km (30.3 miles) | ⓘDuruchaus Farm 249, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia |
| 95.4km (59.3 miles) | ⓘOtjisazu Complex, Okahandja Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| References |
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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 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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