| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Polylithionite |
| Formula: | KLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 |
| Comments: | Note: Analytical details missing in pre-2016 references. Confirmed by several investigators, see Kolitsch et al. (2016). |
| Habit: | Micaceous hexagonal xx up to 2 mm. |
| Colour: | white, with greenish hue; light green; also brownish |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Natrolite | 4 |
| Labuntsovite Supergroup | 4 |
| Hilairite | 3 |
| Quartz | 2 |
| Tuperssuatsiaite | 1 |
| Ellingsenite | 1 |
| Analcime | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Polylithionite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (8 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 43613 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:43613:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| 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 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. BlaÃ, G., Desor, J., Heck, V., Kruijen, F., MÃķhn, G. (2021) Neues aus den SteinbrÞchen im Aris-Phonolith. Mineralien-Welt, 32 (4). 6-29 |
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Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia