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


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

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Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Sodalite
Formula:Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Comments:As component of phonolite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Aegirine2
Phonolite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sodalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:43616
Long-form Identifier:1:3:43616:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sodalite
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘStalhart volcanic field, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
References
[http://www.koeln.netsurf.de/~w.steffens/aris.htm]
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
Koller F, Skoda R, Palfi A, Popp F, Jost B (2014) Paleogene phonolites of the Aris, Staalhart and Klinghardt groups, central and south Namibia, Africa. 21 st meeting of the International Mineralogical Association. p 194
 
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