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


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Wurtzite

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

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

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

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

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

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

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Wurtzite
Formula:(Zn,Fe)S
Comments:15 R polytype confirmed on one specimen.
Habit:pseudo-tetrahedric xx, often twinned
Colour:brown
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Sazhinite-(Ce)
Tuperssuatsiaite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Aegirine2
Sphalerite1
Labuntsovite-Mn1
Neptunite1
Hilairite1
Natrolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wurtzite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (14 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:43622
Long-form Identifier:1:3:43622:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Uwe Kolitsch (single-crystal X-ray diffraction + SEM-EDS)
[http://www.koeln.netsurf.de/~w.steffens/aris.htm]
 
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