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Giniite from
Sandamap pegmatite, Sandamap North Farm 115, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia


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Giniite, etc.

Sandamap pegmatite, Sandamap North Farm 115, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Giniite, etc.

Sandamap pegmatite, Sandamap North Farm 115, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Giniite, etc.

Sandamap pegmatite, Sandamap North Farm 115, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Giniite

Sandamap pegmatite, Sandamap North Farm 115, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Giniite, etc.

Sandamap pegmatite, Sandamap North Farm 115, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Giniite, etc.

Sandamap pegmatite, Sandamap North Farm 115, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Giniite, etc.

Sandamap pegmatite, Sandamap North Farm 115, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Giniite

Sandamap pegmatite, Sandamap North Farm 115, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
04854790017271923447869.jpg
Giniite, etc.

Sandamap pegmatite, Sandamap North Farm 115, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
03468590017271923411898.jpg
Giniite, etc.

Sandamap pegmatite, Sandamap North Farm 115, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
04720490017272004538156.jpg
Giniite, etc.

Sandamap pegmatite, Sandamap North Farm 115, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Giniite

Sandamap pegmatite, Sandamap North Farm 115, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Giniite
Formula:Fe2+Fe43+(PO4)3(OH)5 · 2H2O
Comments:Alteration product of triphylite.
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tavorite7
Whitlockite3
Hureaulite3
Phosphosiderite1
Heterosite1
Robertsite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Giniite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sandamap pegmatite, Sandamap North Farm 115, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (9 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:57271
Long-form Identifier:1:3:57271:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Keller, P. (1980) Giniite, Fe2+Fe3+4[(H2O)2|(OH)2|(PO4)4], a new mineral from the pegmatite of Sandamab near Usakos, Namibia. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Monatshefte, 1980. 49-56
Keller, P. (1980) Giniit Fe2+Fe3+4[(H2O)2|(OH)2|(PO4)4]: neue kristallographische Daten [Giniite Fe2+Fe3+4[(H2O)2|(OH)2|(PO4)4]: new crystallographic data]. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Monatshefte, 1980. 561-563
Fleischer, M., Cabri, L. J., Chao, G. Y., Pabst, A. (1980) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 65 (9-10). 1065-1070 p.1066
 
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