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Sodalite from
Sodalite mine, Orotumba (Oroutumba), Swartbooisdrif Dikes, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia


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Sodalite

Sodalite mine, Orotumba, Swartbooisdrif Dikes, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia
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Sodalite mine, Orotumba, Swartbooisdrif Dikes, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia
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Sodalite mine, Orotumba, Swartbooisdrif Dikes, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia
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Sodalite mine, Orotumba, Swartbooisdrif Dikes, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia
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Sodalite mine, Orotumba, Swartbooisdrif Dikes, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia
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Sodalite mine, Orotumba, Swartbooisdrif Dikes, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia
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Sodalite mine, Orotumba, Swartbooisdrif Dikes, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia
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Sodalite mine, Orotumba, Swartbooisdrif Dikes, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia
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Sodalite mine, Orotumba, Swartbooisdrif Dikes, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia
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Sodalite mine, Orotumba, Swartbooisdrif Dikes, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia
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Sodalite mine, Orotumba, Swartbooisdrif Dikes, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia
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Sodalite

Sodalite mine, Orotumba, Swartbooisdrif Dikes, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sodalite
Formula:Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Comments:Associated minerals noted are analcime, ankerite and cancrinite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cancrinite10
Calcite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sodalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sodalite mine, Orotumba (Oroutumba), Swartbooisdrif Dikes, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:612444
Long-form Identifier:1:3:612444:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sodalite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘSwartbooisdrif Dikes, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘCarbonatite outcrops, Swartbooisdrif Dikes, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘKakumangua Intrusion, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘLupongola Intrusion, Cunene Province, Angola
References
von Seckendorff, V., Drüppel, K., Okrusch, M., Cook, N. J., Littmann, S. (2000) Oxide-sulphide relationships in sodalite-bearing metasomatites of the Epembe-Swartbooisdrif Alkaline Province, north-west Namibia. Mineralium Deposita, 35 (5) 430-450 doi:10.1007/s001260050254
von Bezing, Ludi (2007) Namibia - Minerals and Localities (1st ed.). Bode Verlag GmbH.
 
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