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


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Windhoekite

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Windhoekite
Formula:Fe3+(Fe3+1.67◻0.33)Ca2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4(OH)2 · 6H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Neptunite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Windhoekite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (9 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:734103
Long-form Identifier:1:3:734103:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2011) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2011. CNMNC Newsletter No 9. Mineralogical Magazine, 75 (4) 2535-2540 doi:10.1180/minmag.2011.075.4.2535
Chukanov, Nikita V., Britvin, Sergey N., Blass, GÞnter, Belakovskiy, Dmitriy I., Van, Konstantin V. (2012) Windhoekite, Ca2Fe3+3-x(Si8O20)(OH)4·10H2O, a new palygorskite-group mineral from the Aris phonolite, Namibia. European Journal of Mineralogy, 24 (1) 171-179 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2011/0023-2161
Blass, G., Tremmel, G. (2014) Neptunit und weitere neue Mineralien aus den Phonolith-SteinbrÞchen von Aris, Windhoek. Mineralien-Welt, 25 (1). 76-83
 
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