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Smectite Group from
Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia


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Sauconite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
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Sauconite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
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Sauconite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
05819350017362106329259.jpg
Sauconite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
04725700017272032354795.jpg
Sauconite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
05819350017362106329259.jpg
Sauconite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Smectite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smectite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:738658
Long-form Identifier:1:3:738658:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Borg, G., Karner, K., Buxton, M., Armstrong, R., Merwe, S. W. v. d. (2003) Geology of the Skorpion Supergene Zinc Deposit, Southern Namibia. Economic Geology, 98 (4) 749-771 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.98.4.749
Schingaro, Emanuela, Ventruti, Gennaro, Vinci, Doriana, Balassone, Giuseppina, Mondillo, Nicola, Nieto, Fernando, Lacalamita, Maria, Leoni, Matteo (2021) New insights into the crystal chemistry of sauconite (Zn-smectite) from the Skorpion zinc deposit (Namibia) via a multi-methodological approach. American Mineralogist, 106 (2). 290-300 doi:10.2138/am-2020-7460
 
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