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


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Thorite

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

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

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Thorite
Formula:Th(SiO4)
Comments:As accessory component of the phonolite; also as microscopic grains in voids.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Natrolite2
Arisite-(Ce)2
Monazite-(La)2
Aegirine2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Thorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:751817
Long-form Identifier:1:3:751817:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Uwe Kolitsch (SEM-EDS analyses)
Yakovenchuk, V. N., Ivanyuk, G. Y., Pakhomovsky, Y. A., Selivanova, E. A., Mikhailova, J. A., Krivovichev, S. V., Zolotarev, A. A., Zalkind, O. A. (2011) Ellingsenite, Na5Ca6Si18O38(OH)13·6H2O, a new martinite-related mineral species from phonolite of the Aris alkaline complex, Namibia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 49 (5) 1165-1173 doi:10.3749/canmin.49.5.1165
Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data (2011), specimens of Marco Sturla
 
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