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Sodalite from
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

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
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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
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Sodalite

Sodalite mine, Orotumba, 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, etc.

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

Sodalite mine, Orotumba, Swartbooisdrif Dikes, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia
Classification
Species:Sodalite
Formula:Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
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 Swartbooisdrif Dikes, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:846139
Long-form Identifier:1:3:846139:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Sodalite in this Region
Carbonatite outcrops, Swartbooisdrif Dikes, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia
Sodalite mine, Orotumba (Oroutumba), Swartbooisdrif Dikes, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia
Nearest other occurrences of Sodalite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘSodalite mine, Orotumba (Oroutumba), Swartbooisdrif Dikes, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘCarbonatite outcrops, Swartbooisdrif Dikes, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘKakumangua Intrusion, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘLupongola Intrusion, Cunene Province, Angola
References
Verwoerd, W. J. (1967). The carbonatites of South Africa and South West Africa. Government Printer, South Africa., 6.
Menge, G. F. W. (1986). Sodalite carbonatite deposits of Swartbooisdrif, South West Africa/Namibia. In Mineral deposits of Southern Africa (pp. 2261-2268).
Drüppel, K.; Wagner, T.; Boyce, A. J. (2006) Evolution of sulfide mineralization in ferrocarbonatite, Swartbooissdrif, NW Namibia: Constraints from mineral chemistry and sulfur isotopes. The Canadian Mineralogist, 44 (4). 877-894 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.44.4.877
 
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