Fluorapophyllite-(K) from
Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Locality type: | Quarry | |
Classification | ||
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Species: | Fluorapophyllite-(K) | |
Formula: | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O | |
Comments: | Refined occupancy of F site: 1.00 (R = 1.8%; Uwe Kolitsch structure refinement) -> fluorapophyllite | |
Habit: | prismatic xx up to 12 mm | |
Colour: | colorless, pink, yellow | |
Confirmation | ||
Validity: | Believed Valid | |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
Manganoneptunite | ⓘ1 photo of Fluorapophyllite-(K) associated with Manganoneptunite at this locality. | |
Sazhinite-(Ce) | ⓘ1 photo of Fluorapophyllite-(K) associated with Sazhinite-(Ce) at this locality. | |
Ellingsenite | ⓘ1 photo of Fluorapophyllite-(K) associated with Ellingsenite at this locality. | |
Tuperssuatsiaite | ⓘ1 photo of Fluorapophyllite-(K) associated with Tuperssuatsiaite at this locality. | |
Villiaumite | ⓘ1 photo of Fluorapophyllite-(K) associated with Villiaumite at this locality. | |
Fluorite | ⓘ1 photo of Fluorapophyllite-(K) associated with Fluorite at this locality. | |
Natrolite | ⓘ1 photo of Fluorapophyllite-(K) associated with Natrolite at this locality. | |
Data | ||
Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorapophyllite-(K) data | |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia | |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (14 photos) | |
Data Identifiers | ||
Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 43593 | |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:43593:2 | |
GUID (UUID V4): | 471b6c70-bf1b-4365-aa2a-a0fc31e02f41 | |
References | ||
Petersen, O. V., Fockenberg, T., Toft, P. C., Rattay, M. (1997) Natrophosphate from the Aris phonolites, Windhoek, Namibia. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Monatshefte, 1997 (11) 511-517 doi:10.1127/njmm/1997/1997/511 Chukanov, Nikita V., Britvin, Sergey N., Blass, Günter, 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 |
Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia