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⇱ De Rust Pegmatite, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia


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De Rust Pegmatite, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibiai
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De Rust PegmatitePegmatite
KhorixasConstituency
Kunene RegionRegion
NamibiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° 56' 36'' South , 14° 31' 7'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
239238
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:239238:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


North of the Brandberg where a group of pegmatites occur zoned and unzoned.

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4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Description: Lithium-rich pegmatite.
Eucryptite
Formula: LiAlSiO4
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Description: Deep blue crystals.
Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
Eucryptite9.AA.05LiAlSiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

LiLithium
Li EucryptiteLiAlSiO4
OOxygen
O CassiteriteSnO2
O EucryptiteLiAlSiO4
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
FFluorine
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
AlAluminium
Al EucryptiteLiAlSiO4
SiSilicon
Si EucryptiteLiAlSiO4
PPhosphorus
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
CaCalcium
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
CeCerium
Ce Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)

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