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Dicker Willem, Great Namaqualand, Hardap Region, Namibia

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Carbonatite intrusion SW portion of country.
Ref: Cooper & Reid (1998)
Nepheline Sovites as Parental Magmas in
Carbonatite Complexes: Evidence from
Dicker Willem, Southwest Namibia Journal Petrology 39:2123-2136





 Map Reference: 26°28'S , 16°1'E

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Mineral List:
  		•  Aegirine
    NaFe
    3+
     
    		[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [Jour Pet 39:2123-2136]
  		•  Andradite
    var: Melanite
    Reference: [Jour Pet 39:2123-2136]
  		•  'Apatite'
    Reference: [Jour Pet 39:2123-2136]
  		•  Augite
    (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		,Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		,Ti)[(Si,Al)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [Jour Pet 39:2123-2136]
  		•  Biotite
    Reference: [Jour Pet 39:2123-2136]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Jour Pet 39:2123-2136]
  		•  Cancrinite
    Na
     
    6
    		Ca
     
    2
    		[(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    		|Al
     
    6
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    24
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Jour Pet 39:2123-2136]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Jour Pet 39:2123-2136]
  		•  Nepheline
    (Na,K)[AlSiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Jour Pet 39:2123-2136]
  		•  Pyrochlore
    (Ca,Na)
     
    2
    		Nb
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		(OH,F)
    Reference: [Jour Pet 39:2123-2136]
  		•  Tainiolite
    KLiMg
     
    2
    		[F
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [Jour Pet 39:2123-2136]
  		•  Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Jour Pet 39:2123-2136]
  		•  Wollastonite
    Ca[SiO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [Jour Pet 39:2123-2136]
  		•  Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Jour Pet 39:2123-2136]


    14 entries listed. 11 valid minerals.

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