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Bastnäsite-(Ce) from
Aris Quarries (Ariskop Quarry; Railway Quarry), Aris, Windhoek, Windhoek District, Khomas Region, Namibia



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Aris Quarries (Ariskop Quarry; Railway Quarry), Aris, Windhoek, Windhoek District, Khomas Region, Namibia
© jo-esche 2007
Description
Quality of samples:not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:von Knorring, O., Petersen, O. V. Karup-Moeller, S., Leonardsen, E. S. and Condliffe, E. (1992): Tuperssuatsiaite, from Aris phonolite, Windhoek, Namibia. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie Monatsh., 1992, 145-152; Uwe Kolitsch (powder X-ray diffraction + SEM-EDS); [http://www.koeln.netsurf.de/~w.steffens/aris.htm]
Comments
As pseudomorphs after new hexagonal tabular Na-REE-carbonate (U. Kolitsch) and after sazhinite (U. Kolitsch). Also as typical crystals according to other sources.
Mineral and/or Locality
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