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Fluorite from
Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Comments:Mainly as white spheres and hemispheres; also as pinkish crusts, cream-coloured curls/strands and pale greenish or colourless cuboctahedra.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tuperssuatsiaiteⓘ20 photos of Fluorite associated with Tuperssuatsiaite at this locality.
Villiaumiteⓘ19 photos of Fluorite associated with Villiaumite at this locality.
Natroliteⓘ10 photos of Fluorite associated with Natrolite at this locality.
Hilairiteⓘ9 photos of Fluorite associated with Hilairite at this locality.
Aegirineⓘ7 photos of Fluorite associated with Aegirine at this locality.
Sazhiniteⓘ6 photos of Fluorite associated with Sazhinite at this locality.
Bastnäsite-(Ce)ⓘ5 photos of Fluorite associated with Bastnäsite-(Ce) at this locality.
Thalcusiteⓘ4 photos of Fluorite associated with Thalcusite at this locality.
Apophyllite Groupⓘ3 photos of Fluorite associated with Apophyllite Group at this locality.
Monaziteⓘ3 photos of Fluorite associated with Monazite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (53 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:43594
Long-form Identifier:1:3:43594:1
GUID (UUID V4):ddbdbfa8-27eb-4dcc-b01a-70fbff75dd01
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘStalhart volcanic field, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
99.5km (61.8 miles) ⓘNatas Mine, Natas Farm 220, Gamsberg area, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
NEW RARE-EARTH FLUORCARBONATE FROM THE ARIS PHONOLITE, NAMIBIA, MONT SAINT-HILAIRE AND THE SAINT-AMABLE...4L4, Canada Andreas G. PALFI PO Box 23532, Windhoek, Namibia Abstract Arisite-(Ce), ideally NaCe2(CO3)2[(CO3)1–xF2x]F...rare-earth fluorcarbonate mineral from the Aris phonolite (Namibia), Mont Saint-Hilaire (Quebec), and the...the Saint-Amable sill (Quebec). At the Aris phonolite, arisite-(Ce) occurs as vitreous, transparent, beige...iodide. Its density Dcalc is 4.126 g/cm3 for Z = 1 (Aris). Arisite-(Ce) is uniaxial negative, has a sharp
Journal (issue)
........................pg. 3 Actinolite from Namibia by Justin Zzyzx .................................Replacing Fluorite by Justin Zzyzx .........................................pg. 27 Aris Quarries by Justin...we bring you eleven articles about locations in Namibia that do not receive much publicity. It is easy...legendary deposits such as Tsumeb, the Brandberg region and the Erongo Mountains. Alpine clefts, huge soda...Mountains, located in the southwestern part of central Namibia. The Gamsberg Mountain is the most important landmark
Catalog/List
the Tsumeb Mine (as well as other mines of the region) were still in production in the 1970s. You will...engineering work took him to the Tsumeb Mine in Namibia. This mine is renowned for producing what are arguably...desert-like "Sperrgebiet" area of the southern coast of Namibia, with its fabulous wealth of gem diamonds. One...Ian’s interest stems from the family trips to Namibia, including the mines of Tsumeb. He worked with...Azurite Level 8, Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia If the attachment point on the back of this
Journal (issue)
Thor Sørlie Ellingsenitt, et nytt mineral fra Aris, Namibia av Astrid Haugen Reisebrev fra Marokko av Jan...noen prinsesse av Magne Høyberget Trip Report Namibia 2009 av Lennart Borg ”SAMLET” av Thor Sørlie Vi...STEIN 2-2012 Ellingsenitt, et nytt mineral fra Aris, Namibia Av Astrid Haugen Vi har vært medlemmer i Venneforeningen...2000 til Namibia. En av forekomstene som er interessant for systematikk- og mikrosamlere er Aris, et steinbrudd...steinbrudd som ligger ca. 25 km sør for Windhoek langs veien til Redhoboth. Denne alkaline fonolitten inneholder
Catalog/List
Meteorite Slice Iron - IAB Complex Novosibirsk Region, Russia - (54° 20’N, 84°12’E) The find of the Maslyanino...Meteorite occurred on May 25, 1992 in the Novosibirsk Region of Russia, when an agronomist discovered a 26 kg...likely before settlers arrived in the Ryazan Oblast region in 1200. Classified as an Ataxite, it is an Iron...Iron, Fine Octahedrite - IVA Great Namaqualand, Namibia (25° 30’S, 18° 0’E) Nickel-Iron Meteorites are...Iron, fine octahedrite - IVA Great Nama Land, Namibia - (25° 30’S, 18° 0’E) Thousands of years ago, an
Journal (issue)
Bookstore at www.MineralogicalRecord.com Front cover: Fluorite on Amazonite 7.5 cm, from the Smoky Hawk claim...Tom Spann photo. Back cover: Top row, from left: Fluorite, 6.7 cm, from the Weisseck, Austria. Collected...by Federico Pezzotta; Antonio Miglioli photo. Fluorite, 7.4 cm, from the La Barre mine, France. Collected...be opened to the left (west) of this byssolite region. Across the top of this doorway, about 1 foot in...Recovery time at least a week. You’ve been warned! Fluorite with manganese oxide inclusions, 15 cm, from the
 
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