Classification |
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Species: | 'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species) |
Formula: | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Apatite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Ruiter's House, Swartbooisdrif Dikes, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 612437 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:612437:3 |
GUID (UUID V4): | a6e414b3-6bb3-4ef6-a6f6-47b8331e4314 |
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite |
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1.4km (0.9 miles) | ⓘCarbonatite outcrops, Swartbooisdrif Dikes, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia |
5.0km (3.1 miles) | ⓘSodalite mine, Orotumba (Oroutumba), Swartbooisdrif Dikes, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia |
24.4km (15.2 miles) | ⓘLupongola Intrusion, Cunene Province, Angola |
47.4km (29.5 miles) | ⓘNb-Ta-P-(LREE) carbonatite deposit, Epembe Complex, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia |
References |
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von Seckendorff, V., Drüppel, K., Okrusch, M., Cook, N.J., and Littmann, S. (2000): Mineralium Deposita 35, 430-450. |
Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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| von Seckendorff, V., Drüppel, K., Okrusch, M., Cook, N. J., Littmann, S. (2000) Oxide-sulphide relationships in sodalite-bearing metasomatites of the Epembe-Swartbooisdrif Alkaline Province, north-west Namibia. Mineralium Deposita, 35 (5) 430-450 doi:10.1007/s001260050254 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | metasomatites of the Epembe±Swartbooisdrif Alkaline Province, north-west Namibia Received: 22 October 1998...Abstract The south-eastern part of Kunene Intrusive Complex (KIC), Namibia/Angola, is host to volumetrically...concentrations of sodalite in the area around Swartbooisdrif, north-west Namibia. The mineralisation was formed by...metasomatic exchange with carbonatites of the Epembe± Swartbooisdrif Alkaline Province. This process led to the...metasomatites in the Swartbooisdrif area, Kunene Region, north-western Namibia. In this area, anorthosites |
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