| Piilonen, P. C., McDonald, A. M., Grice, J. D., Rowe, R., Gault, R. A., Poirier, G., Cooper, M. A., Kolitsch, U., Roberts, A. C., Lechner, W., Palfi, A. G. (2010) Arisite-(Ce), a new rare-earth fluorocarbonate from the Aris phonolite, Namibia, Mont Saint-Hilaire and the Saint-Amable sill, Quebec, Canada. The Canadian Mineralogist, 48 (3) 661-671 doi:10.3749/canmin.48.3.661 | 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 .....................................................................pg. 27 Aris Quarries by Justin Zzyzx ..............................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 | | Piilonen, P. C., McDonald, A. M., Grice, J. D., Cooper, M. A., Kolitsch, U., Rowe, R., Gault, R. A., Poirier, G. (2010) Arisite-(La), a new REE-fluorcarbonate mineral from the Aris phonolite (Namibia), with descriptions of the crystal structures of arisite-(La) and arisite-(Ce) Mineralogical Magazine, 74 (2) 257-268 doi:10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.257 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | new REE-fluorcarbonate mineral from the Aris phonolite (Namibia), with descriptions of the crystal structures...mineral from miarolitic cavities within the Aris phonolite, Namibia (IMA no. 2009-019). It occurs as distinct...phase, NaY2(CO3)3F. K EY WORDS : fluorcarbonate, REE, Aris phonolite, structure determination, new mineral...outcrops and caps on elevated hills and buttes. The Aris phonolite dyke occurs in the southern part of the...building material at the Ariskop and Railroad quarries. The phonolite is fine- to medium-grained, with | | | 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) | be opened to the left (west) of this byssolite region. Across the top of this doorway, about 1 foot in...Terry Szenics. This specimen, one of 136 purple apatite specimens recovered from the pocket, appeared on...undertook to reopen the old Pulsifer quarry on Mount Apatite near Auburn, Maine, looking for more of the royal-purple...crystals of purple apatite. According to Wolff and Palache (1902), about a dozen large apatite groups on matrix...later years was the spectacular 4.3-cm “Roebling apatite,” found around 1916, and now in the Smithsonian | | | 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 |
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Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia