| Locality type: | Farm |
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| Species: | Elbaite |
| Formula: | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Comments: | A small pocket of light blue crystals was also found. The locality is a prolific source of good gem crystals, found in kaolinised pegmatite clay pockets can also be eluvial and alluvial with the latter extending for a km south-east. |
| Colour: | Shades of green and blue, red, |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Quartz | ⓘ4 photos of Elbaite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Elbaite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Neuschwaben Farm 73 (Neu Schwaben), Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 657413 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:657413:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 51e8d263-c642-443d-8c62-a7a282ae35ef |
| Nearest other occurrences of Elbaite |
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| 9.0km (5.6 miles) | ⓘRubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 13.0km (8.1 miles) | ⓘHelikon I pegmatite, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 14.9km (9.2 miles) | ⓘOmbujomenge Farm 39, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 21.2km (13.2 miles) | ⓘBerger's pegmatite, Kaliombo Farm 119, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 21.4km (13.3 miles) | ⓘOtjua Mine, Otjua Farm 37, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 22.8km (14.2 miles) | ⓘJohann Albrechtshöhe Farm 149, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 23.8km (14.8 miles) | ⓘDobbelsberg Farm 99, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 31.6km (19.6 miles) | ⓘUsakos tourmaline mine, Usakos, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 34.2km (21.3 miles) | ⓘNaob Farm 69, Usakos, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 36.6km (22.8 miles) | ⓘOtjimbingwe Farm 104, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
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Neuschwaben Farm 73, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia