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Eudialyte Group from
Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia


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Eudialyte Group

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Eudialyte Group

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Eudialyte Group

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Eudialyte Group

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Eudialyte Group

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Eudialyte Group

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Eudialyte Group, etc.

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Eudialyte Group

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Eudialyte Group

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Eudialyte Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:[N(1)N(2)N(3)N(4)N(5)]3[M(1.1)M(1.2)]3[M(2.1)M(2.2)M(2.3)]3-6[M(3)M(4)]Z3[Si24O72]Θ4X(1)X(2)
Comments:Pale pinkish glassy platelets.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Microclineⓘ1 photo of Eudialyte Group associated with Microcline at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Eudialyte Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:636327
Long-form Identifier:1:3:636327:7
GUID (UUID V4):b9d4afbc-a3f7-4cb0-80c2-356672d96165
References
confirmed only in 2008 and 2009: two single specimens with pale pinkish glassy platelets (U. Kolitsch, SXRD)
Cámara, F., Ottolini, L., Devouard, B., Garvie, L. A. J., Hawthorne, F. C. (2006) Sazhinite-(La), Na3LaSi6O15(H2O)2, a new mineral from the Aris phonolite, Namibia: Description and crystal structure. Mineralogical Magazine, 70 (4) 405-418 doi:10.1180/0026461067040343(Camara et al. (2006) cite only the 1987 paper)
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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
 
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