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Pumpellyite-(Mg) from
Grootberg Pass, Grootberg Mountain, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia


Locality type:Pass
Classification
Species:Pumpellyite-(Mg)
Formula:Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Comments:Found with zeolites in basaltic vesicles but refined analysis has not been carried out.
Colour:Blackish-dark green
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pumpellyite-(Mg) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Grootberg Pass, Grootberg Mountain, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:856503
Long-form Identifier:1:3:856503:7
GUID (UUID V4):54d8f5e4-6d0a-46ea-a287-84f567383f9c
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Mountainland The Central Northern to Northwest Region including Damaraland The Central Namib Desertand...Copper Deposits The South The Pegmatitesin Central Namibia Luderitz and the Diamonds 44 49 241 254 272 275... Encyclopedia of the Mineralsof Namibia 443 Meteorites in Namibia Bibliography Index Photo credits...__ Republic of Namibia The President State House W°Ntdhoek FOREWORD Namibia is endowed with an...from near and far. Fine mineral specimen from Namibia are displayed in all the famous natural science
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localities for good ilmenite crystals exist in the region (Brunet, I 977b ). NEW YORK Amity, Orange County...entry for Actinolite, Fluorapatite, Prehnite, Pumpellyite). Ilmenite was found in numerous crystal pockets...in Switzerland, it is only in the Maderanertal region of east-central Canton Uri that clefts bearing...Maderanertal drainage flows west-southwest from a mountain massif to join the Reuss River at the town of...clefts are found fairly commonly throughout this region, such that only a handful of notable finds during
 
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