Locality type: | Deposit |
Classification |
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Species: | Thorite |
Formula: | Th(SiO4) |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Thorite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Lofdal-Bergville REE deposit, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 486953 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:486953:5 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 33824354-39db-4ce7-a41d-a55f6e86884b |
Nearest other occurrences of Thorite |
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90.1km (56.0 miles) | ⓘAmis Complex, Brandberg Complex, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
References |
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Wall, F., Niku-Paavola, V.N., Storey, C., Müller, A. & Jeffries, T. (2008) Xenotime-(Y) from carbonatite dykes at Lofdal, Namibia: unusually low LREE:HREE ratio in carbonatite, and first dating of xenotime overgrowths in zircon. Canadian Mineralogist, 46, 861-877. |