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White City pegmatites, Tantalite Valley, Karasburg East, ǁKaras Region, Namibiai
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White City pegmatitesPegmatite Field
Tantalite ValleyValley
Karasburg EastConstituency
ǁKaras RegionRegion
NamibiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 45' 46'' South , 18° 45' 1'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-28.76285,18.75033
GeoHash:
G#: k6vk6evs4
GRN:
S20E12
Type:
Pegmatite Field
KΓΆppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
236593
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:236593:3
GUID (UUID V4):
1f511665-2ae0-4d66-896f-64a505206bc0


Known for a remarkable occurrence of well developed Triphylite crystals up to 15cm length enclosed in Feldspar. Forms an elongate body 180 m long and between 1030 m wide, which bulges on the northern side. It terminates abruptly and reappears a little further along strike and continues as a much narrower body for another 70 m.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


15 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Albite var. Cleavelandite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Bertrandite
Formula: Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
β“˜ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
β“˜ Cyrilovite
Formula: NaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Eucryptite
Formula: LiAlSiO4
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ 'Lepidolite'
β“˜ Lithiophilite
Formula: LiMn2+PO4
β“˜ 'Mica Group'
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ 'Microlite Group'
Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
β“˜ Mitridatite
Formula: Ca2Fe3+3(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Pollucite
Formula: (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Robertsite
Formula: Ca2Mn3+3(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
β“˜ Spodumene
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
β“˜ 'Tantalite'
Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
β“˜ Triphylite
Formula: LiFe2+PO4
β“˜ Triplite
Formula: Mn2+2(PO4)F

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜'Microlite Group'4.00.A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Lithiophilite8.AB.10LiMn2+PO4
β“˜Triphylite8.AB.10LiFe2+PO4
β“˜Triplite8.BB.10Mn2+2(PO4)F
β“˜Mitridatite8.DH.30Ca2Fe3+3(PO4)3O2 Β· 3H2O
β“˜Robertsite8.DH.30Ca2Mn3+3(PO4)3O2 Β· 3H2O
β“˜Cyrilovite8.DL.10NaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4 Β· 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Eucryptite9.AA.05LiAlSiO4
β“˜Bertrandite9.BD.05Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
β“˜Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜Spodumene9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Albite
var. Cleavelandite		9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Pollucite9.GB.05(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) Β· 2H2O
Unclassified
β“˜'Tantalite'-(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
β“˜'Lepidolite'-
β“˜'Mica Group'-
β“˜'Feldspar Group'-
β“˜'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ CyriloviteNaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ MitridatiteCa2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ RobertsiteCa2Mn33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
LiLithium
Liβ“˜ EucryptiteLiAlSiO4
Liβ“˜ LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Liβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Liβ“˜ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Beβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ CyriloviteNaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ EucryptiteLiAlSiO4
Oβ“˜ LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MitridatiteCa2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RobertsiteCa2Mn33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Oβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Oβ“˜ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Oβ“˜ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
Oβ“˜ TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
Oβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ CyriloviteNaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Naβ“˜ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Naβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alβ“˜ EucryptiteLiAlSiO4
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Alβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Alβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ EucryptiteLiAlSiO4
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Siβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ CyriloviteNaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Pβ“˜ LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Pβ“˜ MitridatiteCa2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Pβ“˜ RobertsiteCa2Mn33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Pβ“˜ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
Pβ“˜ TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ MitridatiteCa2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Caβ“˜ RobertsiteCa2Mn33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Mnβ“˜ RobertsiteCa2Mn33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Mnβ“˜ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Mnβ“˜ TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
FeIron
Feβ“˜ CyriloviteNaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Feβ“˜ MitridatiteCa2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Feβ“˜ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Feβ“˜ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
NbNiobium
Nbβ“˜ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
CsCaesium
Csβ“˜ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
TaTantalum
Taβ“˜ Microlite GroupA2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
Taβ“˜ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6

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References

Baldwin, J. R. (1994). Lithium and tantalum mineralization in rare-element pegmatites from southern Africa (Doctoral dissertation, University of St Andrews).
von Bezing, Ludi (2007) Namibia - Minerals and Localities. Bode Verlag GmbH, Haltern.
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