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Elbaite from
Helikon II pegmatite, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Elbaite
Formula:Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Colour:Pale blue
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Elbaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Helikon II pegmatite, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:839213
Long-form Identifier:1:3:839213:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Elbaite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘHelikon I Pit, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘBerger's pegmatite, Kaliombo Farm 119, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘRubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘJohann Albrechtshöhe Farm 149, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘOmbujomenge Farm 39, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘOtjua Mine, Otjua Farm 37, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘDobbelsberg Farm 99, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘNeuschwaben Farm 73 (Neu Schwaben), Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘOtjimbojo Ost Farm 48 (Otjimbojo East), Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘOtjakatjongo Farm 3, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
References
von Bezing, Ludi (2007) Namibia - Minerals and Localities (1st ed.). Bode Verlag GmbH.p.527
Ashworth, L. (2014). Mineralised Pegmatites of the Damara Belt, Namibia: Fluid inclusion and geochemical characteristics with implications for post-collisional mineralisation (Doctoral dissertation, Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand).
 
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