Lepidolite pegmatite, Tantalite Valley, Karasburg East, ΗKaras Region, Namibiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Lepidolite pegmatite | Pegmatite |
| Tantalite Valley | Valley |
| Karasburg East | Constituency |
| ΗKaras Region | Region |
| Namibia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° South , 18° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~13km
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
187446
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:187446:7
GUID (UUID V4):
7b5fd6b8-de69-4e0f-a0c3-2a178c9c7ec3
One of the biggest Nb-Ta pegmatites in the Tantalite Valley area. Exposed in the walls of a deep ravine near the boundary between farms Umeis and Kinderzitt. It is a tabular body striking N 42Β° W, dips 27Β°SW and is intrusive into a mafic-ultamafic plug being enclosed in amphibolite, diorite and biotite. It is more than 330 m in length.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β Albite var. Cleavelandite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β Bavenite Formula: Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2 |
| β 'Feldspar Group' |
| β 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite' |
| β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| β 'Lepidolite' |
| β 'Mica Group' |
| β Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| β 'Microlite Group' Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n Description: Uranoan microlite, as isolated crystals in lepidolite |
| β Moraesite Formula: Be2(PO4)(OH) · 4H2O |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
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 | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Moraesite | 8.DA.05 | Be2(PO4)(OH) Β· 4H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Bavenite | 9.DF.25 | Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2 |
| β | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β | var. Cleavelandite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| β | 'Lepidolite' | - | |
| β | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| β | 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite' | - | |
| β | 'Mica Group' | - | |
| β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Bavenite | Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2 |
| H | β Moraesite | Be2(PO4)(OH) · 4H2O |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | β Bavenite | Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2 |
| Be | β Moraesite | Be2(PO4)(OH) · 4H2O |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Bavenite | Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2 |
| O | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Moraesite | Be2(PO4)(OH) · 4H2O |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | β Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | β Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Bavenite | Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2 |
| Al | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Bavenite | Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2 |
| Si | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Moraesite | Be2(PO4)(OH) · 4H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Bavenite | Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2 |
| Ta | Tantalum | |
| Ta | β Microlite Group | A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
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