 | | Journal (issue) | | ........................pg. 3 Actinolite fromNamibia by Justin Zzyzx .....................................................................pg. 27Aris Quarries by Justin Zzyzx ..............................we bring you eleven articles about locations inNamibia that do not receive much publicity. It is easy...legendary deposits such as Tsumeb, the Brandbergregion and the Erongo Mountains. Alpine clefts, huge soda...Mountains, located in the southwestern part of centralNamibia. The Gamsberg Mountain is the most important landmark |  | Piilonen, P. C., McDonald, A. M., Grice, J. D., Cooper, M. A., Kolitsch, U., Rowe, R., Gault, R. A., Poirier, G. (2010) Arisite-(La), a newREE-fluorcarbonate mineral from the Aris phonolite (Namibia), with descriptions of the crystal structures of arisite-(La) and arisite-(Ce)Mineralogical Magazine, 74 (2) 257-268doi:10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.257 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | new REE-fluorcarbonate mineral from theArisphonolite (Namibia), with descriptions of the crystal structures...mineral frommiarolitic cavities within theAris phonolite,Namibia (IMA no. 2009-019). It occurs as distinct...phase, NaY2(CO3)3F.K EY WORDS : fluorcarbonate, REE,Aris phonolite, structure determination, new mineral...outcrops and caps on elevated hills and buttes.TheAris phonolite dyke occurs in the southernpart of the...building material at the Ariskop andRailroadquarries. The phonolite is fine- tomedium-grained, with |  | Piilonen, P. C., McDonald, A. M., Grice, J. D., Rowe, R., Gault, R. A., Poirier, G., Cooper, M. A., Kolitsch, U., Roberts, A. C., Lechner, W., Palfi, A. G. (2010) Arisite-(Ce), a new rare-earth fluorocarbonate from the Aris phonolite, Namibia, Mont Saint-Hilaire and the Saint-Amable sill, Quebec, Canada.The Canadian Mineralogist, 48 (3) 661-671doi:10.3749/canmin.48.3.661 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | NEW RARE-EARTH FLUORCARBONATEFROM THEARIS PHONOLITE,NAMIBIA, MONT SAINT-HILAIREAND THE SAINT-AMABLE...4L4, CanadaAndreas G. PALFIPO Box 23532,Windhoek,NamibiaAbstractArisite-(Ce), ideally NaCe2(CO3)2[(CO3)1–xF2x]F...rare-earth fluorcarbonate mineral from theAris phonolite(Namibia), Mont Saint-Hilaire (Quebec), and the...the Saint-Amable sill (Quebec). At theAris phonolite, arisite-(Ce) occurs asvitreous, transparent, beige...iodide. Its density Dcalc is 4.126 g/cm3 for Z = 1 (Aris). Arisite-(Ce) is uniaxial negative,has a sharp |  | | Catalog/List | | the TsumebMine (as well as other mines of theregion) were still in production in the 1970s. You will...engineering work took him to the Tsumeb Mine inNamibia. This mine isrenowned for producing what are arguably...desert-like "Sperrgebiet" area of the southern coast ofNamibia, with its fabulous wealth of gemdiamonds. One...Ian’s interest stems from the family trips toNamibia, includingthe mines of Tsumeb. He worked with...AzuriteLevel 8, Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, OtjikotoRegion,NamibiaIf the attachment point on the back of this |  | | Catalog/List | | Meteorite SliceIron - IAB ComplexNovosibirskRegion, Russia - (54° 20’N, 84°12’E)The find of the Maslyanino...Meteorite occurred on May 25, 1992 inthe NovosibirskRegion of Russia, when an agronomist discovereda 26 kg...likely before settlers arrived in the Ryazan Oblastregion in 1200. Classified as an Ataxite, it is an Iron...Iron, Fine Octahedrite - IVAGreat Namaqualand,Namibia (25° 30’S, 18° 0’E)Nickel-Iron Meteorites are...Iron, fine octahedrite - IVAGreat Nama Land,Namibia - (25° 30’S, 18° 0’E)Thousands of years ago, an |  | | Journal (issue) | | be opened to theleft (west) of this byssoliteregion. Across the top of this doorway,about 1 foot in...2015 and continuing into 2016,Donnie explored theregion east of Bigelow.He found several new gash veins...TOM COOPERAndradite, 3.1 cm, from the Kayesregion, Mali; collected in March of 2009.I pose with...crystal found at the prehnitedeposit in the Kayesregion, Mali, in March of 2009. I justjumped into an...exploreobscure mineral locations throughout thisregion. I am the founderand director of Minerals.net |
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