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Villiaumite Makatite & Tuperssuatsiaite

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Villiaumite Makatite & Tuperssuatsiaite

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Description
Locality: 
Aris Quarry, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 5.7 × 3.8 cm
Weight: 
51.00gr
Description

Acicular sprays of white Makatite , red Villiaumite and Tuperssuatsiaite  on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Villiaumite

Formula: 
NaF
Strunz: 
3.AA.20
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Rouma Island (Roume Island; Roma Island; Ruma Island), Los Archipelago (Los Islands), Guinea

Makatite

Formula: 
Na2Si4O8(OH)2·4H2O
Strunz: 
9.EE.45
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
white
Type Locality: 
Lake Magadi, South Rift Valley, Rift Valley Province, Kenya

Tuperssuatsiaite

Formula: 
Na2Fe3Si8O20(OH)2·4H2O
Strunz: 
9.EE.20
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Tuperssuatsiat Bay, Tunulliarfik Fjord (Tunugdliarfik), Ilímaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland

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