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Khomas, Khomas Region

Aris quarry (Namibia) rare minerals

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Aegirine, tuperssuatsiaite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Phonolite ejecta blocks

Aris phonolite: many rare sodium/rare-element minerals

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