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Locality Name:
Aris, Windhoek District, Khomas Region, Namibia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 32.2
Youngest recorded age at locality: 31.8

mindat Locality ID: 235950
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-235950.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Aris, Windhoek District, Khomas Region, Namibia": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Aris Quarries (Ariskop Quarry; Railway Quarry)

Latitude: 22°46'5"S
Longitude: 17°7'51"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -22.768055555556,17.130833333333

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Ancylite	Apatite	Apophyllite	Arisite	Baddeleyite	Bastnäsite	Calcite
Cancrinite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Catapleiite	Cerite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Cordylite	Corundum
Epidote	Eudialyte	Feldspar	Fluorite	Heulandite	Löllingite	Labuntsovite	Mica	Monazite	Natrolite
Neptunite	None	Palygorskite	Parisite	Pectolite	Perovskite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sodalite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Steacyite	Titanite	Tobermorite	Tridymite	Wurtzite	Zircon	Zorite

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As Au Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K La Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sr Th Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Ancylite Apatite Apophyllite Arisite Baddeleyite Bastnäsite Calcite
Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite Catapleiite Cerite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Cordylite Corundum
Epidote Eudialyte Feldspar Fluorite Heulandite Löllingite Labuntsovite Mica Monazite Natrolite
Neptunite None Palygorskite Parisite Pectolite Perovskite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Sodalite
Sphalerite Spinel Steacyite Titanite Tobermorite Tridymite Wurtzite Zircon Zorite

87 IMA Minerals at location:

Aegirine ()*	Aegirine-augite ()*	Albite ()*	Analcime ()*	Arfvedsonite ()*
Arisite-(Ce) ()*	Arisite-(La) ()*	Baddeleyite ()*	Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite-(La) ()*
Calcioancylite-(Ce) ()*	Calcite ()*	Cancrinite ()*	Catapleiite ()*	Cerite-(Ce) ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Clinoptilolite-Na ()*	Cordylite-(Ce) ()*	Cryolite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Ellingsenite ()*	Epidote ()*	Escheite ()*	Eudialyte ()*
Ferroceladonite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Gold ()*	Götzenite ()*	Haüyne ()*	Heulandite-Na ()*	Hilairite ()*
Kanemite ()*	Kenyaite ()*	Korobitsynite ()*	Kozoite-(La) ()*	Labuntsovite-Mn ()*
Leucite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Lovdarite ()*	Magadiite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Makatite ()*	Microcline ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite-(La) ()*	Muscovite ()*
Narsarsukite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Natrophosphate ()*	Nenadkevichite ()*	Nepheline ()*
Neptunite ()*	Opal ()*	Palygorskite ()*	Parisite-(Ce) ()*	Pectolite ()*
Pyrophanite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rinkite-(Ce) ()*	Rosenbuschite ()*
Sanidine ()*	Sazhinite-(Ce) ()*	Sazhinite-(La) ()*	Schizolite ()*	Serandite ()*
Sodalite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Steacyite ()*	Thorite ()*	Thornasite ()*
Titanite ()*	Tobermorite ()*	Todorokite ()*	Troilite ()*	Tsepinite-Na ()*
Tuperssuatsiaite ()*	Villiaumite ()*	Vinogradovite ()*	Windhoekite ()*	Wurtzite ()*
Yofortierite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	32.2	31.8	1	86786	1022
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆	32.2	31.8	1	86786	286
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	32.2	31.8	1	86786	8803
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	32.2	31.8	1	86786	1627
Arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	32.2	31.8	1	86786	295
Arisite-(Ce) ()*	Arisite	NaCe₂(CO₃)₂[F_2x(CO₃)_1-x]F	32.2	31.8	1	86786	4
Arisite-(La) ()*	Arisite	NaLa₂(CO₃)₂[F_2x(CO₃)_1-x]F	32.2	31.8	1	86786	1
Baddeleyite ()*	Baddeleyite	ZrO₂	32.2	31.8	1	86786	238
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F	32.2	31.8	1	86786	304
Bastnäsite-(La) ()*	Bastnäsite	La(CO₃)F	32.2	31.8	1	86786	30
Calcioancylite-(Ce) ()*	Ancylite	(Ce,Ca,Sr)(CO₃)(OH,H₂O)	32.2	31.8	1	86786	46
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	32.2	31.8	1	86786	27770
Cancrinite ()*	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca, )₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(CO₃,SO₄)₂·2H₂O	32.2	31.8	1	86786	232
Catapleiite ()*	Catapleiite	Na₂Zr(Si₃O₉)·2H₂O	32.2	31.8	1	86786	113
Cerite-(Ce) ()*	Cerite	(Ce₇Ca₂) Mg(SiO₄)₃(SiO₃OH)₄(OH)₃	32.2	31.8	1	86786	47
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	32.2	31.8	1	86786	27198
Clinoptilolite-Na ()*	Heulandite	Na₆(Si₃₀Al₆)O₇₂·20H₂O	32.2	31.8	1	86786	24
Cordylite-(Ce) ()*	Cordylite	(Na,Ca, )BaCe₂(CO₃)₄(F,O)	32.2	31.8	1	86786	15
Cryolite ()*	Perovskite	Na₂NaAlF₆	32.2	31.8	1	86786	50
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	32.2	31.8	1	86786	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	32.2	31.8	1	86786	9895
Ellingsenite ()*	None	Na₅Ca₆Si₁₈O₃₈(OH)₁₃·6H₂O	32.2	31.8	1	86786	1
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	32.2	31.8	1	86786	8173
Escheite ()*	Zorite	Ca₂NaMnTi₅[Si₁₂O₃₄]O₂(OH)₃·12H₂O	32.2	31.8	1	86786	1
Eudialyte ()*	Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂	32.2	31.8	1	86786	182
Ferroceladonite ()*	Mica	KFe²⁺Fe³⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	32.2	31.8	1	86786	10
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	32.2	31.8	1	86786	2740
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O	32.2	31.8	1	86786	303
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	32.2	31.8	1	86786	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	32.2	31.8	1	86786	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	32.2	31.8	1	86786	30554
Götzenite ()*	None	Ca₄NaCa₂Ti(Si₂O₇)₂(OF)F₂	32.2	31.8	1	86786	27
Haüyne ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)	32.2	31.8	1	86786	158
Heulandite-Na ()*	Heulandite	(Na,Ca,K)₆(Si,Al)₃₆O₇₂·22H₂O	32.2	31.8	1	86786	18
Hilairite ()*	None	Na₂ZrSi₃O₉·3H₂O	32.2	31.8	1	86786	18
Kanemite ()*	None	NaSi₂O₄(OH)·3H₂O	32.2	31.8	1	86786	4
Kenyaite ()*	None	Na₂Si₂₂O₄₁(OH)₈·6H₂O	32.2	31.8	1	86786	8
Korobitsynite ()*	Labuntsovite	(Na, )₄Ti₂(Si₄O₁₂)(O,OH)₂·4H₂O	32.2	31.8	1	86786	6
Kozoite-(La) ()*	Ancylite	La(CO₃)(OH)	32.2	31.8	1	86786	3
Labuntsovite-Mn ()*	Labuntsovite	Na₄K₄Mn²⁺₂Ti₈O₄(Si₄O₁₂)₄(OH)₄·10-12H₂O	32.2	31.8	1	86786	18
Leucite ()*	Analcime	K(AlSi₂O₆)	32.2	31.8	1	86786	233
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	32.2	31.8	1	86786	762
Lovdarite ()*	None	K₂Na₆Be₄Si₁₄O₃₆·9H₂O	32.2	31.8	1	86786	3
Magadiite ()*	None	Na₂Si₁₄O₂₈(OH)₂·8H₂O	32.2	31.8	1	86786	11
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	32.2	31.8	1	86786	14899
Makatite ()*	None	Na₂Si₄O₈(OH)₂·4H₂O	32.2	31.8	1	86786	8
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	32.2	31.8	1	86786	4924
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	32.2	31.8	1	86786	945
Monazite-(La) ()*	Monazite	La(PO₄)	32.2	31.8	1	86786	38
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	32.2	31.8	1	86786	17380
Narsarsukite ()*	None	Na₂(Ti,Fe³⁺)Si₄(O,F)₁₁	32.2	31.8	1	86786	34
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	32.2	31.8	1	86786	1236
Natrophosphate ()*	None	Na₇(PO₄)₂F·19H₂O	32.2	31.8	1	86786	8
Nenadkevichite ()*	Labuntsovite	(Na, )₈Nb₄(Si₄O₁₂)₂(O,OH)₄·8H₂O	32.2	31.8	1	86786	19
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	32.2	31.8	1	86786	884
Neptunite ()*	Neptunite	KNa₂LiFe²⁺₂Ti₂Si₈O₂₄	32.2	31.8	1	86786	49
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	32.2	31.8	1	86786	2994
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O	32.2	31.8	1	86786	306
Parisite-(Ce) ()*	Parisite	CaCe₂(CO₃)₃F₂	32.2	31.8	1	86786	112
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)	32.2	31.8	1	86786	363
Pyrophanite ()*	Corundum	Mn²⁺TiO₃	32.2	31.8	1	86786	244
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	32.2	31.8	1	86786	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	32.2	31.8	1	86786	1711
Rinkite-(Ce) ()*	None	(Ca₃REE)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si₂O₇)₂(OF)F₂	32.2	31.8	1	86786	53
Rosenbuschite ()*	None	Ca₆Zr₂Na₆ZrTi(Si₂O₇)₄(OF)₂F₄	32.2	31.8	1	86786	42
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	32.2	31.8	1	86786	598
Sazhinite-(Ce) ()*	None	Na₃CeSi₆O₁₅·2H₂O	32.2	31.8	1	86786	4
Sazhinite-(La) ()*	None	Na₃LaSi₆O₁₅·2H₂O	32.2	31.8	1	86786	3
Schizolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCaMnSi₃O₈(OH)	32.2	31.8	1	86786	10
Serandite ()*	Pectolite	NaMn²⁺₂Si₃O₈(OH)	32.2	31.8	1	86786	38
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	32.2	31.8	1	86786	444
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	32.2	31.8	1	86786	21482
Steacyite ()*	Steacyite	K_0.3(Na,Ca)₂ThSi₈O₂₀	32.2	31.8	1	86786	8
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	32.2	31.8	1	86786	1006
Thornasite ()*	None	Na₁₂Th₃(Si₈O₁₉)₄·18H₂O	32.2	31.8	1	86786	3
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	32.2	31.8	1	86786	4899
Tobermorite ()*	Tobermorite	Ca₄Si₆O₁₇(H₂O)₂·(Ca·3H₂O)	32.2	31.8	1	86786	114
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	32.2	31.8	1	86786	433
Troilite ()*	None	FeS	32.2	31.8	1	86786	1044
Tsepinite-Na ()*	Labuntsovite	(Na,H₃O,K,Sr,Ba, )₂(Ti,Nb)₂(Si₄O₁₂)(OH,O)₂·3H₂O	32.2	31.8	1	86786	6
Tuperssuatsiaite ()*	Palygorskite	Na₂(Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺)₃Si₈O₂₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	32.2	31.8	1	86786	10
Villiaumite ()*	Rocksalt	NaF	32.2	31.8	1	86786	31
Vinogradovite ()*	None	Na₄Ti₄(Si₂O₆)₂[(Si,Al)₄O₁₀]O₄·(H₂O,Na,K)₃	32.2	31.8	1	86786	28
Windhoekite ()*	Palygorskite	Ca₂Fe³⁺_3-x[Si₈O₂₀](OH)₄·10H₂O	32.2	31.8	1	86786	1
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	32.2	31.8	1	86786	372
Yofortierite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	Mn²⁺₅Si₈O₂₀(OH)₂·7H₂O	32.2	31.8	1	86786	8
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	32.2	31.8	1	86786	5251

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Michelle_0039	32.2	31.8	32±0.2	Ar-Ar	Age of Aris Phonolite		whole rock							7687	Aris Quarries (Ariskop Quarry; Railway Quarry), Aris, Windhoek District, Khomas Region, Namibia	Aris Quarry	Kolitsch et al. (2016)		BOOK_AMFAP_2016	Age of whole rock. Book references publication that has dated Aris Phonolite but is unavailable.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R120051	Aris Quarries (Ariskop Quarry; Railway Quarry), Aris, Windhoek District, Khomas Region, Namibia	https://rruff.info/R120051
R050594	Aris Quarries (Ariskop Quarry; Railway Quarry), Aris, Windhoek District, Khomas Region, Namibia	https://rruff.info/R050594
R050223	Aris Quarries (Ariskop Quarry; Railway Quarry), Aris, Windhoek District, Khomas Region, Namibia	https://rruff.info/R050223

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