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Locality Name:
Aris Quarries (Ariskop Quarry; Railway Quarry), Aris, Windhoek District, Khomas Region, Namibia

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

mindat Locality ID: 7687
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-7687.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Aris Quarries (Ariskop Quarry; Railway Quarry), Aris, Windhoek District, Khomas Region, Namibia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 22°46'6"S
Longitude: 17°7'51"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -22.768333333333,17.130833333333

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: Al As Au Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K La Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb REE S Si Sr Th Ti Zn Zr

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 localities containing mineral
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	32.2	31.8	1022
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆	32.2	31.8	286
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	32.2	31.8	8803
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	32.2	31.8	1627
Arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	32.2	31.8	295
Arisite-(Ce) ()*	Arisite	NaCe₂(CO₃)₂[F_2x(CO₃)_1-x]F	32.2	31.8	4
Arisite-(La) ()*	Arisite	NaLa₂(CO₃)₂[F_2x(CO₃)_1-x]F	32.2	31.8	1
Baddeleyite ()*	Baddeleyite	ZrO₂	32.2	31.8	238
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F	32.2	31.8	304
Bastnäsite-(La) ()*	Bastnäsite	La(CO₃)F	32.2	31.8	30
Calcioancylite-(Ce) ()*	Ancylite	(Ce,Ca,Sr)(CO₃)(OH,H₂O)	32.2	31.8	46
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	32.2	31.8	27770
Cancrinite ()*	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca, )₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(CO₃,SO₄)₂·2H₂O	32.2	31.8	232
Catapleiite ()*	Catapleiite	Na₂Zr(Si₃O₉)·2H₂O	32.2	31.8	113
Cerite-(Ce) ()*	Cerite	(Ce₇Ca₂) Mg(SiO₄)₃(SiO₃OH)₄(OH)₃	32.2	31.8	47
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	32.2	31.8	27198
Clinoptilolite-Na ()*	Heulandite	Na₆(Si₃₀Al₆)O₇₂·20H₂O	32.2	31.8	24
Cordylite-(Ce) ()*	Cordylite	(Na,Ca, )BaCe₂(CO₃)₄(F,O)	32.2	31.8	15
Cryolite ()*	Perovskite	Na₂NaAlF₆	32.2	31.8	50
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	32.2	31.8	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	32.2	31.8	9895
Ellingsenite ()*	None	Na₅Ca₆Si₁₈O₃₈(OH)₁₃·6H₂O	32.2	31.8	1
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	32.2	31.8	8173
Escheite ()*	Zorite	Ca₂NaMnTi₅[Si₁₂O₃₄]O₂(OH)₃·12H₂O	32.2	31.8	1
Eudialyte ()*	Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂	32.2	31.8	182
Ferroceladonite ()*	Mica	KFe²⁺Fe³⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	32.2	31.8	10
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	32.2	31.8	2740
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O	32.2	31.8	303
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	32.2	31.8	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	32.2	31.8	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	32.2	31.8	30554
Götzenite ()*	None	Ca₄NaCa₂Ti(Si₂O₇)₂(OF)F₂	32.2	31.8	27
Haüyne ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)	32.2	31.8	158
Heulandite-Na ()*	Heulandite	(Na,Ca,K)₆(Si,Al)₃₆O₇₂·22H₂O	32.2	31.8	18
Hilairite ()*	None	Na₂ZrSi₃O₉·3H₂O	32.2	31.8	18
Kanemite ()*	None	NaSi₂O₄(OH)·3H₂O	32.2	31.8	4
Kenyaite ()*	None	Na₂Si₂₂O₄₁(OH)₈·6H₂O	32.2	31.8	8
Korobitsynite ()*	Labuntsovite	(Na, )₄Ti₂(Si₄O₁₂)(O,OH)₂·4H₂O	32.2	31.8	6
Kozoite-(La) ()*	Ancylite	La(CO₃)(OH)	32.2	31.8	3
Labuntsovite-Mn ()*	Labuntsovite	Na₄K₄Mn²⁺₂Ti₈O₄(Si₄O₁₂)₄(OH)₄·10-12H₂O	32.2	31.8	18
Leucite ()*	Analcime	K(AlSi₂O₆)	32.2	31.8	233
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	32.2	31.8	762
Lovdarite ()*	None	K₂Na₆Be₄Si₁₄O₃₆·9H₂O	32.2	31.8	3
Magadiite ()*	None	Na₂Si₁₄O₂₈(OH)₂·8H₂O	32.2	31.8	11
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	32.2	31.8	14899
Makatite ()*	None	Na₂Si₄O₈(OH)₂·4H₂O	32.2	31.8	8
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	32.2	31.8	4924
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	32.2	31.8	945
Monazite-(La) ()*	Monazite	La(PO₄)	32.2	31.8	38
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	32.2	31.8	17380
Narsarsukite ()*	None	Na₂(Ti,Fe³⁺)Si₄(O,F)₁₁	32.2	31.8	34
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	32.2	31.8	1236
Natrophosphate ()*	None	Na₇(PO₄)₂F·19H₂O	32.2	31.8	8
Nenadkevichite ()*	Labuntsovite	(Na, )₈Nb₄(Si₄O₁₂)₂(O,OH)₄·8H₂O	32.2	31.8	19
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	32.2	31.8	884
Neptunite ()*	Neptunite	KNa₂LiFe²⁺₂Ti₂Si₈O₂₄	32.2	31.8	49
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	32.2	31.8	2994
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O	32.2	31.8	306
Parisite-(Ce) ()*	Parisite	CaCe₂(CO₃)₃F₂	32.2	31.8	112
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)	32.2	31.8	363
Pyrophanite ()*	Corundum	Mn²⁺TiO₃	32.2	31.8	244
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	32.2	31.8	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	32.2	31.8	1711
Rinkite-(Ce) ()*	None	(Ca₃REE)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si₂O₇)₂(OF)F₂	32.2	31.8	53
Rosenbuschite ()*	None	Ca₆Zr₂Na₆ZrTi(Si₂O₇)₄(OF)₂F₄	32.2	31.8	42
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	32.2	31.8	598
Sazhinite-(Ce) ()*	None	Na₃CeSi₆O₁₅·2H₂O	32.2	31.8	4
Sazhinite-(La) ()*	None	Na₃LaSi₆O₁₅·2H₂O	32.2	31.8	3
Schizolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCaMnSi₃O₈(OH)	32.2	31.8	10
Serandite ()*	Pectolite	NaMn²⁺₂Si₃O₈(OH)	32.2	31.8	38
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	32.2	31.8	444
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	32.2	31.8	21482
Steacyite ()*	Steacyite	K_0.3(Na,Ca)₂ThSi₈O₂₀	32.2	31.8	8
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	32.2	31.8	1006
Thornasite ()*	None	Na₁₂Th₃(Si₈O₁₉)₄·18H₂O	32.2	31.8	3
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	32.2	31.8	4899
Tobermorite ()*	Tobermorite	Ca₄Si₆O₁₇(H₂O)₂·(Ca·3H₂O)	32.2	31.8	114
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	32.2	31.8	433
Troilite ()*	None	FeS	32.2	31.8	1044
Tsepinite-Na ()*	Labuntsovite	(Na,H₃O,K,Sr,Ba, )₂(Ti,Nb)₂(Si₄O₁₂)(OH,O)₂·3H₂O	32.2	31.8	6
Tuperssuatsiaite ()*	Palygorskite	Na₂(Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺)₃Si₈O₂₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	32.2	31.8	10
Villiaumite ()*	Rocksalt	NaF	32.2	31.8	31
Vinogradovite ()*	None	Na₄Ti₄(Si₂O₆)₂[(Si,Al)₄O₁₀]O₄·(H₂O,Na,K)₃	32.2	31.8	28
Windhoekite ()*	Palygorskite	Ca₂Fe³⁺_3-x[Si₈O₂₀](OH)₄·10H₂O	32.2	31.8	1
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	32.2	31.8	372
Yofortierite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	Mn²⁺₅Si₈O₂₀(OH)₂·7H₂O	32.2	31.8	8
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	32.2	31.8	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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