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  Sample n° 16089
          Minerals found in the sample
          
            
	       
                
           
 
        
        
      
         | Mineral | Formula | Category | Subcategory | Importance | 
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| KALISTRONTITE | K2Sr(SO4)2 | sulfates | - | major | 
           Description
            
       
           
    
               Description:
               fragments of pure thin layer composed of well-developed small crystals
            
                         
                Information:
                Mees, F., 1999. Distribution patterns of gypsum and kalistrontite in a dry lake basin of the southwestern Kalahari (Omongwa pan, Namibia). Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 24, 731-744.
                        
     
      Origin
    
   
  
    - Country: Namibia
 - Region: Omaheke Region
 - Locality: Aminuis, Omongwa pan
 
        Specification
    
    
      
    
 
    
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          Donors: MeesDonation year: 2009
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          Sampling year:Registration date:
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          Quantity: tubesSize:
 
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          Dimension code 1>2>3: 3Quality code 1>2>3: 1
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          Holotype: noParatype: noRadioactive: no
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          Thin section: noChemical analysis: noX-Ray spectra: no