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Howard Heitner
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 Posted: Feb 24, 2025 12:08 Post subject: Orthoclase and phenakite Namibia |
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This is an older specimen, It came with a dealer label which says " Orthoclase var. Paradoxite, South West Africa ( penciled in is with phenacite' ) The dealer died in 1951. Any ideas about the locality?
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Tobi
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| Posted: Feb 25, 2025 07:54 Post subject: Re: Orthoclase and phenakite Namibia |
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| Howard Heitner wrote: | | This is an older specimen, It came with a dealer label which says " Orthoclase var. Paradoxite, South West Africa ( penciled in is with phenacite' ) The dealer died in 1951. Any ideas about the locality? |
Hi Howard!
If the clear crystals are indeed phenakite, this specimen could from the Stiepelmann Mine near Kleine Spitzkoppe Mountain.
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Tobi
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Feb 25, 2025 10:01 Post subject: Re: Orthoclase and phenakite Namibia |
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Hi Howard,
You indicated the dealer died in 1951 - who was the dealer. This might provide an important clue. Mindat lists "paradoxite' as a German synonym for Orthoclase. Was the dealer German?
There is a photo on Mindat of a specimen from the Stiepelmann Mine that looks very similar to yours, so Tobi could be right about the locality.
Michael
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Howard Heitner
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| Posted: Feb 27, 2025 15:55 Post subject: Re: Orthoclase and phenakite Namibia |
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The dealer was an American J. B. Nichols He was based in Sacramento, California,
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