Asisite
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Asisite is a yellow tetragonal mineral
. It is found at Kombat Mine, Kombat, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
. It was named for a farm, Asis, which covers the mine where it was found. It was discovered in 1988.
Mineral
A mineral is a naturally occurring solid chemical substance formed through biogeochemical processes, having characteristic chemical composition, highly ordered atomic structure, and specific physical properties. By comparison, a rock is an aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids and does not...
. It is found at Kombat Mine, Kombat, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
. It was named for a farm, Asis, which covers the mine where it was found. It was discovered in 1988.