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Jaffeite
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<h2 id="occurrence">Occurrence</h2> <p>The mineral was first found at the Kombat Mine in <a href="/facts/Namibia/ahXuaypy">Namibia</a>. In 1989, the mineral was named after Prof. Howard W. Jaffe (1919–2002) of the <a href="/facts/University_of_Massachusetts_Amherst/K7tIPJr7">University of Massachusetts Amherst</a>. </p> <ul><li><a href="http://webmineral.com/data/Jaffeite.shtml">webmineral.com - Jaffeite</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM74/AM74_1203.pdf">minsocam.org - Jaffeite</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mindat.org/min-2063.html">Mindat.org - Jaffeite</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.handbookofmineralogy.com/pdfs/jaffeite.pdf">Handbook of Mineralogy - Jaffeite</a></li></ul>