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Quartz from
Mwami (Miami), Karoi District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe


Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tourmaline4
Euclase3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mwami (Miami), Karoi District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1011410
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1011410:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Last Hope Mine (Lost Hope Mine), Mwami (Miami), Karoi District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
Mterikati pegmatite, Mwami (Miami), Karoi District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
St Anns Mine (St Anne Mine; St Anne's Mine; St Ann's Mine), Mwami (Miami), Karoi District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘLast Hope Mine (Lost Hope Mine), Mwami (Miami), Karoi District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘSt Anns Mine (St Anne Mine; St Anne's Mine; St Ann's Mine), Mwami (Miami), Karoi District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘChiwya claims, Karoi District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘLynx Mine, Lynx, Karoi District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
50.4km (31.3 miles) ⓘMiriam Mine (Norah Mine), Mhangura, Makonde District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
64.2km (39.9 miles) ⓘSilverside copper-silver deposit (incl. Old Hat Mine; Manchester Mine; Shebaside Mine), Makonde District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
84.8km (52.7 miles) ⓘMterikati pegmatite, Mwami (Miami), Karoi District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
85.2km (52.9 miles) ⓘAlaska Mine (incl. Hans Mine; Angwa Mine), Makonde District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
91.0km (56.6 miles) ⓘZambezi Valley, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
References
Bartholomew, D. S. (1990). Base metal and industrial mineral deposits of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe Geological Survey, Mineral Resources Survey No. 22
 
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