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Quartz from
Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Small crystals that occasionally have small fluid hydrocarbon inclusions which fluoresce bright yellow are found in the Steinkopf area.
Habit:biterminated (doubly terminated)
Colour:water-clear
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Apatite2
Muscovite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1013806
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1013806:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Blue feldspar reef, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Groendoorn I pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Groendoorn III pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Groendoorn IV pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Jakkalswater (Jackal's Water; Noumas I pegmatite; Blesberg mine), Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Sleight's mine, Jakkalswater (Jackal's Water; Noumas I pegmatite; Blesberg mine), Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Kokerboomrand pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Marchand pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Norrabees pegmatites I-VI, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Norabees I pegmatite, Norrabees pegmatites I-VI, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Noumas I pegmatite (Blesberg), Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Noumas II pegmatite (Blesberg), Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Spodumene Kop I pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Spodumene Kop II pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Swartkop (Swartberg) pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Uranoop pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Witkop pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Zebrakop pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
29.6km (18.4 miles) Jan Coetzee Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
30.4km (18.9 miles) Kokerboomrand pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
31.7km (19.7 miles) Noumas I pegmatite (Blesberg), Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
32.3km (20.1 miles) Noumas II pegmatite (Blesberg), Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
33.0km (20.5 miles) Groendoorn I pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
33.2km (20.7 miles) Groendoorn III pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
33.9km (21.0 miles) Groendoorn IV pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
35.1km (21.8 miles) Nababeep East Mine, Nababeep tungsten mines, Nababeep, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
35.8km (22.2 miles) Uranoop pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
36.4km (22.6 miles) Spodumene Kop II pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
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