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Quartz from
Siemenshof Farm 576, Platveld area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia


Locality type:Farm
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Siemenshof Farm 576, Platveld area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1220992
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1220992:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘErhardshof Farm 575, Platveld area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘWolfshaag Farm 574, Platveld area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘPlatveld Mine, Burgerhof Farm 482, Platveld area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘOtjikoto prospect, Platveld area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘErpsfarm 107 (Erpfsfarm 107), Platveld area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘOkaruhuiput Farm 336, Platveld area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘOrupoko Farm 486, Platveld area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘOkorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
58.8km (36.6 miles) ⓘHopewell Farm 240, Outjo, Kunene Region, Namibia
78.7km (48.9 miles) ⓘKombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
References
von Bezing, Ludi, Bode, Rainer, Jahn, Steffen (2016) Namibia Vol. 2 - Minerals and Localities II. Edition Krüger-Stiftung; Bode Verlag GmbH. 661 pp.p.502
 
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