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Quartz from
Norrabees pegmatites I-VI, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa


Locality type:Pegmatite Field
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Norrabees pegmatites I-VI, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1258715
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1258715:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Norabees I pegmatite, Norrabees pegmatites I-VI, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘNorabees I pegmatite, Norrabees pegmatites I-VI, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘUranoop pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘSpodumene Kop I pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘWitkop pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘZebrakop pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘZebrakop pegmatite, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘKokerboomrand pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘSpodumene Kop II pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘSwartkop (Swartberg) pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘGoodhouse-Vioolsdrift area, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
References
Baldwin, Joy Rosina (1994) Lithium and tantalum mineralization in rare-element pegmatites from southern Africa. PhD Doctor of Philosophy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland. 314pp.
 
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