| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Quartz |
| Formula: | SiO2 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Calcite | 14 |
| - var Manganese-bearing Calcite | 6 |
| Sugilite | 13 |
| Manganite | 6 |
| Rhodochrosite | 5 |
| Inesite | 5 |
| Bultfonteinite | 5 |
| Hematite | 4 |
| Portlandite | 4 |
| Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | 4 |
| Natrolite | 4 |
| Sturmanite | 2 |
| Andradite | 2 |
| Effenbergerite | 1 |
| Gypsum | 1 |
| Apophyllite Group | 1 |
| Ettringite | 1 |
| Wesselsite | 1 |
| Hennomartinite | 1 |
| Ruizite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Quartz data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 13149 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:13149:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Quartz |
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| 2.5km (1.5 miles) | ⓘN'Chwaning III Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 2.7km (1.7 miles) | ⓘN'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 2.9km (1.8 miles) | ⓘN'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 3.0km (1.9 miles) | ⓘBlack Rock Mine, Black Rock, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 15.1km (9.4 miles) | ⓘHotazel Mine, Hotazel, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 18.8km (11.7 miles) | ⓘAnnex Langdon, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 22.7km (14.1 miles) | ⓘPerth Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 24.3km (15.1 miles) | ⓘSmartt Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 28.3km (17.6 miles) | ⓘMiddelplaats Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 32.5km (20.2 miles) | ⓘAdams Pit, Mamatwan Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| References |
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Rumsey, M. S., Welch, M. D., Kampf, A. R., Spratt, J. (2013) Diegogattaite, Na2CaCu2Si8O20·H2O: a new nanoporous copper sheet silicate from Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, Republic of South Africa. Mineralogical Magazine, 77 (8). 3155-3162 doi:10.1180/minmag.2013.077.8.09 |
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Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa