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Quartz from
Granitberg Complex, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Granitberg Complex, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1432656
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1432656:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘPomona Complex, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
75.4km (46.9 miles) ⓘKieshöhe carbonatite, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
75.6km (47.0 miles) ⓘChamais Plug, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
77.7km (48.3 miles) ⓘKeishohe carbonatites, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
83.5km (51.9 miles) ⓘRoter Kamm Crater, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
87.8km (54.6 miles) ⓘAgate Beach, Lüderitz, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
88.0km (54.7 miles) ⓘAus, ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
94.2km (58.5 miles) ⓘDicker Willem (Dicker Wilhelm; Garubberg), ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
References
Verwoerd, W. J. (1967). The carbonatites of South Africa and South West Africa. Government Printer, South Africa., 6.
Marsh, J. S. (1975) The Luderitz alkaline province, South West Africa. II. Metasomatism and assimilation in the contact aureole of the Granitberg foyaite complex. Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa, 78. 225-233 doi:10.10520/EJC-1ac87e579d
Marsh, Julian Saville (1975) Aenigmatite stability in silica-undersaturated rocks. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 50 (2) 135-144 doi:10.1007/bf00373333
 
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