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Quartz from
Robinson Deep Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Gold2
Pyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Robinson Deep Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1481282
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1481282:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘVillage Main Reef Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘCity Deep Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘSimmer & Jack Gold Mine, Germiston, City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
17.6km (11.0 miles) ⓘDriefontein Gold Mine, Boksburg, City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
17.8km (11.0 miles) ⓘSouth Roodepoort, Roodepoort, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘEast Rand Proprietary Mine, Boksburg, City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘNorthern suburbs, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘDoornkop gold mine, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘVan Dyk Mine, Boksburg, City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘRand London quarry, Krugersdorp, Mogale City Local Municipality, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
References
Identified on specimen from the mine
 
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