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Quartz from
Twin Hills prospects, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Twin Hills prospects, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1535599
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1535599:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘEtiro pegmatite, Etiro Farm 50, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘDobbelsberg Farm 99, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘGiftkuppe, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘOkongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘHelikon II pegmatite, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘHelikon I Pit, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
26.6km (16.6 miles) ⓘNavachab Gold Mine, Farm Navachab, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘNeuschwaben Farm 73 (Neu Schwaben), Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘRubikon 3 pegmatite, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘRubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
References
Shilunga, Josia; Kisters, Alexander (2022) Lithological and structural controls of disseminated-type orogenic gold mineralization in high-grade metamorphic turbidites from the Central Zone of the Damara Belt, Namibia. Ore Geology Reviews, 151. p.105205. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.105205
 
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