Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Quartz from
Mount Bollatswhene, Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa


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Quartz

Mount Bollatswhene, Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Sceptre Quartz

Mount Bollatswhene, Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Quartz

Mount Bollatswhene, Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
00455520017365396399616.jpg
Quartz

Mount Bollatswhene, Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Sceptre Quartz

Mount Bollatswhene, Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
09642770017272288151063.jpg
Quartz

Mount Bollatswhene, Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
00455520017365396399616.jpg
Quartz

Mount Bollatswhene, Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
07816890017272039857720.jpg
Sceptre Quartz

Mount Bollatswhene, Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
09642770017272288151063.jpg
Quartz

Mount Bollatswhene, Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Bollatswhene, Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:561234
Long-form Identifier:1:3:561234:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘPenge Mine, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
62.3km (38.7 miles) ⓘLeydsdorp, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
69.1km (42.9 miles) ⓘKalkfontein farm, Pietersburg greenstone belt, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
69.1km (42.9 miles) ⓘZandrivierspoort Fe deposit, Pietersburg greenstone belt, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
69.2km (43.0 miles) ⓘPienaar's Mine, Eersteling goldfield, Pietersburg greenstone belt, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
70.0km (43.5 miles) ⓘMeinhardskraal Farm, Polokwane Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
70.1km (43.6 miles) ⓘGirlie Mine, Eersteling goldfield, Pietersburg greenstone belt, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
71.8km (44.6 miles) ⓘMagnet Heights carbonatite, Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
72.7km (45.2 miles) ⓘGravelotte, Murchison Range, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
72.8km (45.2 miles) ⓘAlpha-Gravelotte Mine, Consolidated Murchison Mines, Gravelotte, Murchison Range, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
References
Siegers, A. and Lange, S. (1991): The Hoogenoeg mine in NE Transvaal/RSA - a producer of high grade andalusite. Erzmetall, vol. 44, no. 7-8, 384-391.
 
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