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
Riemvasmaak fluorite occurrences, Riemvasmaak, Kakamas, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa


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Amethyst, etc.

Riemvasmaak fluorite occurrences, Riemvasmaak, Kakamas, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
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Quartz, etc.

Riemvasmaak fluorite occurrences, Riemvasmaak, Kakamas, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
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Quartz, etc.

Riemvasmaak fluorite occurrences, Riemvasmaak, Kakamas, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
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Quartz, etc.

Riemvasmaak fluorite occurrences, Riemvasmaak, Kakamas, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
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Amethyst, etc.

Riemvasmaak fluorite occurrences, Riemvasmaak, Kakamas, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
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Quartz, etc.

Riemvasmaak fluorite occurrences, Riemvasmaak, Kakamas, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
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Quartz, etc.

Riemvasmaak fluorite occurrences, Riemvasmaak, Kakamas, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
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Quartz, etc.

Riemvasmaak fluorite occurrences, Riemvasmaak, Kakamas, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
08344020017363203945423.jpg
Amethyst, etc.

Riemvasmaak fluorite occurrences, Riemvasmaak, Kakamas, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
08252730017272328375725.jpg
Quartz, etc.

Riemvasmaak fluorite occurrences, Riemvasmaak, Kakamas, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
05335240017272082385845.jpg
Quartz, etc.

Riemvasmaak fluorite occurrences, Riemvasmaak, Kakamas, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
07521850017272083061092.jpg
Quartz, etc.

Riemvasmaak fluorite occurrences, Riemvasmaak, Kakamas, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite383
Opal17
- var Opal-AN17
Hematite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Riemvasmaak fluorite occurrences, Riemvasmaak, Kakamas, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:632413
Long-form Identifier:1:3:632413:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘAugrabies, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘDaberas, Kakamas, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘPlatrand Farm 154, Karasburg East, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
37.9km (23.6 miles) ⓘBella Rosa Mine, Border Farm 155, Karasburg East, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
53.8km (33.4 miles) ⓘBaviaanskrantz pegmatite, Kakamas, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘVan Rooi's vlei, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
70.2km (43.6 miles) ⓘKeimoes, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
70.2km (43.7 miles) ⓘJerusalem Farm 73, Karasburg East, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
75.9km (47.2 miles) ⓘRozynen Bosch 104, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
90.4km (56.2 miles) ⓘBokiesbank Occurrence, Bokiesbank Ost Farm 79, Karasburg East, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
References
Cairncross, Bruce (2009) Fluorite from Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. The Mineralogical Record, 40 (4) 307-324
 
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