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Quartz from
Old West Mine, Penhalonga, Mutasa District, Manicaland, Zimbabwe


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Old West Mine, Penhalonga, Mutasa District, Manicaland, Zimbabwe
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:891687
Long-form Identifier:1:3:891687:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘPenhalonga, Mutasa District, Manicaland, Zimbabwe
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘRedwing Mine, Penhalonga, Mutasa District, Manicaland, Zimbabwe
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘKings Daughter Mine, Penhalonga, Mutasa District, Manicaland, Zimbabwe
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘSpruit, Mutasa District, Manicaland, Zimbabwe
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘNeardy Mine, Mutare District, Manicaland, Zimbabwe
62.7km (38.9 miles) ⓘPortree pegmatite, Mutare District, Manicaland, Zimbabwe
83.2km (51.7 miles) ⓘBepe II pegmatite, Bepe Hills, Buhera District, Manicaland, Zimbabwe
85.7km (53.2 miles) ⓘBepe I pegmatite, Bepe Hills, Buhera District, Manicaland, Zimbabwe
95.9km (59.6 miles) ⓘDorowa Phosphate Mine, Buhera District, Manicaland, Zimbabwe
References
Macgregor, A. M. (1941) Native gold and silver with other minerals from the Old West mine, Penhalonga, Southern Rhodesia. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 26 (174). 97-105 doi:10.1180/minmag.1941.026.174.04
 
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