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Quartz from
Elbas Mine, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cerussite2
Aurichalcite1
Rosasite1
Quartz1
- var Chalcedony1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Elbas Mine, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:901147
Long-form Identifier:1:3:901147:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed opal showing, Dinde, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘMarion Mine, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘKatembe, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘAmethyst showing, Gurambira, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘRhuwesa Pegmatite, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘR.H.A. tungsten mine, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
31.8km (19.7 miles) ⓘKamativi Mine, Dete (Dett), Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed carbonatite dike, Deka, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘzeolite road cut, Makoyo Pump Station, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘRoadcut at 44 km, Hwange-Deka road, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
References
Salisbury
199 pages.
Lockett, N.H. (1979): The Geology of the Country around Dett.- Rhodesia Geological Survey, Bulletin No. 85
 
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