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Quartz from
Unnamed opal showing, Dinde, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe


Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Opal1
- var Cacholong1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed opal showing, Dinde, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:901362
Long-form Identifier:1:3:901362:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘMarion Mine, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘRhuwesa Pegmatite, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘElbas Mine, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘKatembe, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘR.H.A. tungsten mine, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘAmethyst showing, Gurambira, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
32.4km (20.2 miles) ⓘzeolite road cut, Makoyo Pump Station, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed carbonatite dike, Deka, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
37.1km (23.1 miles) ⓘKamativi Mine, Dete (Dett), Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘRoadcut at 33 km, Hwange-Deka road, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
References
Wolfgang Hampel, site visit July 2014
 
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