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Microcline from
Noumas I pegmatite (Blesberg), Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa


Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Noumas I pegmatite (Blesberg), Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1258695
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1258695:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘNoumas II pegmatite (Blesberg), Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘSpodumene Kop II pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘSwartkop (Swartberg) pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘBlue feldspar reef, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘKokerboomrand pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘNorrabees pegmatites I-VI, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘNorabees I pegmatite, Norrabees pegmatites I-VI, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘWitkop pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
68.5km (42.5 miles) ⓘNababeep West Mine (Nababeep Near West mine), Nababeep tungsten mines, Nababeep, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
76.1km (47.3 miles) ⓘGaidip Farm 146, Karasburg West, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
References
Von Backstroem, JW (1973) Pegmatite deposits in the Republic of South Africa. Atomic Energy Board, Pelindaba, Pretoria (South Africa)
Baldwin, Joy Rosina (1994) Lithium and tantalum mineralization in rare-element pegmatites from southern Africa. PhD Doctor of Philosophy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland. 314pp.
Ballouard, Christophe; Elburg, Marlina A.; Tappe, Sebastian; Reinke, Christian; Ueckermann, Henriette; Doggart, Shane (2020) Magmatic-hydrothermal evolution of rare metal pegmatites from the Mesoproterozoic Orange River pegmatite belt (Namaqualand, South Africa). Ore Geology Reviews, 116. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2019.103252
Cui, Shiyuan, Xu, Bo, Shen, Jiaqi, Miao, Zhuang, Wang, Zixuan (2023) Gemology, Spectroscopy, and Mineralogy Study of Aquamarines of Three Different Origins. Crystals, 13 (10) doi:10.3390/cryst13101478
 
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