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Topaz from
Klein Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia


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Topaz

Klein Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Klein Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Klein Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Klein Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Klein Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Klein Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Klein Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Klein Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Klein Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Topaz

Klein Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Topaz, etc.

Klein Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Topaz

Klein Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Topaz
Formula:Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz95
- var Smoky Quartz74
Schorl33
Microcline28
- var Amazonite12
Hematite4
Beryl4
- var Aquamarine4
Opal4
- var Opal-AN4
Orthoclase2
Biotite2
Muscovite1
Feldspar Group1
Bastnäsite-(Ce)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Topaz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Klein Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (170 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:13774
Long-form Identifier:1:3:13774:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Topaz in this Region
Stiepelmann Mine, Klein Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Nearest other occurrences of Topaz
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘStiepelmann Mine, Klein Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘGross Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
51.2km (31.8 miles) ⓘDavib Mine, Davib Ost Farm 61, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
57.7km (35.9 miles) ⓘValencia deposit, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
65.2km (40.5 miles) ⓘVan der Made pegmatite, Schlucht Farm 162, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
72.1km (44.8 miles) ⓘUis Pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
73.8km (45.8 miles) ⓘUis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
88.0km (54.7 miles) ⓘKrantzberg Mine, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
89.2km (55.4 miles) ⓘEtiro pegmatite, Etiro Farm 50, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
References
Cairncross, Bruce (2005) Famous mineral localities: Klein Spitzkoppe, Namibia. The Mineralogical Record, 36 (4) 317-335
Böllinghaus, T. (2016) Topase von der Kleinen Spitzkoppe in Namibia. Mineralien-Welt: 27(1): 32-55 (in German).
 
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