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Quartz from
Wondergat, Annisfontein, Richtersveld Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa


Locality type:Cave
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Cavities in the phosphate minerals are partly filled with finely crystalline Quartz and Calcite (Coetzee, C.B. 1976).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wondergat, Annisfontein, Richtersveld Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1388220
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1388220:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘWallekraal Mine, Richtersveld Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
47.9km (29.7 miles) ⓘSeven Pillars fluorite mine, Aussenkjer Farm 147, Karasburg West, ĮKaras Region, Namibia
53.0km (32.9 miles) ⓘRosh Pinah Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ĮKaras Region, Namibia
72.7km (45.2 miles) ⓘSkorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ĮKaras Region, Namibia
83.3km (51.8 miles) ⓘAi-Ais lead mine, Kanabeam Farm 331, Karasburg West, ĮKaras Region, Namibia
92.1km (57.3 miles) ⓘGroendoorn IV pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
92.5km (57.5 miles) ⓘGroendoorn III pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
92.9km (57.7 miles) ⓘGroendoorn I pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
93.5km (58.1 miles) ⓘRoter Kamm Crater, ĮƒNamiĮ‚NÃŧs Constituency, ĮKaras Region, Namibia
93.9km (58.3 miles) ⓘBlue feldspar reef, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
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