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Quartz from
Beltana Mine, Puttapa, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Smithsonite2
Hedyphane2
Austinite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Beltana Mine, Puttapa, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:425941
Long-form Identifier:1:3:425941:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘMountain of Light Mine, Copley, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘMount Coffin Mine, Burr Well Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘElsie Adair Mine, Burr Well Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘWest Jubilee workings, Burr Well Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘDiamond Jubilee Mine, Burr Well Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘEdiacara North Mine, Ediacaran Fossil Reserve, Beltana (Beltana Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘEdiacara Mine, Ediacaran Fossil Reserve, Beltana (Beltana Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘNuccaleena Mine, Moolooloo (Moolooloo Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
32.1km (20.0 miles) ⓘWheal Tyrell, Ediacaran Fossil Reserve, Beltana (Beltana Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘBlack Eagle, Ediacaran Fossil Reserve, Beltana (Beltana Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
References
Uwe Kolitsch collection
Muller, D. W. (1972) The Geology of the Beltana Willemite Deposits. Economic Geology, 67 (8) 1146-1167 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.67.8.1146
Groves, I. M., Carman, C. E., Dunlap, W. J. (2003) Geology of the Beltana Willemite Deposit, Flinders Ranges, South Australia. Economic Geology, 98 (4) 797-818 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.98.4.797
Elliott, Peter; Kampf, Anthony R. (2025) Puttapaite, Pb2Mn2+2ZnCr3+4O2(AsO4)4(OH)6⋅12H2O, a new mineral from the Beltana deposit, Puttapa, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia. Mineralogical Magazine, 89 (1). 155-166 doi:10.1180/mgm.2024.60
 
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