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Quartz from
Kenticha mine, Kenticha pegmatite field, Oromia Region, Ethiopia


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Quartz, etc.

Kenticha mine, Kenticha pegmatite field, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
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Quartz, etc.

Kenticha mine, Kenticha pegmatite field, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
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Quartz, etc.

Kenticha mine, Kenticha pegmatite field, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
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Quartz, etc.

Kenticha mine, Kenticha pegmatite field, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
02543040017362290488222.jpg
Quartz, etc.

Kenticha mine, Kenticha pegmatite field, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
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Quartz, etc.

Kenticha mine, Kenticha pegmatite field, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Microcline5
- var Amazonite4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kenticha mine, Kenticha pegmatite field, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:475885
Long-form Identifier:1:3:475885:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘLega Dembi Mine, Megado, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘAdola gold mine, Guji Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
63.0km (39.2 miles) ⓘAflata river basin alluvials, Bule Hora, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
References
A Geological Excursion To The Mesozoic Sediments Of The Abay Basin ( Blue Nile), Recent Volcanics Of The Ethiopian Main Rift And Basement Rocks Of The Adola Rea, Ethiopia. Mitt. Österr. Miner. Ges. 147 (2002)
KÞster, Dirk (2009) Granitoid-hosted Ta mineralization in the Arabian–Nubian Shield: Ore deposit types, tectono-metallogenetic setting and petrogenetic framework. Ore Geology Reviews, 35 (1). 68-86 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.09.008
 
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