| Locality type: | Crater |
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| Species: | Quartz |
| Formula: | SiO2 |
| Comments: | Occasionally pale Amethyst is found usually only pale Smoky Quartz in most cavities. |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Feldspar Group | 2 |
| Quartz | 1 |
| - var Amethyst | 1 |
| Schorl | 1 |
| Chlorite Group | 1 |
| Albite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Quartz data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Messum Crater, Messum Igneous Complex, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 607063 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:607063:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Quartz |
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| 20.1km (12.5 miles) | ⓘViolet Crown Mine, Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 27.6km (17.2 miles) | ⓘAmis Gorge, Brandberg Complex, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 31.4km (19.5 miles) | ⓘTafelkop, Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 33.7km (21.0 miles) | ⓘAmis Complex, Brandberg Complex, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 34.8km (21.7 miles) | ⓘMolopo Mine (Petalite Pegmatite), Strathmore pegmatites, Cape Cross area, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 44.8km (27.8 miles) | ⓘBrandberg West Mine, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 49.5km (30.8 miles) | ⓘFrans prospect, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia |
| 56.7km (35.2 miles) | ⓘMile 72, Cape Cross area, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
| 66.3km (41.2 miles) | ⓘGamigab prospect, Vegkop Farm 528, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia |
| 67.9km (42.2 miles) | ⓘKarlowa Pegmatite, Uis Pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia |
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Messum Crater, Messum Igneous Complex, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia