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Quartz from
Spitskop deposit, Swartland Local Municipality, West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Spitskop deposit, Swartland Local Municipality, West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:729009
Long-form Identifier:1:3:729009:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
35.2km (21.8 miles) ⓘRiviera deposit, Piketberg, Bergrivier Local Municipality, West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
64.5km (40.1 miles) ⓘCeres, Witzenberg Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
77.0km (47.9 miles) ⓘDiepkloof Rock Shelter, Cederberg Local Municipality, West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
91.8km (57.0 miles) ⓘDurbanville, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
References
Belcher, R.W., Rozendaal, A. and Przybylowicz, W.J. (2004): Trace element zoning in pyrite determined by PIXE elemental mapping: evidence for varying ore-fluid composition and electrochemical precipitation of gold at the Spitskop deposit, Saldania Belt, Journal of X-Ray Spectrometry, 33, 174-180.
 
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