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Quartz from
Maitland Mines, Gqeberha, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Quartz | |
| Formula: | SiO2 | |
| Comments: | lots of tiny quartz crystals can be found in the area. Some rater interesting quartz has been found at the locality, there was one area on the river bank that produced a few crystals measuring about 10cm in length some had dark black/green chloride inclusions in, there are also a few pieces that had chloride schist scattered throughout the specimen. In mine 2 there is an area where quartz crystals can be found, they are mostly clear to milky, some have dendrites in them possibly from manganese oxides. There are also places where the crystals form in thin seams that appear to limit the growth of the crystals. Often these crystals will grow parallel but there are cases where the crystal grew up right and in this case the crystal just stops half way though as it intersects opposite side of the cavity. | |
| Habit: | Trigonal | |
| Colour: | clear to white | |
| Luminescent properties: | no | |
| Abundance at site: | Very common | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals: | ||
| Associates: | Chlorite Group Hematite Rutile | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Chlorite Group | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Quartz data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Maitland Mines, Gqeberha, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 908185 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:908185:7 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| References | ||
Maitland Mines, Gqeberha, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa