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Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg Area, Erongo Region, Namibia

Photo: Gerhard W. Louw

The actual mountains where the famous amethyst and quartz crystals (sometimes in sceptre form) is mined are the Goboboseb Mountains (basalts of volcanic origin), located approximately 35 km west of the Brandberg (specimen labels often give the locality as Brandberg). The name "Brandberg crystal" or "Brandberg quartz" originates from the fact that the Brandberg (granite massif!) is a world wide known name and it is easier to explain than the Goboboseb range.

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33 entries listed. 21 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Localities in this Region

Namibia

Erongo Region
- Brandberg Area
  - Goboboseb Mountains
    - Copper Valley prospect
    - Tafelkop

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References

Bezing, L. von, Bode, R. & Jahn, S. (2007): Namibia Minerals and Localities. Edition Schloss Freudenstein, Bode Verlag GmbH, Haltern: (in German).

Henn & Lieber (1993): Lapis Magazine: 10: 48.

Niedermayr, G., Palfi, A., and Wartha, R., (2002): Neue Amethyst- und Rauchquarzfunde aus den Goboboseb-Bergen in Namibia. Mineralien-Welt Magazine: 13 (6): 72-75 (in German).

Cairncross, B., and Bahmann, U., (2006): Minerals from the Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg Region, Namibia. Rocks & Minerals: 81 (6): 442-457.

Böllinghaus, T., and van der Smit, M., (2007): Prächtige Amethyst-Fensterquarze aus den Goboboseb-Bergen. Lapis Magazine: 32 (6): 37-43.

Niedermayr, G., and Schnaitmann, E. A., (2010): Neuigkeiten aus Namiba. Mineralien-Welt Magazine: 21 (6): 89-96.

Haltern, 259-266 pp. (in English)

External Links

http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/petroj/online/Volume_39/Issue_02/html/egb091_gml.html [Link Broken? May 2013]

http://www.mb-minerals.de/namibia/gobobos/mineralienuebersicht%20gobobos.htm

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