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Capped Quartz

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Virtuous Lady Mine, Buckland Monachorum, Whitchurch, Tavistock District, Devon, England, UK

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A variety of Quartz

A variety of Quartz with seperable portions caused by thin films of clay seperating different growth phases in the crystals.

Classification of Capped Quartz

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Other Names for Capped Quartz

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German:Kappenquarz

Other Information

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    Localities for Capped Quartz

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    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Austria
     
    • Carinthia
      • Hohe Tauern Mts
        • Ankogel group
          • Dösenbach valley
    		G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995
    • Salzburg
      • Hohe Tauern Mts
        • Habach Valley
          • Nasenkopf Mt.
            • Leckbachgraben (Leckbachrinne)
    		A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)
        • Stubach valley
    		A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)
    Germany
     
    • Baden-Württemberg
      • Black Forest
        • Sulzburg
    		Lapis 1980(3), 26-27
    • Hesse
      • Dillenburg District
        • Breitscheid
          • Medenbach
    		S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990
      • Taunus Mts
        • Usingen
    		S. Weiss: Mineralfundstellen Deutschland West, Weise (Munich), 1990
    • Lower Saxony
      • Harz Mts
        • Clausthal-Zellerfeld
          • Bad Grund
            • Iberg Mt.
    		Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", 1990
        • Lautenthal
          • Wolfshagen
    		Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", 1990
    • North Rhine-Westphalia
      • Düsseldorf
        • Ratingen
          • Selbeck
    		Lapis 1988(1), 18-20
      • Niederberg area
        • Velbert
    		Lapis 1988(1), 14-33
    • Rhineland-Palatinate
      • Hunsrück Mts
        • Stromberg
    		S. Weiß: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990
      • Siegerland
        • Wissen
          • Bitzen
    		S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990
    UK
     
    • England
      • Devon
        • Tavistock District
          • Whitchurch
            • Buckland Monachorum
    		No reference listed
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