Girtis Farm 109, Karasburg East, ǁKaras Region, Namibiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Girtis Farm 109 | Farm |
| Karasburg East | Constituency |
| ǁKaras Region | Region |
| Namibia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 50' 41'' South , 18° 51' 42'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Warmbad | 6,700 (2012) | 45.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
235628
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:235628:3
GUID (UUID V4):
7c624790-d336-46eb-9c2a-f9bc41b9538a
Locality borders onto the Orange River and is next to Girtis Farm 109. Pale to dark amethyst quartz was mined sporadically on Girtis farm prior to the major finds of the late 1990's. The 'Kalkgat pocket' on Girtis comprised of superb large crystals of intense reddish-brown colour often on pink albite or as floater groups.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cordierite Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| ⓘ Corundum Formula: Al2O3 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Habit: Octahedra Colour: Purple and pale yellow Description: Crystals to 4cm on quartz. It is unclear which of the specimens labelled Orange River are from the Namibian side as most may actually come from the South African side. |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Cordierite | 9.CJ.10 | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
| Al | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
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