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Quartz from Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

South Africa
 
  • Northern Cape
[var. Sceptre Quartz] collectionJR Montgomery
      • Hantam Local Municipality
        • Calvinia
Cole, D. I. (2013) The Metallogeny Of The Calvinia Area. Council for Geoscience, South Africa
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa, Linden .
      • Kamiesberg Local Municipality
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa, Linden .
Berger, Vladimir I., Singer, Donald A., Orris, Greta J. (2009) Carbonatites of the World, Explored Deposits of Nb and REEβ€”Database and Grade and Tonnage Models . Open-File Report 2009-1139. U.S. Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr20091139
      • Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality
        • Sutherland
[var. Chalcedony] Journal of African Earth Sciences Volume 21, Issue 1, July 1995, Pages 171-186
      • KhΓ’i-Ma Local Municipality
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa, Linden .
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa, Linden .
Barrie, C.T. and Taylor, C.F. (2001) Geology, alteration mineralogy, geochemistry and volcanogenic massive-sulphide potential of the Ruttan mine area and the southern Rusty Lake volcanic belt (NTS 64B). Manitoba Geological Survey Open File Report 2001-9
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa, Linden .
[AmMin 85:1562]
www.portergeo.com.au/database/mineinfo.asp?mineid=mn017
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa, Linden .
Cairncross, Bruce (2004) Field Guide to Rocks & Minerals of Southern Africa. 288pp.
Colin Owen self collected specimen photo ID 494571
Richard Harrison Collection photo ID 1072921
[var. Amethyst] Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa, Linden .
      • Nama Khoi Local Municipality
[var. Amethyst] Joubert, G. K. (1937): The pegmatite area south of the Orange River, Namaqualand. Mem. Geol. Survey, S. Africa, No. 31, 172 pp.
Gevers, T. W.
Partridge, F. C.
[var. Rose Quartz] Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa, Linden .
[var. Rose Quartz] sahris.sahra.org.za (n.d.) https://sahris.sahra.org.za/sites/default/files/heritagereports/Goodhouse%20quartz%20HIA.pdf
[var. "Herkimer-style" Quartz] Cairncross, Bruce (2004) Field Guide to Rocks & Minerals of Southern Africa. 288pp.
Baldwin, J. R. (1994). Lithium and tantalum mineralization in rare-element pegmatites from southern Africa (Doctoral dissertation, University of St Andrews).
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa, Linden .
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa, Linden .
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa, Linden .
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa, Linden .
[var. Rose Quartz] Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa, Linden .
Baldwin, J. R. (1994). Lithium and tantalum mineralization in rare-element pegmatites from southern Africa (Doctoral dissertation, University of St Andrews).
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa, Linden .
Baldwin, J. R. (1994). Lithium and tantalum mineralization in rare-element pegmatites from southern Africa (Doctoral dissertation, University of St Andrews).
Cui, Shiyuan, Xu, Bo, Shen, Jiaqi, Miao, Zhuang, Wang, Zixuan (2023) Gemology, Spectroscopy, and Mineralogy Study of Aquamarines of Three Different Origins. Crystals, 13 (10) doi:10.3390/cryst13101478
Gauert C, MacDonald N, Roelofse F (2014) Mineralogical and fluid inclusion characteristics of the spodumene-bearing Noumas I pegmatite, Northern Cape, South Africa. 21 st meeting of the International Mineralogical Association. p 266
Baldwin, J. R. (1994). Lithium and tantalum mineralization in rare-element pegmatites from southern Africa (Doctoral dissertation, University of St Andrews).
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa, Linden .
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa, Linden .
[var. Smoky Quartz] Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa, Linden .
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa, Linden .
Baldwin, J. R. (1994). Lithium and tantalum mineralization in rare-element pegmatites from southern Africa (Doctoral dissertation, University of St Andrews).
[var. Amethyst] Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa, Linden .
Minnaar, H., (2005) The Exploitability Of Pegmatite Deposits In The Lower Orange River Area (Vioolsdrif – Henkries – Steinkopf) M.Sc. in Earth Science Practice and Management, University of Pretoria
Hokada, T., Motoyoshi, Y., Hiroi, Y., Shimura, T., Yuhara, M., Shiraishi, K., ... & Knoper, M. W. (2001). Petrography and mineral chemistry of high-grade pelitic gneisses and related rocks from Namaqualand, South Africa. Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research. Special issue, 55, 105-126.
Cairncross, Bruce (2004) History of the Okiep Copper District, Namaqualand, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. The Mineralogical Record, 35 (4) 289-317
Raith, J.G., and Stein, H.J. (2000): Mineralium Deposita 35, 741-753.
Econ Geol. (1995) 90:1934-1954
Min Rec 35:4 pp289-317
Ronaldson, J. H. (1905) Notes on the Copper Deposits of Little Namaqualand. Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa 8:158-166.
Raith, J.G., and Stein, H.J. (2000): Mineralium Deposita 35, 741-753.
Ronaldson, J. H. (1905) Notes on the Copper Deposits of Little Namaqualand. Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa 8:158-166.
        • Nababeep
Min Rec 35:4 pp289-317
Ronaldson, J. H. (1905) Notes on the Copper Deposits of Little Namaqualand. Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa 8:158-166.
          • Nababeep tungsten mines
Raith, J.G., and Stein, H.J. (2000): Mineralium Deposita 35, 741-753.
Raith, J.G., and Stein, H.J. (2000): Mineralium Deposita 35, 741-753.
Econ Geol. (1995) 90:1934-1954
P. G. Sonhnge (1950) The Nababeep Near West Tungsten Mine, South Africa. American Mineralogist 35:931-940
Min Rec 35:4 pp289-317
Raith, J.G., and Stein, H.J. (2000): Mineralium Deposita 35, 741-753.
Ronaldson, J. H. (1905) Notes on the Copper Deposits of Little Namaqualand. Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa 8:158-166.
Ronaldson, J. H. (1905) Notes on the Copper Deposits of Little Namaqualand. Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa 8:158-166.
Min Rec 35:4 pp289-317
[var. "Herkimer-style" Quartz] Cairncross, Bruce (2004) Field Guide to Rocks & Minerals of Southern Africa. 288pp.
Raith, J.G., and Stein, H.J. (2000): Mineralium Deposita 35, 741-753.
Econ Geol. (1995) 90:1934-1954
Jako Schonken specimen
        • Annisfontein
[var. Chalcedony] Coetzee, C.B. (1976) Mineral Resources Of The Republic of South Africa, Handbook (fifth edition), for The Department of Mines, Geological Survey, page 405
(1998) International strategic mineral issues summary report: tungsten. Circular 930-O. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/cir930o
 
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