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Steinkopf pegmatite field
Crystal locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: columbite, mica books.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Namaqualand pegmatites around Steinkopf mined for beryl and feldspar through the mid-1900s
Documented in Namaqualand pegmatite belt surveys.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
remote desert
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