Provenite

Boekenhoutshoek (Boekenhouthoek)

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25.3030° S, 29.0150° E · ± 10 km

Citrine from Mpumalanga, South Africa, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Minerals found here

Citrine

Citrine at Boekenhoutshoek (Boekenhouthoek)

Sparkling orange-yellow citrine-coloured quartz specimen from Boekenhoutshoek, 9.1 cm.
Sparkling orange-yellow citrine-coloured quartz specimen from Boekenhoutshoek, 9.1 cm.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Amethyst crystal cluster wrapped in orange citrine-coloured crystals from Boekenhoutshoek, 7.8 cm.
Amethyst crystal cluster wrapped in orange citrine-coloured crystals from Boekenhoutshoek, 7.8 cm.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Four citrine/amethyst-coloured quartz specimens from Boekenhoutshoek showing small crystals on larger quartz crystals.
Four citrine/amethyst-coloured quartz specimens from Boekenhoutshoek showing small crystals on larger quartz crystals.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
SiO₂
Morphology
Quartz-on-quartz: small sparkling citrine-coloured crystals overgrowing larger quartz crystals; some amethyst clusters wrapped in orange citrine crystals
Typical size
Specimens roughly 5-9 cm
Color / luster
Intense orange to yellow with bright sparkle
Associated minerals
Amethyst

Sources: SRC-460 SRC-453

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Geology of the locality

Region
Mpumalanga
Country
South Africa

Village-level position from Wikipedia (Thembisile Hani Local Municipality, Nkangala District).

Sources: SRC-453

Sources

  1. SRC-453 · Website
    BoekenhouthoekWikipedia contributors · Wikipedia
  2. SRC-460 · Website
    File:Quartz-131669.jpg (Wikimedia Commons)Robert M. Lavinsky (photographer) · Wikimedia Commons

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