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Quartz from
Unnamed Chalcedony occurrence [1], Unnamed volcanic knob, Potts Canyon, Pinal County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Colour:Emerald Green
Luminescent properties:Green (UV).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed Chalcedony occurrence [1], Unnamed volcanic knob, Potts Canyon, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1010304
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1010304:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘMagma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘBaltimore claim, Magma Chief Copper Mine (Magma Chief group of claims; Magma Chief Mine; Patented claims MS 3482; Patented claim MS 3483), Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘSilver King Mine, Comstock Wash, Kings Crown Peak area, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘReymert Mine, Reymert Canyon, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘBelmont Mine (Belmont Copper property; Goodwin Mine; Monte Carlo claim; Smith lease; Doggs Mine; Lone Star Mine), Belmont Canyon, Apache Leap, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘMagmatic Copper Mine (Magmatic Copper Company claims; Stacy claims; Lode Star claims), Apache Leap, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘResolution deposit, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘWoodpecker Mine, Bell Butte area, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘAjax Mine, Bell Butte area, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed wash, adjacent to State Route 177, Superior area, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
Bearce, Neil R. (2004), Minerals of Arizona: 161 (Site 49).
 
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