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Quartzite from
Mink Creek Slate Quarry, Fort Hall Mining District, Bannock County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Type:Quartzite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartzite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mink Creek Slate Quarry, Fort Hall Mining District, Bannock County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1052435
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1052435:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartzite
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘWells Cargo Quartzite, Fort Hall Mining District, Bannock County, Idaho, USA
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘBell Marsh Queen Mine, Fort Hall Mining District, Bannock County, Idaho, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘInkom Quarry, Fort Hall Mining District, Bannock County, Idaho, USA
15.4km (9.5 miles) ⓘKit Quarry (Silica Quarry; Wells Cargo Quarry), Pocatello Area, Power County, Idaho, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘInman Creek Copper Prospect, Inkom Area, Bannock County, Idaho, USA
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘKopper King Mine, Lava Hot Springs Mining District, Bannock County, Idaho, USA
33.7km (21.0 miles) ⓘSunday Group Occurrence, Fort Hall Mining District, Bannock County, Idaho, USA
34.2km (21.3 miles) ⓘSaturday Group Occurrence, Fort Hall Mining District, Bannock County, Idaho, USA
42.7km (26.5 miles) ⓘLeadbelle Mine (Leadville Mine; Lead Belle Mine), Turner Area, Bannock County, Idaho, USA
64.8km (40.3 miles) ⓘMonsato Quartzite Quarry, Caribou County, Idaho, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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