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Quartz from
Glacier Peak Mine, Glacier Peak Mining District, Snohomish County, Washington, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcocite1
Native Copper1
Chalcopyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Glacier Peak Mine, Glacier Peak Mining District, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:105291
Long-form Identifier:1:3:105291:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘDeerfly Prospect, Railroad Creek Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘMiners Ridge Lookout, Glacier Peak Mining District, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘCrown Point Mine, Railroad Creek Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘSilver Trail Mine, Railroad Creek Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘSpider Gap Schorl Occurrence, Railroad Creek Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA
8.1km (5.1 miles) ⓘEsmeralda Prospect, Phelps Ridge (Red Mountain), Chiwawa Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘKeefer Brothers Prospect, Phelps Ridge (Red Mountain), Chiwawa Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘBlankenship Prospect, Agnes Creek, Stehekin Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘPhelps Ridge Breccia, Phelps Ridge (Red Mountain), Chiwawa Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘMary Green Mine, Railroad Creek Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA
References
Valentine, Grant M., Huntting, Marshall T. (1960) Part II - Metallic Minerals, in Inventory of Washington Minerals. Vol II. Bulletin 37, Washington Geological Survey.pages 80, 84
Cannon, Bart (1975) Minerals of Washington. Cordilleran. 184 pp.pages 77, 80, 147
Derkey, Robert E., Joseph, Nancy L., Lasmanis, Raymond (1990, November) Metal Mines of Washington - Preliminary Report. Open File Report 90-18. Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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