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Quartzite from
Surprise Mine, Norwegian Mining District (Whitehall Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Quartzite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartzite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Surprise Mine, Norwegian Mining District (Whitehall Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1059564
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1059564:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartzite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘMary Ingaber Mine (Gold Hill Mine), Norwegian Mining District (Whitehall Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘGolden Sunlight Mine, Whitehall Mining District (Cardwell Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘHope Mine (Tourmaline Queen), Whitehall Mining District (Cardwell Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘMontana Mine (Montana Mining Company Mine), Tidal Wave Mining District, Madison County, Montana, USA
27.6km (17.2 miles) ⓘCarolina Mine, Tidal Wave Mining District, Madison County, Montana, USA
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘKing and Queen Claims, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘPandora Claim, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘGold Dust Claim, Moose Creek Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘSanta Anita Mine, Radersburg Mining District (Cedar Plains Mining District; Lone Mountain Mining District), Broadwater County, Montana, USA
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘCayuga Claim, Divide Creek Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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