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Quartz from
Amethyst Mountain, Park County, Wyoming, USA


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Amethyst

Amethyst Mountain, Park County, Wyoming, USA
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Amethyst

Amethyst Mountain, Park County, Wyoming, USA
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Amethyst

Amethyst Mountain, Park County, Wyoming, USA
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Amethyst

Amethyst Mountain, Park County, Wyoming, USA
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Amethyst

Amethyst Mountain, Park County, Wyoming, USA
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Amethyst

Amethyst Mountain, Park County, Wyoming, USA
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Amethyst Mountain, Park County, Wyoming, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1074493
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1074493:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘSeven Mile Well, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Park County, Wyoming, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘHidden Lake, Horseshoe District, Park County, Montana, USA
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘNew World Project (Daisy Mine; Little Daisy; Tredennick; Morning Star; Glengarry; Homestake Breccia Deposit; Homestake; Carlton; McLaren Gold Company; McLaren Deposit; Lula Mine), New World Mining District (Cooke Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
35.0km (21.7 miles) ⓘMcLaren Mine (Estelle; New Year's Gift), New World Mining District (Cooke Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘHomestake Mine (Henderson Tunnel; Excello; Gold Dust; Parkmont), New World Mining District (Cooke Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘFisher Mountain Prospect, New World Mining District (Cooke Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘViola Lode Occurrence, New World Mining District (Cooke Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘBull Elk Lode (Arrowhead Lode), New World Mining District (Cooke Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘOregon Mountain Area Prospect, Crevasse Mining District (Crevice Mining District; Jardine Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘCrevasse Mountain Mine (Jardine; Mineral Hill Mine; TVX Mineral Hill 0300670001; Jardine Mine; Jardine Jv), Crevasse Mining District (Crevice Mining District; Jardine Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
References
Gannett, H. (1905) The origin of certain place names in the United States. United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 258: p. 23
 
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