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Quartzite from
Rocky Mountain Quartzite Quarry, Cassia 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 Rocky Mountain Quartzite Quarry, Cassia County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1085804
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1085804:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartzite
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘPeg Leg Mine (Idaho-Utah Mine), Ashbrook Mining District, Grouse Creek Mts (Grouse Creek Range), Box Elder County, Utah, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘIdaho Quartzite Prospect (Emigrant Canyon), Cassia County, Idaho, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘStar Stone, Vipont Mountains, Box Elder County, Utah, USA
23.6km (14.6 miles) ⓘGray Copper Prospect, Stokes Mining District, Cassia County, Idaho, USA
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘLast Chance Group Prospect, Stokes Mining District, Cassia County, Idaho, USA
25.5km (15.9 miles) ⓘBasin Creek Gorge Quarry, Cotton Thomas Basin Mining District, Goose Creek Mountains, Box Elder County, Utah, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘLynn Pass, Vipont Mountains, Box Elder County, Utah, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘBoulder Creek Prospect, Stokes Mining District, Cassia County, Idaho, USA
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘLittle Creek, Vipont Mountains, Box Elder County, Utah, USA
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘUnknown Quarry [1], Yost Mining District, Box Elder County, Utah, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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