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Silica (commodity) from
Basin Quartz Quarry (Basin Blowout), Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Commodity:Silica (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Silica (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Basin Quartz Quarry (Basin Blowout), Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1156666
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1156666:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Silica (commodity)
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘBig Lumber Gulch, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘCopper King Prospect, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘCrystal Mine (Sparkling Water; St. Lawrence; Jack Fraction), Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘCarlson Quartz Prospect, West Basin Area, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘQuartz Creek, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘKyler Silica Deposit, Alahambra Mining District (Golconda Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘWoodrow Wilson Mine, Vaughn Mining District (Rimini Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Quartz Occurrence (MRDS - 10172924), Big Foot Mining District (State Creek Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘLocality 18, Vaughn Mining District (Rimini Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘLahey Quartz Deposit, Clancy-Lump Gulch Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
 
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