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


Locality type:Creek
Classification
Commodity:Silica (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Silica (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Quartz Creek, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1162477
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1162477:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Silica (commodity)
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘWoodrow Wilson Mine, Vaughn Mining District (Rimini Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘLocality 18, Vaughn Mining District (Rimini Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘHorsefly Mine (Horsefly Adit), Vaughn Mining District (Rimini Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘCrystal Mine (Sparkling Water; St. Lawrence; Jack Fraction), Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘCorral Creek Prospect, Clancy-Lump Gulch Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘCorral Gulch Mine (Leu Mine), Clancy-Lump Gulch Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘBig Lumber Gulch, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘLahey Quartz Deposit, Clancy-Lump Gulch Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘCopper King Prospect, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘBasin Quartz Quarry (Basin Blowout), Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
 
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