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Quartz from
Bishop's Cap, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA


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Agate

Bishop's Cap, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Agate

Bishop's Cap, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Agate

Bishop's Cap, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bishop's Cap, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:12584
Long-form Identifier:1:3:12584:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Bishop Cap Prospect, Bishop's Cap, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Garcia and Morris Prospect, Bishop's Cap, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘBlue Star prospect, South Canyon Mining District, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘBishop Cap Prospect, Bishop's Cap, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘGarcia and Morris Prospect, Bishop's Cap, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘTortugas Mine, Tortugas Mountain Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘOrejon Mine, Tortugas Mountain Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘCopiapo Jarosite Mine, Northern Franklin Mountains Mining District, Franklin Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘFillmore Canyon prospect, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘModoc Mine, Modoc Mining District, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘTexas Main Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘTexas prospect, Texas Mining District, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
References
D.Court collection
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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