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Quartz from
El Oro and La Plata Group, Lemitar Mountains Mining District, Socorro 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 El Oro and La Plata Group, Lemitar Mountains Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1301024
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1301024:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘBox Canyon deposit, Lemitar Mountains Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘLemitar Mountains, Lemitar Mountains Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘMay Flower Mine, Socorro Peak Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
9.7km (6.1 miles) ⓘTorrance Mine, Socorro Peak Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘMerritt Mine, Socorro Peak Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘJoyita Prospect, Joyita Hills Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘWagon Wheel Group, Water Canyon Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘBursum Mine, Luis Lopez Manganese District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘTower Mine, Luis Lopez Manganese District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘJVB Claims, Magdalena Mountains Manganese District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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