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Quartz from
Soudan Mine, Soudan, Vermilion Range, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Occurs as crystals.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hematite16
Goethite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Soudan Mine, Soudan, Vermilion Range, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (15 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:130489
Long-form Identifier:1:3:130489:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Montana shaft, Soudan Mine, Soudan, Vermilion Range, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
3.7km (2.3 miles) North American Mine, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
4.6km (2.8 miles) Murray prospect, Vermilion Range, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) Murray shear, Vermilion River Mines, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) Foss Lake prospect, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) Gold Island Prospect, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
25.7km (16.0 miles) Raspberry prospect (Ely prospect), Burntside, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
28.4km (17.7 miles) Northshore Mine (Peter Mitchell Mine; Reserve Mine; Babbitt Mine), Babbitt, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
31.1km (19.3 miles) Zenith Mine (Whiteside office et al), Vermilion Range, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
33.3km (20.7 miles) Minnamax Exploration shaft prospect (Amax Exploration Inc), Ely-Hoyt Lakes Area, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
33.6km (20.9 miles) Mary Ellen pit, Biwabik, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
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