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Quartz from
Murray prospect, Vermilion Range, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite2
Chlorite schist1
Chalcopyrite1
Chalcocite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Murray prospect, Vermilion Range, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1309846
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1309846:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.5km (0.9 miles) Murray shear, Vermilion River Mines, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
4.6km (2.8 miles) Soudan Mine, Soudan, Vermilion Range, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) North American Mine, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
12.3km (7.7 miles) Foss Lake prospect, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
21.0km (13.1 miles) Gold Island Prospect, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
21.8km (13.5 miles) Raspberry prospect (Ely prospect), Burntside, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
24.7km (15.3 miles) Northshore Mine (Peter Mitchell Mine; Reserve Mine; Babbitt Mine), Babbitt, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
27.0km (16.7 miles) Zenith Mine (Whiteside office et al), Vermilion Range, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
29.5km (18.3 miles) Minnamax Exploration shaft prospect (Amax Exploration Inc), Ely-Hoyt Lakes Area, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles) Section 30 Mine (The Nikaniss Company Congdon Trust et al), Vermilion Range, Lake County, Minnesota, USA
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