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Quartz from
Katie Mine, Boulder County Tungsten Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, 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 Katie Mine, Boulder County Tungsten Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1339741
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1339741:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘDorothy Mine, Boulder County Tungsten Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘEagle Rock Mine, Boulder County Tungsten Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘSparkling Jewel Vein Occurrence (Chapman Mine), Sugarloaf Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘEmpress Mine & Post Boy Tunnel, Sugarloaf Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘYellow Pine, Sugarloaf Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘMagnolia Vein, Kekionga Mine, Magnolia Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘGrand Republic Occurrence, Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘLogan & Sunbeam Occurrence, Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘFortune Occurrence, Magnolia Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘBelmont (Graphic; Holy Cross; Tungsten King Occurrence), Magnolia Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
References
USGS MRDS (ID DC0370).
 
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