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Quartz from
King prospect, Capitan Mining District, Capitan Mountains, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view King prospect, Capitan Mining District, Capitan Mountains, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1387145
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1387145:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.1km (0.0 miles) ⓘDrunzer prospect, Capitan Mining District, Capitan Mountains, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘBarry prospect, Capitan Mining District, Capitan Mountains, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘBarlejon No. 2 prospect, Capitan Mining District, Capitan Mountains, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘEl Tigre Prospect, Capitan Mining District, Capitan Mountains, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘMcCrory Prospect Sec 36, Capitan Mining District, Capitan Mountains, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘCapitan deposit, Capitan Mining District, Capitan Mountains, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘMina Tiro Estrella, Capitan Mining District, Capitan Mountains, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘMayberry Mine, Nogal Mining District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘAmerican Mine, Nogal Mining District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘHelen Rae Mine, Nogal Mining District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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