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Quartz from
Purgatory Gulch prospect, Encampment Mining District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Gold25
Limonite6
Muscovite2
- var Fuchsite2
Malachite2
Aragonite2
Pyrite2
Covellite2
Goethite1
Native Sulphur1
Galena1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Purgatory Gulch prospect, Encampment Mining District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1394967
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1394967:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.4km (1.5 miles) Cascade Mine, Encampment Mining District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) Kurtz-Chatterton Mine, Encampment Mining District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) Anderson Ranch, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) Itmay Mine, Encampment Mining District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) Hidden Treasure No. 3, Encampment Mining District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) Monarch Group Prospect, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) Charter Oak Mine, Encampment Mining District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) Continental Group, Encampment Mining District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) Doane-Rambler Mine (Rex Mine), Encampment Mining District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) Spring Creek Prospect, Encampment Mining District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
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