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Amethyst from
Silver Lake Mine, Round Mountain, Silverton, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Amethyst
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amethyst data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silver Lake Mine, Round Mountain, Silverton, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1410108
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1410108:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Amethyst
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘGold Lake, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘGenoa Claim, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘRidgway Mine, Galena Mountain, Howardsville, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
12.3km (7.7 miles) ⓘSunnyside Mine group, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘIdarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘTreasury Tunnel, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘIndiana Mine, Gray Copper Gulch, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘTopeka-Kentucky Giant vein, Gray Copper Gulch, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘTopeka Mine, Gray Copper Gulch, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
17.0km (10.5 miles) ⓘBandora Mine (Esmeralda claims; Little Todd vein), South Mineral Creek, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
References
A well-known collecting spot for quartz for local collectors. Also occasional barite, in this basin but not at the actual mine itself.
 
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