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Quartz from
Alum Mountain, Alum Mountain Mining District (Alum Mining District), Grant County, New Mexico, 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 Alum Mountain, Alum Mountain Mining District (Alum Mining District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1452930
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1452930:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Jeffers agate field, Alum Mountain, Alum Mountain Mining District (Alum Mining District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘSA Canyon (Grapevine Campground), Gila Hot Springs, Alum Mountain Mining District (Alum Mining District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘEast Fork Gila River, Alum Mountain Mining District (Alum Mining District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘJeffers agate field, Alum Mountain, Alum Mountain Mining District (Alum Mining District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘGila Hot Springs, Alum Mountain Mining District (Alum Mining District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘMeerschaum Shaft, Meerschaum Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘAguilar Prospect, Gila Fluorspar Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine, Gila Fluorspar Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘPinos Altos Mine, Pinos Altos Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘGila Mines, Pinos Altos Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘGreen Spar Mine, Gila Fluorspar Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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