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Quartz from
Alto Mine (Alto vein; Gold Tree Mine; El Plomo Mine), Alto Mine group (Alto vein swarm), Alto Hill, Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA


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Quartz, etc.

Alto Mine, Alto Mine group, Alto Hill, Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Alto Mine, Alto Mine group, Alto Hill, Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Alto Mine, Alto Mine group, Alto Hill, Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sphalerite3
Galena3
Hematite2
Hydrozincite2
Caledonite2
Chalcopyrite1
Anglesite1
Hemimorphite1
Smithsonite1
Tetrahedrite Subgroup1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alto Mine (Alto vein; Gold Tree Mine; El Plomo Mine), Alto Mine group (Alto vein swarm), Alto Hill, Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1504943
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1504943:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘAlto Mine group (Alto vein swarm), Alto Hill, Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘBland Mine (Hogsett Mine), Alto Gulch, Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘJersey Girl Mine (Jersey Girl prospect), Toluachi group of claims (Toluachi group; Bonanza tunnel; Tennantite claim), Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘArizona-Pittsburg Mine, Bond Canyon, Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘAmerican Boy Mine (Lost Horse; Rhode Island; Down #1 & #2; Albert Gross; Fraction; New York; American), Piper Gulch, Mansfield Gulch (Mansfield Canyon), Temporal Gulch, Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘLead King Mine (O'Neals Mine), Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘDouble Header Mine (Double Header prospect), Anaconda Mine group, Temporal Gulch, Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
5.9km (3.6 miles) ⓘMansfield Mine group (Mansfield No. 1 and 2), Mansfield Gulch (Mansfield Canyon), Temporal Gulch, Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘGlove Mine (Sunrise Mine), Glove Mine group (Zombie & Zeco claims; Festiago-Franklin; Blacksmith adit), Cottonwood Canyon, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘGlove Mine group (Zombie & Zeco claims; Festiago-Franklin; Blacksmith adit), Cottonwood Canyon, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
References
Luetcke, Rolf (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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