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Quartz from
Loma Linda Mine (Loma Linda pit), Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


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Quartz

Loma Linda Mine, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Quartz

Loma Linda Mine, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Quartz

Loma Linda Mine, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, 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 Loma Linda Mine (Loma Linda pit), Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1600826
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1600826:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘThe Pit prospect, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘMissionary shaft, Middlemarch Mine, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘMiddlemarch Mine slag locality, Middlemarch Mine, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘSan Juan Mine (San Juan group; Gordon Mine; Mann adit; Sulphide adit; Silver adit), Gordon Camp, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘStandard Tungsten Mine (Head Center Mine; Black Prince Mine; Johnny Boy Mine; Johnnie Boy No. 1 Mine; Barite prospect; Kreis Mine), Black Diamond Peak, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Ag prospect, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘFesterling Mine (Elsicor Mine; Cora Mine), Black Diamond Peak, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘAbril Mine (Dos Hermanos Mine; Herrera Mine), Cochise Stronghold, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Zn-Cu prospect [1], Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘGordon Spring prospects, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Alexander Wong CollectionIdentified by Alexander Wong: Visual Identification, Dealer/Collection Label
 
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