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Quartz from
San Andres lead mine, San Andres Canyon Mining District, Doña Ana 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 San Andres lead mine, San Andres Canyon Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:174163
Long-form Identifier:1:3:174163:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘGreen Crawford Mine, San Andrecito Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘHospital Canyon, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
25.2km (15.6 miles) ⓘStevens Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘLower contact deposits, Bear Canyon Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘMountain Chief Mine, Black Mountain Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘPioneer Claim, Grandview Canyon Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘSmith Mine (Kittie Doland Mine), Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘMormon Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘGreen Girl Prospect, Gold Camp, Doña Ana Mountain [and Gold Camp] Mining Districts, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘBuck Deer prospect, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
References
Dunham, Kingsley C. (1935) The geology of the Organ Mountains with an account of the geology and mineral resources of Dona Ana County, New Mexico. Bulletin 11. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/b-11
McLemore, V. T., Sutphin, D. M., Hack, D. R., & Pease, T. C. (1996). Mining history and mineral resources of the Mimbres Resource Area. Doña Ana, Luna, Hidalgo, and Grant Counties, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Open-file Report, 424, 251.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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