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Quartz from
Cabezo de la Mina deposit, Sierra de Orihuela, Valencian Community, Spain


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cabezo de la Mina deposit, Sierra de Orihuela, Valencian Community, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1965600
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1965600:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
10.8km (6.7 miles) Cabezo Negro de Zeneta, Murcia, Murcia, Spain
19.2km (11.9 miles) Los Serranos Quarry, Albatera, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
19.4km (12.1 miles) Windows Trail to Los Serranos Quarry, Orihuela, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
23.2km (14.4 miles) Barranco del Mulo, Ulea, Murcia, Spain
33.5km (20.8 miles) Cerro de la Sal (El Cabeçó de la Sal), Pinoso / El Pinós, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
41.4km (25.7 miles) Mula lamproite dike, Mula, Murcia, Spain
48.2km (30.0 miles) Laguna de Salinas, Salinas, Sax, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
53.7km (33.4 miles) Los Blancos Quarry, Llano del Beal, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
53.9km (33.5 miles) San Camilo Mine, Vista Alegre, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
54.3km (33.7 miles) Emilia open pit, Llano del Beal, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
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