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Quartz from
Bee Mountain, Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas, USA


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bee Mountain, Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:198025
Long-form Identifier:1:3:198025:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘNeedle Peak (Sierra Aguja), Brewster County, Texas, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘLittle 38 Mine, Brewster County, Texas, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘMariposa Mine, Brewster County, Texas, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed locality (EM-BR-U27-5), Christmas Mountains, Brewster County, Texas, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed locality (EM-BR-U27-4), Christmas Mountains, Brewster County, Texas, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘTres Marias mine, Manuel Benavides Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘChristmas Mountain deposit (Piedra Azul), Christmas Mountains, Brewster County, Texas, USA
30.5km (18.9 miles) ⓘPaisano Mine (D & F Minerals Mine), Christmas Mountains, Brewster County, Texas, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘLowe prospect, Brewster County, Texas, USA
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect at Mount Williams (EM-BR-U27-6), Christmas Mountains, Brewster County, Texas, USA
References
Smith, Arthur E. (1991) Texas Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 66 (3) 196-224 doi:10.1080/00357529.1991.11761622
 
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