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Quartz from
Unnamed prospects west of Corazones Peaks (EM-BR-U27-7), Christmas Mountains, Brewster County, Texas, USA


Locality type:Peak
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed prospects west of Corazones Peaks (EM-BR-U27-7), Christmas Mountains, Brewster County, Texas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:201741
Long-form Identifier:1:3:201741:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect at Mount Williams (EM-BR-U27-6), Christmas Mountains, Brewster County, Texas, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘPaisano Mine (D & F Minerals Mine), Christmas Mountains, Brewster County, Texas, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘChristmas Mountain deposit (Piedra Azul), Christmas Mountains, Brewster County, Texas, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed locality (EM-BR-U27-4), Christmas Mountains, Brewster County, Texas, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed locality (EM-BR-U27-5), Christmas Mountains, Brewster County, Texas, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘAgua Fria Ranch, Brewster County, Texas, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘLittle 38 Mine, Brewster County, Texas, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘMariposa Mine, Brewster County, Texas, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘLowe prospect, Brewster County, Texas, USA
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect (EM-PR-U24-6), Solitario, Brewster County, Texas, USA
References
Price, Jonathan G (1983) Annotated Bibliography of Mineral Deposits in Trans-Pecos, Texas Vol. 73. Bureau of Economic Geology, Texas Mining. 108pp.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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