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Quartz from
Galena Mine, Placer Center Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA


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Quartz

Galena Mine, Placer Center Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Quartz

Galena Mine, Placer Center Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Quartz

Galena Mine, Placer Center Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Quartz

Galena Mine, Placer Center Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Quartz

Galena Mine, Placer Center Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Quartz

Galena Mine, Placer Center Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Quartz

Galena Mine, Placer Center Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
02881040017364771447029.jpg
Quartz

Galena Mine, Placer Center Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Quartz

Galena Mine, Placer Center Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Quartz

Galena Mine, Placer Center Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Quartz

Galena Mine, Placer Center Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Quartz

Galena Mine, Placer Center Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Siderite5
Galena4
Tetrahedrite Subgroup2
Sphalerite1
Chalcopyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Galena Mine, Placer Center Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:216702
Long-form Identifier:1:3:216702:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘArgentine Mine, Evolution Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘSilver Range, Placer Center Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘCoeur Mine, Evolution Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘSmart Aleck prospect, Placer Center Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘCastle Rock Mine, Placer Center Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘHornsilver Mine, Placer Center Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘEclipse prospect, Evolution Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘPawhatan Mine, Evolution Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘSisters Mine, Placer Center Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘCalifornia Mine, Placer Center Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
References
2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009) Paper No. 26-1
Chan, Samuel Shu Mou, 1966, Mineralogical and geochemical studies of the vein materials from the Galena mine, Shoshone County, Idaho: Moscow, University of Idaho, PhD dissertation, 251 p
Ream, Lanny R. (1995) Idaho: Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 70 (4) 242-263 doi:10.1080/00357529.1995.9926628
 
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