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Quartz from
Kalamazoo orebody, San Manuel Mine, Pinal County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Ore Body
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Occurs in inner altered zone of mineralized monzonite & quartz monzonite porphyry associated with quartz, sericite & sulfides.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Anhydrite
Sericite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kalamazoo orebody, San Manuel Mine, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:239167
Long-form Identifier:1:3:239167:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘMohawk Mine, Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘMammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘFord Mine, Tucson Wash, Mammoth, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘPearl Mine (Pearl property; Pearl vein; Monarch group; Dripping Springs property; Cuba Mine; Magoris Mine; Matt Tar property), Signal Peak area, Black Hills, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘChilds-Adwinkle Mine (Childs and Altwilkle Mine; Childs-Aldwinkle Mine), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘCopper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
22.0km (13.6 miles) ⓘPass between Little and Big Table Mountains, Table Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘWillow Spring Ranch area (Willow Springs Ranch area), Oracle, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘTable Mountain Mine, Table Mountain area, Table Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed copper prospect (5), Copper Creek area, Rattlesnake Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
References
Lowell, J. David (1968) Geology of the Kalamazoo orebody, San Manuel District, Arizona. Economic Geology, 63 (6) 645-654 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.63.6.645
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.113
 
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