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Quartz from
Oxbow Mine (Oxbow claim; Golden Wreath claim; Golden Wreath Mine; Osborn prospect), Oxbow Gulch, Moore Mountain area, Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Habit:Crystals to 1 inch (2.5 cm) long.
Colour:Colorless
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Oxbow Mine (Oxbow claim; Golden Wreath claim; Golden Wreath Mine; Osborn prospect), Oxbow Gulch, Moore Mountain area, Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:246569
Long-form Identifier:1:3:246569:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘGolden Wonder Mine (Eighty-Five claim; 85 Mine), Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Agate occurrence (1), Payson, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
7.5km (4.6 miles) ⓘPayson, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘBeauty 1-7 claims, Gibson Peak area, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
13.4km (8.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Chalcedony occurrence (1), Payson, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
19.9km (12.3 miles) ⓘDiamond Point (Diamond Rim), Tonto Village, Gila County, Arizona, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘMaricopa Mine, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Quicksilver Mining District), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
26.8km (16.6 miles) ⓘJones Beryllium prospect, Mailbox Mesa, Young area, Spring Creek Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘStory Mine, Lion Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘPackover claim, Sunflower Mine, Maricopa County belt, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Quicksilver Mining District), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
References
Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 84.
 
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