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Milky Quartz from
Piedmont Mine (Copper Creek Mine; Copper Queen claims; Bloody Basin Mineral Development Co. property), Brooklyn Peak, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Milky Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Milky Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Piedmont Mine (Copper Creek Mine; Copper Queen claims; Bloody Basin Mineral Development Co. property), Brooklyn Peak, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:246772
Long-form Identifier:1:3:246772:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Milky Quartz
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘGold Reef property, Cave Creek, Cave Creek Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘArizona National Mine (Anderson Mine), Silver Belt-McCabe vein, Galena Gulch area, McCabe, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
43.9km (27.3 miles) ⓘCalifornia Mine (Rebel and Little Kicker claims; Patented claims MS 1498 and 1500), Galena Gulch area, Crown King, Tiger Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘMonarch Mine (Mocking Bird Mine; Monarch Verde Mine; Statehood group), Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘSheldon Mine (Sheldon Superior; Chase property; Black Lode claim; Chase Mine; Capital vein; French Sheldon; Cresent; Patented claims MS 1173; 1354; 1355; 1359; 2360 & 3287), Walker, Walker Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
50.8km (31.6 miles) ⓘTillie Starbuck Mine, Slate Creek Canyon, Mount Tritle, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘWhite Quartz Quarry, Pinnacle Peak, Paradise Valley area, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘJersey Lily Mine, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
56.7km (35.2 miles) ⓘBullwhacker Mine, Prescott, Prescott Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
57.3km (35.6 miles) ⓘRuth Mine, Indian Creek, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.287
 
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