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Quartz from
Postmaster Mine (Oriental Mining Co. property), Providence, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Crusts of crystals.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Sphalerite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Postmaster Mine (Oriental Mining Co. property), Providence, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:247241
Long-form Identifier:1:3:247241:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘBelcher Mine (Great Belcher Mine; Belcher claim; Belcher Patent MS 123 claim; Red Rock Mines; Red Rock Mine; Red Rock Patent MS 1225 claim), Providence, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘFortuna Mine (Fortuna vein; Wizard Mine; Wizzard Mine; Anne Mine; Annie Mine; Patented claims MS 1231; 2222 and 1770), Big Bug Creek Gulch, Providence, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘDividend Mine (Ohio Mines Co. Mine; Patented claims General No. 74-124), Lelan-Dividend Mine, McCabe, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘAccidental Mine, Lynx Creek, Poland, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
4.4km (2.7 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
4.7km (2.9 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
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘHenrietta Mine (Henrietta-Gopher Mine; Big Bug Mine; American Flag Mine; Braganza Gold Mine property 1906; Gopher MS 19 claim; Patented mining claims MS 1597), Mayer, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘMidnight Test Mine (National Gold Mine; Patented claims MS 1535), Spruce Mountain, Groom Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
5.9km (3.6 miles) ⓘMcCabe-Gladstone Mine (McCabe Mine; Gladstone Mine; Monopolist claim; Sink To Rise claim; Gladstone claim), Silver Belt-McCabe vein, Galena Gulch area, McCabe, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘKing-Kelly Mine (King Kelly Mine; King Kelly Patented claim MS 1465; Spruce Mountain Mine; Monte Cristo Mine; Monte Christo Patented claim MS 2410), Groom Creek, Groom Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Lindgren, W. (1926), USGS Bull. 782: 135.
 
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