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Quartz from
Sentinel Peak area, Tucson, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:As geodes in basalt flows.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sentinel Peak area, Tucson, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:250993
Long-form Identifier:1:3:250993:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘOld Mission Mine, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘBee Hive Mine, Beehive Peak, Amole Mine group, Saginaw Hill, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘTucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘSaginaw Hill, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect 101-12, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
15.9km (9.8 miles) ⓘNorthern Tucson Mountains Agate deposit, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘPontatoc Mine, Santa Catalina Mountains foothills, Tucson area, Pima County, Arizona, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect 119-7, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
16.8km (10.5 miles) ⓘOld Yuma Mine, Tucson Mountain District Saguaro National Park, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
17.0km (10.5 miles) ⓘGould Mine, Avra, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima 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.347
 
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