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Quartz from
Black Mesa Mine (Black Mesa breccia pipe), Black Mesa, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Iron oxide stained boxwork of quartz septa.
Colour:Reddish-brown
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Mesa Mine (Black Mesa breccia pipe), Black Mesa, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:275454
Long-form Identifier:1:3:275454:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘBagdad Mine, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine (Lawler Mines), Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed quartz vein (2), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine (Hubbard Mine), Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘHillside Mine, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘBruce Mine, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘCowboy Mine (Cowboy group of claims; Grey Mine; Golden Nugget Mine), Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘTungstona Mine (Warrell claims; Comode claims), Boulder Creek, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘGreen Back prospect (Greenback Tungsten prospect; Greenback group), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘCrosby Mine (Nieman and Crosby Mine; Crosby-Nieman Mine; Marcus), Malpais Mesa, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Anderson, C.A., et al (1955), Geology and ore deposits of the Bagdad area, Yavapai County, Arizona, USGS PP 278: 75.
 
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