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Quartz from
Hematite Gulch, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA


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Quartz

Hematite Gulch, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
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Quartz

Hematite Gulch, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
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Quartz

Hematite Gulch, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
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Quartz

Hematite Gulch, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
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Quartz

Hematite Gulch, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
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Quartz

Hematite Gulch, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
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Quartz

Hematite Gulch, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
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Quartz

Hematite Gulch, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
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Quartz

Hematite Gulch, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
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Quartz

Hematite Gulch, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
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Quartz

Hematite Gulch, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
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Quartz

Hematite Gulch, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Gulch
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hematite Gulch, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:293106
Long-form Identifier:1:3:293106:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Democrat Mine, Hematite Gulch, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
Rochester Mine, Hematite Gulch, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘRochester Mine, Hematite Gulch, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘHowardsville, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘNorth Star (King Soloman), Little Giant Basin, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘHamlet Mine, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘNeigold claim, Galena Mountain, Howardsville, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘBig Giant Mine, King Solomon Mountain, Howardsville, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘGenoa Claim, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘGold Lake Mine, Little Giant Basin, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘLittle Giant Basin, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘOsceola Mine, Cunningham Gulch, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
References
2008 New Mexico Mineral Symposium abstracts
Muntyan, Barbara L. (1995) Colorado Calcite: Featured Mineral at the 1995 Denver Show. Rocks & Minerals, 70(5), 298-310.
 
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