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Quartz from
Little Giant Basin, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA


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Quartz

Gold Lake Mine, Little Giant Basin, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
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Amethyst

Little Giant Basin, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
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Amethyst

Little Giant Basin, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
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Amethyst

Little Giant Basin, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
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Quartz

Gold Lake Mine, Little Giant Basin, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
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Amethyst

Little Giant Basin, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
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Amethyst

Little Giant Basin, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
06590220017272051257942.jpg
Amethyst

Little Giant Basin, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
02835530017272051247580.jpg
Quartz

Gold Lake Mine, Little Giant Basin, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
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Amethyst

Little Giant Basin, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
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Amethyst

Little Giant Basin, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
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Amethyst

Little Giant Basin, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Basin
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz10
- var Amethyst5
- var Smoky Quartz5
Pyrite1
Galena1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Little Giant Basin, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (16 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:293109
Long-form Identifier:1:3:293109:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Gold Lake Mine, Little Giant Basin, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
North Star (King Soloman), Little Giant Basin, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘGold Lake Mine, Little Giant Basin, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘLittle Giant Mine, Little Giant Peak, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘBig Giant Mine, King Solomon Mountain, Howardsville, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘMayflower Mine, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘNorth Star (King Soloman), Little Giant Basin, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘDives, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘShenandoah-Dives Mine (Shenandoah Mine), Little Giant Peak, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘSilver Lake Mine, Round Mountain, Silverton, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘNew York Mine, Round Mountain, Silverton, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘOsceola Mine, Cunningham Gulch, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
References
Muntyan, Barbara L. (1995) Colorado Calcite: Featured Mineral at the 1995 Denver Show. Rocks & Minerals, 70(5), 298-310.
 
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