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Quartz from
Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


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Quartz

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Amethyst

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Quartz

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Amethyst

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Quartz

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
09806240017271985623504.jpg
Smoky Quartz, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Amethyst

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite18
Wulfenite17
Cerussite5
Calcite4
Willemite3
Hematite3
Kaolinite1
Anglesite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:31253
Long-form Identifier:1:3:31253:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘSwallow Mine (Moonlight Mine; Dobler Mine; Whim vein; Golden Wonder shaft), Buzzard's Roost, Copperopolis, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘBlack Butte prospect (Odell; Queen Elizabeth group), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘScheelite Reef Mine, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘGreat Southern Mine, Monarch Wash area, Black Rock Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘP & G claim, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘClimax Mine, San Domingo Wash, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘFriction Mine, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘMidnight Owl Mine, Independence Gulch, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.5km (4.6 miles) ⓘOutpost Extension prospect, San Domingo Wash, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘLong Dike Mine, Independence Gulch, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Gardner, Bill, Davis, Ed (2000) The Purple Passion Mine, Yavapai County, Arizona. The Mineralogical Record, 31 (4) 323-331
 
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