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Quartz from
Bessie G Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Gold116
Hessite92
Coloradoite69
Sylvanite54
Freibergite Subgroup42
Pyrite34
Petzite27
Altaite23
Arsenopyrite17
Baryte13
Chalcopyrite7
Marcasite7
Sphalerite5
Galena3
Krennerite1
Siderite1
Muscovite1
- var Sericite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bessie G Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:355546
Long-form Identifier:1:3:355546:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘAurora Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘMoonlight Prospect, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘSnowstorm Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘColumbus Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘCumberland Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘMuldoon Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘTippecanoe Mine, La Plata, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘAshland - Ten Broeck Mines, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘWestern Belle Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘDurango Girl Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
References
Saunders, J. A. (1986). Petrology, mineralogy, and geochemistry of representative gold telluride ores from Colorado (Doctoral dissertation, Colorado School of Mines).
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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