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Quartz from
Flying Saucer group (La Mina group; Kinnon group), Scorpion Hill, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA


Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Flying Saucer group (La Mina group; Kinnon group), Scorpion Hill, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:357698
Long-form Identifier:1:3:357698:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘVulture Mine, Vulture, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘVulture, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘBanker group, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘJumbo Mine (Jumbo and Contreras Mine; Lilly Bell Mine; Union Hill Mine), Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
10.9km (6.7 miles) ⓘEl Centinillo Mine (El Centinella Mine), Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘQueen of Sheba Mine (La Aguila patented claim; La Firmos Mine), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘNewsboy Mine (Grande group; Charles Black claims; Gnome Development group; Newsboy group; G.W. Mining & Minerals Co. group; Pitt Mine), Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘRat Tail claim (Pack Rat claim), Belmont Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘDead Horse Wash, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
18.9km (11.8 miles) ⓘJulia Mine (United Vanadium Mine; Union group; Dragon M.S. #4110 claim; Dragon Mine), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS file #10027294.
 
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