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Quartz from
Tors Campground Trail, Chena River, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Yugawaralite7
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tors Campground Trail, Chena River, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:382164
Long-form Identifier:1:3:382164:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Chena Hot Springs (yugawaralite locality), Tors Campground Trail, Chena River, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - BD047; near Wheeler Creek), Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘDrone Creek; DC Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘChena Hot Springs (yugawaralite locality), Tors Campground Trail, Chena River, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - BD052), Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘCoffee Dome Prospect (ARDF - LG204), Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘTeuchet Creek; TC Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘNo Grub Creek Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘFort Knox Gold Mine, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘStepovich Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘDempsey Pup Prospect, Circle Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
References
Moore, Thomas P. (2000) What's New in Minerals - Tucson Show 2000. The Mineralogical Record, 31 (3) 273-286
 
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