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Quartz from
Needle Hill Mine, Needle Hill (Cham Shan), Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Needle Hill Mine, Needle Hill (Cham Shan), Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:416435
Long-form Identifier:1:3:416435:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘChuen Lung, Tsuen Wan District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘMa On Shan Mine, Ma On Mountain (Ma On Shan), Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘPioneer quarry, Kwun Tong District, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘDevil's Peak, Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘPak Sha Wan station, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘDiscovery Bay lookout, Lantau Island, Islands District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘLin Ma Hang Mine, North District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘLeung Tin Au, Tuen Mun District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘSilvermine cave (Mui Wo Mine), Lantau Island, Islands District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘCastle Peak, Tuen Mun District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
References
Roberts & Strange, 1991.
 
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