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Quartz from
Kay Claims, Leadore, Leadore Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kay Claims, Leadore, Leadore Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:448343
Long-form Identifier:1:3:448343:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘJumbo Mine (Emil; Glendale; McKinley; Democrat No. 4; Fairview and Jumbo Claims), Gilmore Mining District (Texas Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
21.5km (13.3 miles) ⓘIron Dyke Mine, Junction Mining District (Little Eightmile Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘBlue Lead Prospect (Davidson Prospect), Junction Mining District (Little Eightmile Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
26.8km (16.7 miles) ⓘTrey Occurrence, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘIdaho Occurrence (Roosevelt; Utah; Jack), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘIola Prospect, Deer Creek Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘMaryland Mine, Junction Mining District (Little Eightmile Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘLady May (Myrtle Bell), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘBuckhorn Mine, Junction Mining District (Little Eightmile Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
31.8km (19.8 miles) ⓘViola Mine (Marie; Viola Zinc Property; Nicholia Mine), Nicholia Mining District, Italian Peak Roadless Area Review & Evaluation Area (RARE II), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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