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Quartz from
Bald Hornet Prospect, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA


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Quartz, etc.

Bald Hornet Prospect, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Quartz

Bald Hornet Prospect, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Quartz

Bald Hornet Prospect, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Bald Hornet Prospect, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Bald Hornet Prospect, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Quartz

Bald Hornet Prospect, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Quartz

Bald Hornet Prospect, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Bald Hornet Prospect, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Bald Hornet Prospect, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Quartz

Bald Hornet Prospect, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Quartz

Bald Hornet Prospect, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Bald Hornet Prospect, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Japanlaw twins are very common at this site and reach up to 8cm in length.
Habit:tabular, twinned
Colour:colorless
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Dravite
Goethite
Limonite
Pyrite
Rock Crystal
Sceptre Quartz
Stibiconite
Stibnite
Tourmaline
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Luinaite-(OH)32
Ferberite4
Tourmaline1
Schorl1
Oxy-dravite1
- var Oxy-dravite-1A1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bald Hornet Prospect, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (14 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:48943
Long-form Identifier:1:3:48943:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘMount Si Copper Prospect, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘMount Teneriffe breccia, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘBald Hornet Claim, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘMt Teneriffe Falls area, King County, Washington, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘCrater Lake, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘMt Teneriffe Quarry, King County, Washington, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘGreen Mountain/Bessemer Ridge, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘMount Si, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘHorseshoe Mine, Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘSouth Bessemer Mountain, Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
References
Min Record:20(5):390
Rocks and Minerals 66:6, p.469
Cannon, Bart (1975) Minerals of Washington. Cordilleran. 184 pp.
 
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