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Quartz from
Bandora Mine (Esmeralda claims; Little Todd vein), South Mineral Creek, San Juan County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite30
Sphalerite12
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bandora Mine (Esmeralda claims; Little Todd vein), South Mineral Creek, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:49016
Long-form Identifier:1:3:49016:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘOphir Mine, Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘPutnam Basin, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘOphir Valley occurrence (New Dominion; Nevada Gulch; Silver Tip Lower Yellow Jacket; Chapman Gulch), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘPike County Mine, Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘNevada Mine, Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘOsceola Mine, Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘBelcher Mine, Sultan Mountain, Silverton, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘSan Bernardo Mine, Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
10.2km (6.4 miles) ⓘZuni Mine, Anvil Mountain, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘGold King, Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
References
Rocks & Min.:63:275-277 & 65:59.
2008 New Mexico Mineral Symposium abstracts
 
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