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Quartz from
Belshazzar Mine, Quartzburg Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Gold5
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Belshazzar Mine, Quartzburg Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:49203
Long-form Identifier:1:3:49203:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘTernan Belshazzar Group (Idawa Development Company), Boise Basin Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘMountain Chief Mine, Quartzburg Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘCanyon Creek Mine (Silver King Claims), Quartzburg Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘMayflower Group Mine (Mayflower and Elizabeth Group), Placerville, Boise Basin Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘCrown Point Mine, Banner Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘBlue Rock Deposit, Quartzburg Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘGold Hill Mine (Pioneer; Consolidated Gold Hill and Iowa Groups Mine), Quartzburg Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘSilver Hill Mine, Boise Basin Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine, Boise Basin Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘSilver King Prospect, Granite Creek Area, Boise County, Idaho, USA
References
Dana 7:I:472.
Moore, Thomas P. (2009) What's new in minerals - Denver Show 2008. The Mineralogical Record, 40 (1) 71-83
Young, Allan (2012) The Belshazzar mine, Boise County, Idaho. The Mineralogical Record, 43 (3) 325-336
 
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