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Quartz from
Basin Bell Mine (Latsch Mine), Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite1
Pyrite1
Galena1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Basin Bell Mine (Latsch Mine), Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:496204
Long-form Identifier:1:3:496204:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘTravona Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘEmma Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘSilver King Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘGagnon Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘMount Moriah Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘOphir Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘOriginal Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘSmokehouse Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘWest Valley Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘGold Hill Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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