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Quartz from
Bismark Mine, South Boulder Mining District, Madison County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Molybdenite1
Chalcopyrite1
Limonite1
Ferrimolybdite1
Scheelite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bismark Mine, South Boulder Mining District, Madison County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:496386
Long-form Identifier:1:3:496386:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘCrystal Butte Occurrence, South Boulder Mining District, Madison County, Montana, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘMoggolion Mine (Mogullian), South Boulder Mining District, Madison County, Montana, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘNicholson Mine (Bangus-Hughes No. 1 Prospect; Ridge Way Mine; Nichols Mine), South Boulder Mining District, Madison County, Montana, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘBonanza Mine, South Boulder Mining District, Madison County, Montana, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘLakeshore Mine (Gladstone), Sheridan Mining District (Mill Creek Mining District; Wisconsin Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘB and H Mine, Tidal Wave Mining District, Madison County, Montana, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘMountain Rose Occurrence, Potosi Mining District, Madison County, Montana, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘRockefeller Occurrence, Potosi Mining District, Madison County, Montana, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘOld Joe Mine (Mount Jefferson Lodge Group), Mineral Hill Mining District (Pony Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘMountain Cliff, Mineral Hill Mining District (Pony Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
References
Winchell, Alexander Newton (1914) Mining districts of the Dillon quadrangle, Montana, and adjacent areas. Bulletin 574. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b574
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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