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Quartz from
Veta Montecristo (Monte Cristo mine), Churata District, Caiza D municipality, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia


Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Veta Montecristo (Monte Cristo mine), Churata District, Caiza D municipality, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:545986
Long-form Identifier:1:3:545986:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘCalifornia Mine, Cotagaita Municipality, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘCaracota district, Tomave Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
56.3km (35.0 miles) ⓘCaracota Mine (Santa Teresita Mine), Caracota district, Tomave Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
57.6km (35.8 miles) ⓘTazna Mine (Tasna Mine; Tazna-Rosario Mine), Tasna Rosario, Cerro Tazna, Cotagaita Municipality, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
58.4km (36.3 miles) ⓘCerro Tazna, Cotagaita Municipality, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘChorolque Mine, Cerro Chorolque, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
68.2km (42.4 miles) ⓘEugenia mine, Tupiza Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
81.5km (50.6 miles) ⓘSiete Suyos mine, Chocaya-Animas mining district (Animas-Chocaya mining district), Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
82.5km (51.3 miles) ⓘChocaya mine, Chocaya-Animas mining district (Animas-Chocaya mining district), Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
83.1km (51.6 miles) ⓘEl Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
References
Federico Ahlfeld and Alejandro Schneider-Scherbina (1964) Los Yacimientos Minerales y de Hidrocarburos de Bolivia. (Ministerio de Minas y Petroleo, La Paz)
 
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