Quartz from
Glade Creek, Moran, Teton County, Wyoming, USA
| Locality type: | Creek | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Quartz | |
| Formula: | SiO2 | |
| Comments: | a) as sharp, stubby prismatic crystals to 5mm (average 2mm) long in lithophysae; crystals are transparent and exhibit pale smoky color. b) as slender white prisms to 10mm in length, commonly full of cracks and often covered with a crust of hyalite opal. c) as inclusions in rhyolite host-rock of lithophysae For a contemporary crystal drawing: http://www.mindat.org/photo-196234.html | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Quartz data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Glade Creek, Moran, Teton County, Wyoming, USA | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 558097 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:558097:2 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Quartz | ||
| 42.3km (26.3 miles) | ⓘFox Creek Quarry, Teton County, Wyoming, USA | |
| 64.8km (40.3 miles) | ⓘLower Geyser Basin, Teton County, Wyoming, USA | |
| 66.6km (41.4 miles) | ⓘOjo Caliente Spring, Lower Geyser Basin, Teton County, Wyoming, USA | |
| 87.2km (54.2 miles) | ⓘClarke's Camp and Union Pass Prospects, Wind River Mountain District, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA | |
| 92.0km (57.2 miles) | ⓘSeven Mile Well, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Park County, Wyoming, USA | |
| 97.3km (60.4 miles) | ⓘSnake River Gravels-Rigby area, Rigby, Jefferson County, Idaho, USA | |
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