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Quartz from
Cowboy Tin Mine, Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Occurs in quartz fissure veins in quartz-rich granite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cassiterite1
Muscovite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cowboy Tin Mine, Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:59358
Long-form Identifier:1:3:59358:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘCoats Mine (Coats Dike Mine; Cowboy Group), Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘCampaign Mine (Campaign No. 1 and No. 4), Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘMohawk Mine, Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘTin Chance and Tin Chance No. 1 Occurrence, Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘCassiterite Tin Prospect, Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘGeneral Harney (Golden Slipper Tin; Tin Boom No. 1 and No. 2; Tin Spike No. 1), Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘMateen Mine (Mattine Mine; Century Lode Claim; Nevada No. 2 Mine), Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘAnnie No. 1 Lode (Tin Spike), Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘWolfram Lode Occurrence, Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘOlympia Tin Prospect, Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
References
Rocks & Min.:10:121 & 60:112.
American Mineralogist,Vol.75:631-655
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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