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Quartz from
Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - SR251; south end of Herring Bay), Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA


Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - SR251; south end of Herring Bay), Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:596429
Long-form Identifier:1:3:596429:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘMalack Prospect, Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘSnowstone Group; Wallace; McPherson; Valentine Prospect, Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘLouis Bay Prospect, Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - SR268; north shore of Bay of Isles; Knight Island), Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘVon Gruenther; Malack Prospect, Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘSingletary Occurrence, Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - SR247; west of South Arm; Bay of Isles; Knight Island), Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SR244; north of Port Audrey; Knight Island), Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘPandora Prospect, Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - SR238; northwest of Port Audrey), Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey
 
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