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Quartz from
New River, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Census-designated Place
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Pseudomorphs after anhydrite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view New River, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:614239
Long-form Identifier:1:3:614239:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘGreat Cross Cut prospect (Pearl adit; Johnston group; Glory Hole; Thompson Mine), Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘTip Top Mine (Conqueror Mine; Golden Wonder Mines Inc. property), Thule Creek area, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed silica occurrence (1), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘClementine Mine, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘMayby Mine (Maybe Mine; Belcher Mine; Foy Mine; Foy group), Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘGold Cliff Mine, Cave Creek, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘFoy Mine (Foy group; Great Crosscut vein; Foy Patented claim MS 4294), Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘCastle Hot Springs Chalcedony occurrence, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘWhite Peak Mine, Baldy Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘGold Reef property, Cave Creek, Cave Creek Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
References
Moore, Thomas P. (2001) What's New in Minerals - Tucson Show 2001. The Mineralogical Record, 32 (3) 245-257
 
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