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Quartz from
Blackbird Mine, Monroe Mountains, Piute County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blackbird Mine, Monroe Mountains, Piute County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:725755
Long-form Identifier:1:3:725755:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘDry Creek Canyon Zeolite occurrence, Marysvale Mining District, Piute County, Utah, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘDry Creek Manganese, Dry Creek Canyon, Marysvale Mining District, Piute County, Utah, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘUnknown Manganese Occurrence (MRDS - 10015340), Dry Creek Canyon, Marysvale Mining District, Piute County, Utah, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘWhite Hills Mine, Marysvale Mining District, Piute County, Utah, USA
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘWhite Horse deposit, Marysvale Mining District, Piute County, Utah, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘProspector No. 4, Prospector Mine, Marysvale Mining District, Piute County, Utah, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘProspector Mine (Sugar Daddy Incline), Henry Mining District (Durkee Mining District), Antelope Range, Piute County, Utah, USA
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘFreedom No. 2 Mine, Marysvale Mining District, Piute County, Utah, USA
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘPotts shaft, Marysvale Mining District, Piute County, Utah, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘBixbyite occurrence north of Marysvale, Piute County, Utah, USA
References
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