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Quartz from
Saint David area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Area
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hematite5
Calcium Amphibole Subgroup4
- var Hornblende4
Opal4
Epidote3
Feldspar Group3
Tourmaline3
Muscovite2
Quartz2
- var Chalcedony2
Orthoclase2
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Saint David area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:745541
Long-form Identifier:1:3:745541:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
9.8km (6.1 miles) Kartchner Caverns, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) Ricketts Quarry (Ricketts Mine), McGrew Spring, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) Chadwick Mine (Chadwick claims; East Evening Star Mine; West Evening Star Mine; Houston Mine), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) Lone Star Mine, McGrew Spring, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) James Mine (Nunnelley Mine; Ricky Dale Mine; San Juan Mine), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) Unnamed Quartz occurrence, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
16.0km (9.9 miles) Unnamed canyon east of N Ocotillo Road, Benson, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) Southern Whetstone Mountains Gypsum occurrence, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) San Pedro Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
22.8km (14.2 miles) State of Maine Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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