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Quartz from
Elk Creek corundum deposit (Montana Mine; Gallatin deposit; Flying D), Gallatin County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Elk Creek corundum deposit (Montana Mine; Gallatin deposit; Flying D), Gallatin County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:788444
Long-form Identifier:1:3:788444:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.0km (0.6 miles) Gallatin Corundum deposit, Gallatin Gateway, Gallatin County, Montana, USA
22.6km (14.1 miles) Birdie, Lower Hot Springs Mining District (Norris Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) Red Bluff, Lower Hot Springs Mining District (Norris Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
30.1km (18.7 miles) Madisonian (Hendricks), Lower Hot Springs Mining District (Norris Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) Madison Quartz Deposit C, Sand Creek, Madison County, Montana, USA
34.1km (21.2 miles) Revenue Flats, Madison County, Montana, USA
36.3km (22.6 miles) Norwegian Mine, Norwegian Mining District (Whitehall Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
39.5km (24.6 miles) Sappington deposit, Madison County, Montana, USA
44.2km (27.5 miles) High Bluff, Washington Mining District (Meadow Creek Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
46.7km (29.0 miles) McKee Mine, Washington Mining District (Meadow Creek Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
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