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Quartz from
Cougar Mine, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcocite6
Malachite2
Covellite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cougar Mine, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:795202
Long-form Identifier:1:3:795202:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘVeta Mad Mine, Slick Rock Mining District, Colorado, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘBurro Mine, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘPickett Corral Mine, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘBlue Streak Mine, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘWood Mine, San Juan County, Utah, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘPeanut Mine, Bull Canyon, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘDuggan Adit, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘJo Dandy Mine, Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
24.4km (15.1 miles) ⓘJ J Mine, Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
28.1km (17.4 miles) ⓘCashin Mine (Red Chief claim; Titon claim; Angell claim; Horse Shoe claim; Bennie claim; Maud claim; Humboldt claim), La Sal Mining District (Paradox Valley Mining District), Montrose County, Colorado, USA
References
Shawe, D.R., (2011), Uranium-vanadium deposits of the Slick Rock district, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 576-F, 80 p., 20 plates.
 
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