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Quartz from
Lucky Strike jade claim, Granite Mountains, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lucky Strike jade claim, Granite Mountains, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:796589
Long-form Identifier:1:3:796589:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘKing Solomon Claim, Black Rock-Long Creek Area, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘAnderson Mine, South Pass-Atlantic City Mining District, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
30.7km (19.0 miles) ⓘAngel Agates occurrence, Natrona County, Wyoming, USA
35.3km (22.0 miles) ⓘLucky MC mine (Lucky Mac), Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘBlack Mountain spodumene pegmatite prospect, Natrona County, Wyoming, USA
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘLittle Story No. 1 and No. 6 Occurrence, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
54.2km (33.7 miles) ⓘCherry Creek Prospect, Ferris Mountain Area, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
56.8km (35.3 miles) ⓘGoodhope Mine, South Pass-Atlantic City Mining District, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
67.6km (42.0 miles) ⓘMiners Delight Mine, Miners Delight, South Pass-Atlantic City Mining District, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
70.4km (43.7 miles) ⓘGround Hog Mine, Atlantic City, South Pass-Atlantic City Mining District, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
References
Osterwald, F. W. and D. B. Osterwald (1952) Wyoming Mineral Resources. Wyoming Geological Survey Bulletin 45
 
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