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Milky Quartz from
Hollis Gold Mine, Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Milky Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Arsenopyrite4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Milky Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hollis Gold Mine, Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:823398
Long-form Identifier:1:3:823398:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Milky Quartz
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘJoppa Hill, Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘCortland Drive road cuts, Bedford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘLong Hill, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘHooksett Crushed Stone Quarry, Hooksett, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘBlueberry Mountain Quarry (Blueberry Hill), Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
58.7km (36.5 miles) ⓘThompsonville "silver mine", Thompsonville, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
67.3km (41.8 miles) ⓘBurroughs beryl prospect, Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
67.8km (42.1 miles) ⓘBig Mine, Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘRagged Mountain locality, Andover, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
82.0km (51.0 miles) ⓘSheldonville Gold Mine (Wrentham Gold Mine), Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
References
Personally collected by Steve Stillman in 1974
 
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