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Quartz from
Arno Bay Mine, Cleve, District Council of Cleve, South Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Arno Bay Mine, Cleve, District Council of Cleve, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:900451
Long-form Identifier:1:3:900451:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘElson mine, Cleve, District Council of Cleve, South Australia, Australia
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘCleve Silver-Lead mine (Cock and Pike), Cleve, District Council of Cleve, South Australia, Australia
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘPoonana Mine, Cleve, District Council of Cleve, South Australia, Australia
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘMount Miller Mine, Cowell, District Council of Franklin Harbour, South Australia, Australia
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘMiltalie Silver Mine (Miltalie Mine), District Council of Franklin Harbour, South Australia, Australia
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘBungalow prospect, District Council of Franklin Harbour, South Australia, Australia
32.9km (20.5 miles) ⓘKathleen Patricia Morion Mine (Kathleen Patricia Mine), District Council of Franklin Harbour, South Australia, Australia
33.7km (21.0 miles) ⓘMinbrie prospect, District Council of Franklin Harbour, South Australia, Australia
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘSugarloaf Mine, Darke Peak, District Council of Cleve, South Australia, Australia
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘMount Bosanquet, District Council of Cleve, South Australia, Australia
References
SA Geodata Database, Deposit Number: 7312
 
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