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Quartz from
Green Mountain/Bessemer Ridge, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA


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Quartz, etc.

Green Mountain/Bessemer Ridge, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Quartz

Green Mountain/Bessemer Ridge, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Green Mountain/Bessemer Ridge, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Green Mountain/Bessemer Ridge, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Green Mountain/Bessemer Ridge, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Quartz

Green Mountain/Bessemer Ridge, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Green Mountain/Bessemer Ridge, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Green Mountain/Bessemer Ridge, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Green Mountain/Bessemer Ridge, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Quartz

Green Mountain/Bessemer Ridge, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Green Mountain/Bessemer Ridge, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Green Mountain/Bessemer Ridge, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
Locality type:Ridge
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hematite49
Epidote11
Goethite8
Axinite-(Fe)2
Andradite-Grossular Series1
Magnetite1
Danburite1
Andradite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Green Mountain/Bessemer Ridge, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (25 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:92047
Long-form Identifier:1:3:92047:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘMt Teneriffe Quarry, King County, Washington, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘMount Teneriffe breccia, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘBald Hornet Claim, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘBald Hornet Prospect, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘMount Si Copper Prospect, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘMt Teneriffe Falls area, King County, Washington, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘCrater Lake, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘMount Si, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘSouth Bessemer Mountain, Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘHorseshoe Mine, Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
References
Cannon, Bart (1975) Minerals of Washington. Cordilleran. 184 pp.p.54
Ream, Lanny R. (1991) Washington Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 66 (4) 286-292 doi:10.1080/00357529.1991.11761631
 
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