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Quartz from
Bear Basin Mines, Buena Vista Mining District, King County, Washington, USA


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Quartz

Bear Basin Mines, Buena Vista Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Quartz

Bear Basin Mines, Buena Vista Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Quartz

Bear Basin Mines, Buena Vista Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Quartz

Bear Basin Mines, Buena Vista Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
03213990017684094938419.jpg
Quartz

Bear Basin Mines, Buena Vista Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Quartz

Bear Basin Mines, Buena Vista Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Albite
Chlorite Group
Tourmaline
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Rhodochrosite38
Sphalerite33
Arsenopyrite19
Senandorite18
Jamesonite17
Stannite16
Freibergite Subgroup10
Quatrandorite8
Pyrite2
Andorite1
Stibnite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bear Basin Mines, Buena Vista Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:93232
Long-form Identifier:1:3:93232:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘDawson Prospect, Buena Vista Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘCleopatra Mine, Miller River Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘConey Basin Mine, Miller River Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘDevils Canyon Prospect, Buena Vista Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘDevils Canyon area, Buena Vista Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘAces Up Mine, Miller River Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘProspectors Ridge, Buena Vista Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘLucky Strike Prospects, Buena Vista Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘBlack Dike Prospect, Miller River Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘIllinois Basin, Buena Vista Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
References
Cannon, Bart (1975) Minerals of Washington. Cordilleran. 184 pp.p.38
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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