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Quartz from
Milpillas Mine, Milpillas, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Shattuckite54
Chrysocolla44
Malachite18
Olivenite7
Plancheite6
Dioptase4
Hydroniumjarosite4
Brochantite3
Chenevixite1
Mimetite1
Alunite1
Conichalcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Milpillas Mine, Milpillas, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:933691
Long-form Identifier:1:3:933691:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
7.8km (4.9 miles) Maria Mine, Cananea, Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
19.5km (12.1 miles) Buenavista Mine (Buenavista del Cobre Mine), Cananea, Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
22.1km (13.7 miles) Manzanal Mine, Cananea, Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
33.3km (20.7 miles) Lutz Tunnel, Ash Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
33.5km (20.8 miles) Wakefield Mine, Miller Peak, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
35.0km (21.7 miles) Nelly James Mine, Miller Canyon, Miller Peak, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
35.8km (22.2 miles) Gold Ledge prospect, Duquesne-Washington Camp, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
36.0km (22.3 miles) Ash Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) Hamburg Mine (Wisconsin Mine; Hartford Mine), Ramsey Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
36.3km (22.5 miles) Hunter Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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