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Quartz from
Mimbres mines group, Georgetown Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mining Area
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Vanadinite15
Chlorargyrite15
- var Bromine-bearing Chlorargyrite12
Bromargyrite14
Descloizite8
Wulfenite6
Native Silver4
Hemimorphite4
Goethite3
Hematite3
Rosasite3
Willemite2
Jarosite2
Cerussite2
Calcite2
Galena2
Aurichalcite2
Malachite2
Murdochite1
Hydroniumjarosite1
Plattnerite1
Aragonite1
Baryte1
Dolomite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mimbres mines group, Georgetown Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:97832
Long-form Identifier:1:3:97832:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Commercial Cramer Mine, Mimbres mines group, Georgetown Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Naiad Queen Mine, Mimbres mines group, Georgetown Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.1km (0.0 miles) Naiad Queen Mine, Mimbres mines group, Georgetown Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
0.1km (0.1 miles) Commercial Cramer Mine, Mimbres mines group, Georgetown Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) Satisfaction Mine, Georgetown, Georgetown Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) Lost Treasure Mine, Fierro Manganese District, Hanover-Fierro Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) Shingle Canyon, Georgetown Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) Maggie Shaft, Shingle Canyon, Georgetown Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) Barringer Incline, Shingle Canyon, Georgetown Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) Honey Comb Mine, Hanover-Fierro Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) Tourmaline Mine, Hanover-Fierro Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) Grant County Mine, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
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