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Quartz from
El Tiro Mine, Silver Bell Mine, Mineral Mountain, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Occurs as clear, nearly transparent material of beautiful color.
Colour:Emerald-green
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view El Tiro Mine, Silver Bell Mine, Mineral Mountain, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:990671
Long-form Identifier:1:3:990671:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
3.3km (2.0 miles) Tinker Bell prospect (J and D prospect), Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) Unnamed Mn prospect Vhne-031n, Vaca Hills, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
27.8km (17.3 miles) Miller Agate deposit (Sawtooth Agate deposit), Wildcat Peak area, Ironwood Forest National Monument, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
37.9km (23.5 miles) Mammon Mine, North Komelik area, Casa Grande Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
39.2km (24.3 miles) Gould Mine, Avra, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
39.8km (24.7 miles) Contzen Pass area, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
39.8km (24.7 miles) Unnamed Cu prospect 119-7, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
40.6km (25.2 miles) Old Yuma Mine, Tucson Mountain District Saguaro National Park, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
41.0km (25.5 miles) Northern Tucson Mountains Agate deposit, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
41.2km (25.6 miles) Roadside Mine (St. Francis Mine; Coyote claim), Pan Tak, Coyote Mining District, Coyote Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
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