Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Bournonite vs. Vesuvianite
Cogwheels of bournonite are up against colourful vesuvianite. Its a battle of unexpected chemical compositions where bournonite has four elements and vesuvianite has (almost) all the rest.
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Quartz from
Sheldon Mine (Sheldon Superior; Chase property; Black Lode claim; Chase Mine; Capital vein; French Sheldon; Cresent; Patented claims MS 1173; 1354; 1355; 1359; 2360 & 3287), Walker, Walker Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sheldon Mine (Sheldon Superior; Chase property; Black Lode claim; Chase Mine; Capital vein; French Sheldon; Cresent; Patented claims MS 1173; 1354; 1355; 1359; 2360 & 3287), Walker, Walker Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:991559
Long-form Identifier:1:3:991559:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘAccidental Mine, Lynx Creek, Poland, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘMidnight Test Mine (National Gold Mine; Patented claims MS 1535), Spruce Mountain, Groom Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘKing-Kelly Mine (King Kelly Mine; King Kelly Patented claim MS 1465; Spruce Mountain Mine; Monte Cristo Mine; Monte Christo Patented claim MS 2410), Groom Creek, Groom Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘCash Mine (Senator-Cash Mine; Patented claims 1459 & 410), Mount Union Pass, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘPostmaster Mine (Oriental Mining Co. property), Providence, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘEmporia Mine (One Hundred and Ten Mine), Groom Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘCrook Mine, Crooks Canyon, Palace Station, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘBig Pine Mine, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘMount Union Mine, Mount Union, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘDavis Mine, Slate Creek, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Lindgren, W. (1926), USGS Bull. 782: 110-111.
Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 137: 34
 
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