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Victoria Quicksilver Mine, Maricopa County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 34' 23'' North , 112° 1' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.57306,-112.02055
GeoHash:
G#: 9tbqfzv15
GRN:
N23W67
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Paradise Valley13,922 (2017)8.6km
Encanto54,614 (2018)11.7km
Scottsdale236,839 (2017)13.3km
Alhambra127,764 (2018)13.4km
Phoenix1,563,025 (2017)14.7km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Mineralogical Society of ArizonaParadise Valley, Arizona10km
Rockhounds West ClubPhoenix, Arizona15km
Flagg Mineral FoundationMesa, Arizona25km
Daisy Mountain Rock & Mineral ClubAnthem, Arizona35km
Apache Junction Rock and Gem ClubApache Junction, Arizona47km
Mindat Locality ID:
107125
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:107125:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Ref.: USGS 7.5 mnute Sunnysope topo. map; AZ Dept. Min. Resources (ADMR) Victoria Quicksilver file; MRDS file #10161932.

A former underground Hg-Ag-Cu-Au mine.

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