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Quartzite from
Little May Mine, Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Quartzite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartzite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Little May Mine, Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1047819
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1047819:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartzite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘGolden Shear Mine (Patented Claim: Bonita; MS 11327), Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘSummit Mine, Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘGood Hope Mine (Patented Claims: Good Hope; MS 7764; Wonder; MS 7764), Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘKankakee Mine (Pure Gold; Iron Mask; Aurum; Oro; Tunnel Site; Golden Age; Extension; Lake View; Iron King; Crusader Gold Mine; Chance; Gold Coin; Bullion; Unpatented Claims: Kankakee), Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘBeartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
38.7km (24.0 miles) ⓘAmerican Nettie Mine, Gold Hill, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘSouth Park Mine (Patented Claim: South Park; MS 1563), Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
43.9km (27.3 miles) ⓘMontezuma Mine, Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
77.9km (48.4 miles) ⓘLittle Johnnie Mine (Cathey Nos. 1-5; Unpatented Claims: Little Johnnie Nos. 1-2; Charley Nos. 1-5; Little Johnnie Extension), Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
77.9km (48.4 miles) ⓘThorium Prospects (MRDS - 10014451), Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
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