| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Quartz var: Sceptre Quartz |
| Formula: | SiO2 |
| Comments: | over 50% of quartz crystals can be sceptered in some vugs. |
| Colour: | clear to milky to amethystine |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Very common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Pyrite | 8 |
| Quartz | 8 |
| - var Amethyst | 6 |
| - var Rock Crystal | 2 |
| Ankerite | 2 |
| Actinolite | 2 |
| Calcite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Sceptre Quartz data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Spruce Ridge, Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (17 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 369108 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:369108:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Sceptre Quartz |
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| 1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘPuffball claim, Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA |
| 3.0km (1.9 miles) | ⓘKatie Belle Zone, Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA |
| 16.0km (9.9 miles) | ⓘDevils Canyon area, Buena Vista Mining District, King County, Washington, USA |
| 17.5km (10.9 miles) | ⓘHumpback Mountain, Hansen Creek area, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA |
| 20.4km (12.7 miles) | ⓘScout Patrol Peak, Hansen Creek area, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA |
| 25.3km (15.7 miles) | ⓘBald Hornet Prospect, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA |
| 36.9km (23.0 miles) | ⓘTolt River Quarry, King County, Washington, USA |
| 46.5km (28.9 miles) | ⓘCedar Ponds, Snohomish County, Washington, USA |
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Spruce Ridge, Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA