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Quartz from
Independence Mine (Gatton; MS 1422; Claims: Independence; MS 1421; Mammoth; MS 1424; Dolly Varden; MS 1423), Lincoln Mining District (Lincoln Gulch Mining District; Ruby Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, 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 Independence Mine (Gatton; MS 1422; Claims: Independence; MS 1421; Mammoth; MS 1424; Dolly Varden; MS 1423), Lincoln Mining District (Lincoln Gulch Mining District; Ruby Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:379544
Long-form Identifier:1:3:379544:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘMt. Hope Mine (Golden Champion Mill Site; MS 1882b; Golden Champion; MS 1882a; Claims:Mount Hope; MS 1881a; Mount Hope Mill Site; MS 1881b), Lincoln Mining District (Lincoln Gulch Mining District; Ruby Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘPitkin Mine, Independence (Independence Pass), Columbia Mining District (Ashcroft Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘGrizzly Gulch, Lincoln Mining District (Lincoln Gulch Mining District; Ruby Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘIndependence (Independence Pass), Columbia Mining District (Ashcroft Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘSphalerite Mine, Lincoln Mining District (Lincoln Gulch Mining District; Ruby Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘMcNasser Gulch, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘRuby Mine (MS 12174; Claims: Ruby 1-4), Lincoln Mining District (Lincoln Gulch Mining District; Ruby Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘGreenhorn Occurrence, Lincoln Mining District (Lincoln Gulch Mining District; Ruby Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘAnchor Group, Lincoln Mining District (Lincoln Gulch Mining District; Ruby Mining District), Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘGold Hill Tunnel (Gold Star Tunnel), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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