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Quartz from
Old Yuma Mine, Tucson Mountain District Saguaro National Park, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA


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Quartz, etc.

Old Yuma Mine, Tucson Mountain District Saguaro National Park, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
01760490017362594642278.jpg
Quartz, etc.

Old Yuma Mine, Tucson Mountain District Saguaro National Park, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Old Yuma Mine, Tucson Mountain District Saguaro National Park, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Vanadinite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Old Yuma Mine, Tucson Mountain District Saguaro National Park, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:43862
Long-form Identifier:1:3:43862:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘContzen Pass area, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘNorthern Tucson Mountains Agate deposit, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect 119-7, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
7.3km (4.6 miles) ⓘGould Mine, Avra, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘTucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect 101-12, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘWestern end, Pusch Ridge, Pima County, Arizona, USA
16.8km (10.5 miles) ⓘSentinel Peak area, Tucson, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘOld Mission Mine, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘSaginaw Hill, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Bideaux, R.A., et al (1960), Some new occurrences of minerals of AZ, AZ Geol. Soc. Digest: 3: 53-56
Jones, Dick (1983) Famous Mineral Localities: the Old Yuma Mine [Arizona]. The Mineralogical Record, 14 (2) 95-107
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.225
 
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