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Quartz from
Cougar Mine, Pistol Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, 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 Cougar Mine, Pistol Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:446290
Long-form Identifier:1:3:446290:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘFranklin D. Prospect (In 4th of July Group), Pistol Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘColeman Prospect (In 4th of July Group), Pistol Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘVirginia-Beth Prospect, Trigger Creek - Pistol Creek area, Unorganized Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘSpringfield Scheelite Mine (White Mare Group), Pistol Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘWild Dream Prospect, Pistol Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘHardscrabble Mine (Hard Scrabble; Hardscrabble and Brown Bear), Seafoam Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
15.2km (9.5 miles) ⓘMinnie Wilson No. 1 Claim, Valley County, Idaho, USA
15.2km (9.5 miles) ⓘSnow Storm No. 1 Claim, Valley County, Idaho, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘRamshorn Mine, Seafoam Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘRepublican Group Mine (Ivanhoe; Greyhound Prospect; Buck Horn Claim; Idaho Claim; Republican Claim; Bull Dog Claim), Seafoam Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
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