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Quartz from
San Pedro Mine, New Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Also occurs as nice Japan-Law twins up to 3 cm
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Gold3
Grossular3
Quartz3
- var Amethyst2
- var Sceptre Quartz1
Garnet Group2
Scheelite2
Limonite2
Calcite2
Chalcopyrite2
Chlorite Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view San Pedro Mine, New Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (12 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:46297
Long-form Identifier:1:3:46297:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘCarnahan Mine (Lincoln-Lucky Mine), New Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘCandelaria mine, Old Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘLucas Mine (Old Reliable Mine; Pat Collins Mine), Old Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘCarache Canyon breccia, Old Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘSan Francisco mine, New Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘBenton mine, Old Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘOld Ortiz mine, Old Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘOrtiz Project, Golden, Old Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘCunningham mine, Old Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘBlue Sky Prospect, Placitas Mining District, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA
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