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Copper King Prospect, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA

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Classification
Locality type:	Prospect
Species:	Quartz
Formula:	SiO₂
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Copper King Prospect, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	497297
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:497297:6
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz

0.5km (0.3 miles)	ⓘ Unknown Ag Mine, Mount Thompson, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles)	ⓘ High Ore Mine (Montana Consolidated Mine Hi-Ore), Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles)	ⓘ King Cole (Boulder-California), Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles)	ⓘ Boulder Vestal Mine, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles)	ⓘ Manhattan Mine, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles)	ⓘ Comstock Group, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles)	ⓘ Obelisk Mine (Peacock), Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles)	ⓘ Minneapolis Mine, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles)	ⓘ Mantle and South Mantle Mine (Rock of Ages Mine), Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles)	ⓘ Hiawattaha Mine (Hiawatha), Mount Thompson, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
References
*(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.*

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Quartz from Copper King Prospect, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA

Quartz from
Copper King Prospect, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA