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Quartz from
Cottonwood Creek Occurrences, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cottonwood Creek Occurrences, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:579109
Long-form Identifier:1:3:579109:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH062; on peak 6275), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH081; Two Plate Creek drainage area), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘKathleen-Margaret; K-M Mine, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘSpray Creek Occurrence, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘHidden Lake Occurrence, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH077; ridge between Two Plate Creek and Cathedral Creek), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - MH061; east of West Fork Maclaren River), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘLakeview Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘCathedral Creek Prospect (Neversweat claims; Dog claims), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - MH064; east of West Fork Maclaren River), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
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