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Quartz from
Yellowstone Mine, Gravelly Range, Madison County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dolomite5
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yellowstone Mine, Gravelly Range, Madison County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:786344
Long-form Identifier:1:3:786344:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
20.5km (12.8 miles) ⓘBlack Butte Iron Occurrence (Standard Creek), Black Butte area, Madison County, Montana, USA
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘWinnetka Mine (Winnetaka Mine), Alder Gulch Mining District (Virginia City Mining District; Fairweather Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘSt. John Group, Alder Gulch Mining District (Virginia City Mining District; Fairweather Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘEaston-Pacific Mine, Alder Gulch Mining District (Virginia City Mining District; Fairweather Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘU. S. Grant Mine, Alder Gulch Mining District (Virginia City Mining District; Fairweather Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘBlack Eagle Prospect, Greenhorn Range, Madison County, Montana, USA
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘValley View and Lucky Strike Lode Claims (St. Lawrence and Monte Cristo), Browns Gulch, Madison County, Montana, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘMadison Quartz Deposit B, Alder Gulch Mining District (Virginia City Mining District; Fairweather Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘMadison Quartz Deposit A, Alder Gulch Mining District (Virginia City Mining District; Fairweather Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘSkunk Creek outcrops, Madison County, Montana, USA
References
Tucker, Chris (n.d.) Personal communication.
Gobla, Michael J. (2012) Montana Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 87 (3) 208-240 doi:10.1080/00357529.2012.676825
 
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