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Amethyst from
Date Creek, Congress Junction area, Martinez Mining District, Date Creek Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Creek
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Amethyst
Formula:SiO2
Comments:As amethyst scepters on milky quartz prisms up to 2 inches long. Loose in the soil.
Habit:Sceptered.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Milky Quartz
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amethyst data
Locality Data:Click here to view Date Creek, Congress Junction area, Martinez Mining District, Date Creek Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:224156
Long-form Identifier:1:3:224156:2
GUID (UUID V4):4d01df94-de58-49df-b314-bb58ec7a2a7d
Nearest other occurrences of Amethyst
61.1km (38.0 miles) Alamo prospect, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
61.8km (38.4 miles) Fat Jack Mine, Lane Mountain, Crown King, Pine Grove Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
66.6km (41.4 miles) Spectrum Mine, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
66.9km (41.6 miles) Tonopah-Belmont Mine, Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
66.9km (41.6 miles) Blue Cube Mine, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
67.2km (41.8 miles) Prism Mine, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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