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Quartz from
SA Canyon (Grapevine Campground), Gila Hot Springs, Alum Mountain Mining District (Alum Mining District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Canyon
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Ubiquitous, often as "pagoda" shaped crystals under 5 mm.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chabazite1
Heulandite Subgroup1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view SA Canyon (Grapevine Campground), Gila Hot Springs, Alum Mountain Mining District (Alum Mining District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:36815
Long-form Identifier:1:3:36815:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.3km (0.2 miles) East Fork Gila River, Alum Mountain Mining District (Alum Mining District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
2.2km (1.3 miles) Gila Hot Springs, Alum Mountain Mining District (Alum Mining District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) Jeffers agate field, Alum Mountain, Alum Mountain Mining District (Alum Mining District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) Alum Mountain, Alum Mountain Mining District (Alum Mining District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) Meerschaum Shaft, Meerschaum Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) Aguilar Prospect, Gila Fluorspar Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) Last Chance Mine, Gila Fluorspar Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) Round Mountain, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
31.4km (19.5 miles) Green Spar Mine, Gila Fluorspar Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) Blue Star Prospect, Gila Fluorspar Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
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