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Quartz from
Champion Dirt, Donaldson Group, Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Champion Dirt, Donaldson Group, Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:608414
Long-form Identifier:1:3:608414:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.1km (0.0 miles) ⓘUnion Tunnel, Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
0.2km (0.2 miles) ⓘComstock, Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘLittle Albert Tunnel No. 5, Donaldson Group, Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘOld Settler Mine & Tunnel, Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘMartha E. Mine, Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘLittle Champion (Megalona), Donaldson Group, Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘBanty, Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘFraction, Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘCollie, Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘHouston, Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
References
Moench, Robert Hadley, Drake, Avery Ala (1966) Mines and Prospects, Idaho Springs District, Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties, Colorado - Descriptions and Maps. Open-File Report Vol. 1966 (66-87) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr6687
 
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