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Quartz from
Merritt Mine, Socorro Peak Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA


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Quartz, etc.

Merritt Mine, Socorro Peak Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Merritt Mine, Socorro Peak Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Merritt Mine, Socorro Peak Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Mottramite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Merritt Mine, Socorro Peak Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:177474
Long-form Identifier:1:3:177474:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘTorrance Mine, Socorro Peak Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘMay Flower Mine, Socorro Peak Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘBursum Mine, Luis Lopez Manganese District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘEl Oro and La Plata Group, Lemitar Mountains Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
10.4km (6.4 miles) ⓘLemitar Mountains, Lemitar Mountains Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
10.4km (6.4 miles) ⓘTower Mine, Luis Lopez Manganese District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘGrand Canyon group, Luis Lopez Manganese District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘLucky Strike group, Luis Lopez Manganese District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘBox Canyon deposit, Lemitar Mountains Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘPretty Girl Mine, Luis Lopez Manganese District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
References
Genth, F.A. (1887) Contributions from the Chemical Laboratory of the University of Pennsylvania. No. XXIX. Contributions to Mineralogy. American Philosophical Society, 24(125), 23-44 (43-43).
Lasky, S.G. (1932) The ore deposits of Socorro County, New Mexico. Bulletin 8. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/b-8
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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