Unspecified Rock Crystal occurrence [1], Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° North , 120° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~6km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
A rock crystal occurrence located at/near Green Mountain-Gravel Mountain (?), near Murphys. NOTE: Neither the Yale-Peabody GNIS database nor the USGS GNIS database have listings for either Green Mountain or Gravel Mountain in Calaveras County.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal Formula: SiO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Rock Crystal | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Shoofly-Olds Ferry DomainDomain
- Sierra Nevada BatholithVolcanic Arc
USA
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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