West Belt, Amador County, California, USA i
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West Belt Belt
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Preston, E.B. (1893), Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Lassen, Monterey, Plumas, San Benito, Sierra, Tuolumne Counties, also Salton Lake: California Mining Bureau. Report 11: 140

Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.

ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: New York Mine (Anderson Mine), Goat Hill, West Belt, Amador County, California, USA

Description: Contains carbonaceous inclusions.

References:

Preston, E.B. (1893), Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Lassen, Monterey, Plumas, San Benito, Sierra, Tuolumne Counties, also Salton Lake: California Mining Bureau. Report 11: 140

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au
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
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au

Localities in this Region

USA

California
- Amador County
  - West Belt
    - Goat Hill

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent

North America PlateTectonic Plate

USA

California
- Mother Lode BeltBelt
Sierra NevadaMountain Range

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