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Quartz from
Stockton Hill, Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Stockton Hill, Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1000771
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1000771:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Guiffra Mine, Stockton Hill, Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘGuiffra Mine, Stockton Hill, Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘMokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘUnion Consolidated Mine, Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘMay Pole Mine, Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘCasey & Bach claim, Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘLucas Mine (La Fortuna Mine), Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘGladiator Mine, Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘRoyal Mine [1], Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘGarner Mine (Baltamore; Calaveras), Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘExcelsior Mine (North Extension of Lamphear Mine), Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
Mining and Scientific Press (1866), The “opal claims” of Stockton Hill: Mining and Scientific Press: 12: 146
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 316.
 
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