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Quartz from
Pescadero Beach Mine, Pescadero, San Mateo County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Occurs in hollow geodes with liquid and moving bubbles in beach gravels.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pescadero Beach Mine, Pescadero, San Mateo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1003280
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1003280:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘDurham Ranch Mine, Lobitos, San Mateo County, California, USA
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘJ. M. MacDonough Ranch Mine, Portola Valley, San Mateo County, California, USA
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘSharon Park Drive outcrop, Sharon Heights, Menlo Park, San Mateo County, California, USA
26.8km (16.6 miles) ⓘChallenge deposit, Redwood City, San Mateo County, California, USA
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘDennison Creek Mine (Deniston Peak Mine; Half Moon Bay), El Granada, San Mateo County, California, USA
44.5km (27.7 miles) ⓘLone Hill Quarry (Mirasson Brothers Quarry), Lone Hill, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘPacific Cement and Aggregate Company quarry, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘSouth San Francisco Land & Improvement Company Mine, South San Francisco, San Mateo County, California, USA
45.8km (28.5 miles) ⓘGuadalupe Mine, New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘBlack Mountain Mine (Black Mtn.), San Bruno Mountain State and County Park, Daly City, San Mateo County, California, USA
References
Kunz, George F. (1905) Gems, Jewelers' Materials, and Ornamental Stones of California. Bulletin 37 (2nd ed.) California State Mining Bureau
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 318
Cooper, Joseph F., Dunning, Gail E. (2002) Pseudomorphic Melanophlogites from California. The Mineralogical Record, 33 (3) 237-242
 
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