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Quartz from
San Carlos Mine (New Idria-San Carlos Mine), Idria (New Idria), San Benito County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Occurs as crystals in vugs.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sandstone3
Metacinnabar3
Cinnabar3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view San Carlos Mine (New Idria-San Carlos Mine), Idria (New Idria), San Benito County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1004252
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1004252:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘMolina Mine, Idria (New Idria), San Benito County, California, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘJunnila Mine (Junnila claim), Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘVictor claim (Victor Mine), Picacho Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘPicacho Mine (Ramirez Consolidated Mine; Picachos Mine; Los Picachos Mine; Picahotes Mine; Benta Mine; Hernandez Mine; Ramirez Mine; Bonanza Mine), Picacho Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘClear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘAnita Mine (Rita Mine; Santa Rita Mine; Chiquita Mine), Wright Mountain, Fresno County, California, USA
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘClear Creek Canyon, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘArcher Mine, Archer Camp, Fresno County, California, USA
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘEl Cajon Mine (Clough Mine; Gough Mine; Mathews Mine), Buck Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘPanoche Hills, Fresno County, California, USA
References
Symons, Henry Heilbronner (1940), Quartz gem stones of California: Rocks & Minerals: 15: 41
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 315
 
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