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Quartz from
Merton's Reward Gold Mine (Merton's Find; Mertondale 1), Mertondale Goldfield, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Merton's Reward Gold Mine (Merton's Find; Mertondale 1), Mertondale Goldfield, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1025113
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1025113:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘQuicksilver gold prospect, Mertondale Goldfield, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘTonto gold prospect, Mertondale Goldfield, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘEclipse gold prospect, Mertondale Goldfield, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘMertondale 5 Gold Mine, Mertondale Goldfield, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘGambier Lass Gold Mine, Mertondale Goldfield, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘCardinia Gold Mine (Cardinia Creek), Malcolm Goldfield, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘRandwick (Waite Kauri), Mertondale Goldfield, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘHarriston Gold Mine (Starlight; Pig Well), Mertondale Goldfield, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘMount Molybdenite prospect, Mertondale Goldfield, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘLinger and Die Gold Mine, Mertondale Goldfield, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Froud, J. (2004), Independent Valuation of the Leonora Gold Project, Kin Mining NL, 2004
 
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