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Quartzite from
Hinkle Lake Claim, Josephine County, Oregon, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Type:Quartzite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartzite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hinkle Lake Claim, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1055814
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1055814:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartzite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘManganese Prospect (MRDS - 10043047), Josephine County, Oregon, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘLarkspur Occurrence (Low Gap), Whisky Peak, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘLow Gap Claim, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘBrown Occurrence (Malmute), Waldo Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘWild Deer Prospect (Carpathia), Lower Applegate Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au mine [71], Sterling Mountain, Beaver Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘGammill Prospects (Crystal Spring Group; Warren Nell; Lucky Strike), Gold Hill Mining District, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘCasey Occurrence, Jacksonville Mining District, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘTaylor Occurrence, Ashland Mining District, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
45.0km (27.9 miles) ⓘBurris Prospect, Ashland Mining District, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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