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Silica (commodity) from
Gem Silica Company Deposit, Emmett Area, Gem County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Commodity:Silica (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Silica (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gem Silica Company Deposit, Emmett Area, Gem County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1141284
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1141284:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Silica (commodity)
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘVaught - Columbite Mine (Elsie Mica Claim; Peck; Columbite), Garden Valley Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA
57.4km (35.7 miles) ⓘKingsley Prospect, Grimes Pass Mining District, Boise Basin Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA
61.5km (38.2 miles) ⓘWhite Ridge, Malheur County, Oregon, USA
72.3km (44.9 miles) ⓘJohn Stringer Silica Occurrence, Malheur County, Oregon, USA
74.9km (46.5 miles) ⓘSilica Prospect (MRDS - 10144127), Grimes Pass Mining District, Boise Basin Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA
75.1km (46.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Quartz Site (MRDS - 10225672), Malheur County, Oregon, USA
78.7km (48.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Quartz Site (MRDS - 10298434), Malheur County, Oregon, USA
87.5km (54.4 miles) ⓘThorson Silica Deposit, Washington County, Idaho, USA
 
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