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Quartz from
Drifted Snow Mine, Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Drifted Snow Mine, Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1225498
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1225498:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘBluebird Kyanite Mine (Vitrefrax Corporation property; Vitrefrax Mine; Bluebird Hill Kyanite deposit; Drifted Snow; Foster Bluebird Mine; Bluebird Mine; Ogilby Kyanite deposit), Vitrefrax Hill (Bluebird Hill), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘJoan Jean prospect (Joan prospect; Jean prospect), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘLittle Bear Mine, Big Bear and Little Bear Mine, Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘBig Bear and Little Bear Mine, Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘLittle Glen prospect (Little Glenn), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘAmerican Boy Mine, Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘGuadalupe Mine (Guadaloupe Mine), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘVista pit (Vista; Desert Gold and Aluminum Gold Delta), Mesquite District, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘStone Face prospect, Pasadena Mountain, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘStoneface prospect (Stone Face prospect), Pasadena Mountain, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
References
Collected on Friends of Mineralogy field trip, 25 March 2018 (WW Besse)
 
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