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Quartzite from
Royston No. 1, Royston Mining District, Royston Hills, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Type:Quartzite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartzite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Royston No. 1, Royston Mining District, Royston Hills, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1542752
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1542752:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartzite
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘCrow Spring mine (Blue Friday mine; Petry mine), Crow Springs Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘBlue Gem claim (Easter Blue claim; Blue Mountain claim; Mike lode claim), Republic Mining District, Royston Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
17.8km (11.0 miles) ⓘMickspot mine, Crow Springs Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘHomestake Claim, Gilbert Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Sites 1278; 1279, Gilbert Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘNor Claims, Gilbert Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘEureka mine, Gilbert Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘGilbert mine, Gilbert Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 1267, Gilbert Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
29.7km (18.5 miles) ⓘPilot claims, Pilot Mountains District, Pilot Mountains, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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