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Quartz from
Wood Gulch Mine, Aura Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA


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 Wood Gulch Mine, Aura Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:194152
Long-form Identifier:1:3:194152:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘGolden Eagle Mine (Bobcat claims?), Aura Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘDoby deposit (Doby George deposit), Aura Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘInfidel Mine, Aura Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘBig Four Mine, Aura Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘAura King Mine (Gilliam group Mine), Aura Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘBlue Ribbon-Boyce mine, Mountain City Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘBlue Ribbon - Boyce Mine (Reid Mine; Antimony Ridge Mine; Stibnite Mine), Aura Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘBlue Jacket Mine, Aura Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘCalifornia Mine (Revenue), Aura Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘRio Tinto mine (Mountain City Copper mine), Mountain City Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
References
LaPointe, Daphne D., Tingley, Joseph V., Jones, Richard B. (199) Mineral resources of Elko County, Nevada. Bulletin 106. Nevada Bureau of Mines
 
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