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Quartz from
Foss prospect, Island Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Foss prospect, Island Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:195180
Long-form Identifier:1:3:195180:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘGribble antimony Mine (Star Metal Mine; McKinson; Winnie Quartz), Island Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘDiamond Jim Mine (Mardis claim), Island Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘGarnet Mine (Garnet Tungsten Mine; Knowles Bros. Mine; Knowles Brothers Tungsten claims; Oxbow Mine; Montrose Mine; Tennesse Mountain Mine), Alder Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘSt. Elmo Mine (Gold Standard No. 2 Mine), Island Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘRescue Mine (Kaff-Rock Mine; Erl-Jack Mine; Cleveland Mine?), Charleston Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘPrunty Mine (Graham Mine), Charleston Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘHuber Hills-Granite Ridge prospect, Mountain City Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘAutunite group and October group, Mountain City Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘPrunty Antimony Mine (Rattler Mine; Prunty no. 7 claim), Charleston Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘGolden Ensign Mine (Silver Banner 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
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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