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Quartz from
Heavy Spar mine, Swales Mountain 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 Heavy Spar mine, Swales Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:196660
Long-form Identifier:1:3:196660:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘFish Creek mine (Big Three mine; Roan claims; Chaliebois; Big Four), Swales Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘLongshot mine (Cottonwood Creek), Swales Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘCoyote Mine (Patsy Ann claims), Beaver Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘMorning Glory prospect, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘGenesis-Blue Star Mines Area, Genesis pit, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
17.8km (11.0 miles) ⓘCarlin Gold Mine, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘLeeville mine (West Leeville orebody; Four Corners orebody; Turf orebody), Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘMike deposit, Maggie Creek Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘGold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘChukar Footwall Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
References
USGS Open-File Report 76-56
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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