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Quartz from
Wardell prospect, Moor 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 Wardell prospect, Moor Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:197056
Long-form Identifier:1:3:197056:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Copper prospect (MRDS10045639), Moor Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘSilver Prospect (MRDS10045630), Lafayette Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘSilver Prospect (MRDS10045629), Lafayette Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘWells tungsten mine (Mt. Diablo mine; Mt. Diable; Diable; Ludwig and Sprague), Wells Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘPass claims, Black Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘDig claims, Black Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘCopper King prospect, Pequop Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘSalt Lake group (Lillian Ray group), Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
25.7km (15.9 miles) ⓘLong Canyon Deposit, Pequop Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘGolden Ray claims, Loray 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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