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Quartz from
Silver Fox prospect, Cottonwood Creek area, Cottonwood Mining District, Washoe 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 Silver Fox prospect, Cottonwood Creek area, Cottonwood Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:204452
Long-form Identifier:1:3:204452:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘModoc mine, Cottonwood Creek area, Cottonwood Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 2920, Cottonwood Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘGarnet Tungsten prospect, Rodeo Canyon area, Cottonwood Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
17.6km (11.0 miles) ⓘWild Horse mine, Wild Horse Canyon area, Cottonwood Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘWind Mountain Mine, San Emidio Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘS.E.D. Claims (NBMG Sample Sites 2401; 2403), San Emidio Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘSan Emidio prospect (Mud Flat prospect), San Emidio Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘJeakins Mine, Hooker Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect (MRDS10047335), Hooker Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘStormy Day mine, Hooker Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
References
NBMG Bull 70 Geology and Mineral Resources of Washoe and Storey Counties, Nevada
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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