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Quartz from
McBoyle prospect, Tule Canyon Mining District, Esmeralda 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 McBoyle prospect, Tule Canyon Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:274093
Long-form Identifier:1:3:274093:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘSiskon Property, Tule Canyon Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘSorenson Fluorite Group, Tule Canyon Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘWhite Top mine, Sylvania Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘBerg - O'Connell Mine, Sylvania Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘLone Springs Mine, Sylvania Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘWhite Aster Mine, Sylvania Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘAndre-Rodgers Mine, Sylvania Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘSilver Star Mine, Sylvania Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘWhite Star Mine, Sylvania Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘMac Boyle Blue Mine, Sylvania Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
References
NBMG Bull 78 Geology and Mineral Deposits of Esmeralda County, Nevada
Schilling, John H. (1979) Molybdenum resources of Nevada. Open-File Report 1979-03. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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