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Quartz from
Big Crystal mine, Pine Grove Hills, Wilson Mining District, Lyon 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 Big Crystal mine, Pine Grove Hills, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:274899
Long-form Identifier:1:3:274899:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘCowboy Mine, Mount Etna, Pine Grove Hills, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘRockland mine, Pine Grove Hills, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘWilson and Wheeler Mine Area, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘWheeler mine, Pine Grove Hills, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘPine Grove mine, Pine Grove Hills, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘSilverado Canyon, South Sister, Patterson Mining District, Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono County, California, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘBlue Speck Mine (Blue Metal Mine; Lowman Molybdenum Mine; Lowman Molybdenum Blue Speck), Wheeler Peak, Patterson Mining District, Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono County, California, USA
16.8km (10.5 miles) ⓘOwen iron deposit, Cambridge Hills, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
17.0km (10.5 miles) ⓘTeddy claim, Washington Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘSilverado Mine (Silverado - Kentuck Mine; Kentuck Mine), Wheeler Peak, Patterson Mining District, Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono County, California, USA
References
NBMG Bull 73 Geology and Mineral Deposits of Lyon, Douglas, and Ormsby Counties, Nevada
 
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