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Quartz from
Pioche Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cupropavonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pioche Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:279605
Long-form Identifier:1:3:279605:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Abe Lincoln mine, Pioche Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
Caselton mine (No. 2 mine of Consolidated Reduction Co.), Pioche Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
Chapman mine, Pioche Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
Combined Metals No. 1 Mine (No. 1 mine), Pioche Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
Daly East mine, Pioche Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
Ely Valley mines, Pioche Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
Gelder Mine, Pioche Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
Half Moon mine, Pioche Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
NBMG Sample Location 1417, Pioche Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
NBMG Sample Location 2418, Pioche Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
Alps mine, Treasure Hill, Pioche, Pioche Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
Boston-Pioche mine, Treasure Hill, Pioche, Pioche Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
Poorman Mine, Treasure Hill, Pioche, Pioche Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
Treasure Hill Mine North End, Treasure Hill, Pioche, Pioche Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
Prince mine, Pioche Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
Salt Lake-Pioche Mine, Pioche Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
Silver Comet mine, Pioche Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
St. Patrick Zn - Pb - Ag Mine, Pioche Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
Volcano mine (Stindt and Donahue mine), Pioche Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
West End Group (No. 10), Pioche Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
Wide Awake mine, Pioche Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
Yuba Dike Mine, Pioche Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
References
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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