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Quartz from
Red Rock prospect, Stateline Peak Mining District, Fort Sage Mountains, Washoe County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Allanite-(Ce)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Red Rock prospect, Stateline Peak Mining District, Fort Sage Mountains, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:287492
Long-form Identifier:1:3:287492:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘPetersen Mountain ("Peterson Mountain"; Hallelujah Junction [sic]), Hallelujah Junction area, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘFreds Mountain, Freds Mountain Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
9.6km (5.9 miles) ⓘHill-Johnson prospect, Freds Mountain Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘCopper Gulch # 2 Claim (NBMG Sample Site # 3417), Freds Mountain Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘSection 34 mine, Granite Peak area, Peavine Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘComstock Eureka (Nash Copper; NBMG Sample Site # 3414), Freds Mountain Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘRedelius claims, Granite Peak area, Peavine Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘMiller prospect, Hungry Valley area, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘCrystal Hill deposits, Red Rock, Lassen County, California, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘShipton, Peavine Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
References
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
 
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