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Quartz from
Champion Mine, Bear Mountain, West Belt, Calaveras County, California, 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 Champion Mine, Bear Mountain, West Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:323649
Long-form Identifier:1:3:323649:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘCarson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘIrwin & McMillan Mine, Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘPeirano Mine (Santa Ana), Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘTullock Mine (Little John; Brown Mine; Eddie B.), Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘGould Mine (Diego Tariff Reform claim; A. P. A. claim; Boston claim), Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘCalifornia Ophir Mine, Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘThree Brothers Mine, Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘReed Mining claim (Luca & Luca Extension Mining claim), Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘFinnegan Carson Hill Gold Mining Company Mine (Finnegan Extension claim; Finnegan Purchase claim; Finnegan claim; Tarbot Homesite claim), Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘHardy Mine (Hardy claim; McCreight Reed claim), Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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