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Quartz from
Buster Brown Mine (Journigans group), Slims Peak, South Park Mining District, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo 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 Buster Brown Mine (Journigans group), Slims Peak, South Park Mining District, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:326786
Long-form Identifier:1:3:326786:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘWorld Beater Mine, Slims Peak, South Park Mining District, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘKnob group (Anthony and Gold Bug; Old Gold Bug No. 1 claim; Post Office Springs Mine; Knob No. 1 claim; Knob No. 2 claim), Slims Peak, South Park Mining District, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘScotchman group (Scotty; Goldbug ?), Slims Peak, South Park Mining District, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘMountain Girl Mine (Mountain Girl deposit; Porter Mine ?; Mountain Girl claim; Mountain Girl Fraction claim), Porter Peak, South Park Mining District, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘCecil R Mine, Slims Peak, South Park Mining District, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘHoly Roller Mine (Jack Pot prospect), Slims Peak, South Park Mining District, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘAmerican Silver Corporation Mine (Marvel claim; Silver Peak; Hemlock Mine; Wyoming claim; American Silver), Panamint Mines, Panamint (old Panamint), Panamint Mining District (Ballarat Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
10.2km (6.4 miles) ⓘPanamint Mines, Panamint (old Panamint), Panamint Mining District (Ballarat Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘCurran Mine, Panamint (old Panamint), Panamint Mining District (Ballarat Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘSouthern Homestake Mine (Briggs Gold Mine; North Briggs; Grizzly Mine; Goldtooth; Southern Homestake group), Manly Peak, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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