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Quartz from
Champion group, Jubilee Mountain, Willow Mining District, Black Mountains, Amargosa Range, Inyo County, California, USA


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 group, Jubilee Mountain, Willow Mining District, Black Mountains, Amargosa Range, Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:326796
Long-form Identifier:1:3:326796:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘConfidence-Mendocino Mine (Confidence Mine), Jubilee Mountain, Willow Mining District, Black Mountains, Amargosa Range, Inyo County, California, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘLast Chance Group of Mines, Jubilee Mountain, Willow Mining District, Black Mountains, Amargosa Range, Inyo County, California, USA
17.5km (10.8 miles) ⓘAshford Mine (Golden Treasure Mine), Ashford Peak, Willow Mining District, Black Mountains, Amargosa Range, Inyo County, California, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘTecopa paleolake deposits, Tecopa, Sperry Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘBlack Magic Mines (Emma deposit; Ruby J. Mine), Owl Hole Springs, Owlshead Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘNew Deal Mine (Emma Mine; Enna Mine; Owl Hole Mine; Owl's Head Mine), Black Magic Mines (Emma deposit; Ruby J. Mine), Owl Hole Springs, Owlshead Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘWestern Mine (Western Talc Mine; Western Mine & Dunn mill; Western Talc Company Inc. property), Alexander Hills, San Bernardino County, California, USA
34.8km (21.7 miles) ⓘAlexander prospect, Alexander Hills, San Bernardino County, California, USA
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Chalcedony prospect [1] (Gem Mineral prospect; Unnamed prospect), Quail Spring, Quail Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘFurnace Creek Copper Company shaft prospect (Furnace Creek Copper Mine), Furnace, Greenwater District, Greenwater Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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