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Quartz from
May Mine, Fish Springs, Fish Springs Mining District (Tinemaha Mining district), Owens Valley, 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 May Mine, Fish Springs, Fish Springs Mining District (Tinemaha Mining district), Owens Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:327138
Long-form Identifier:1:3:327138:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘCommetti Mine (Comeiti group; Fish Springs Hill), Fish Springs, Fish Springs Mining District (Tinemaha Mining district), Owens Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘCleveland Mine (Cleveland claim; Cleveland Extension claim; Cleveland Fraction claim; United claim; United No. 4 claim; United No. 5 claim; Gold Bug claim), Fish Springs, Fish Springs Mining District (Tinemaha Mining district), Owens Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘNew Era Mine (Never Rest; Buckeye), Fish Springs, Fish Springs Mining District (Tinemaha Mining district), Owens Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘMontezuma Mine (Montezuma South prospect), Andrews Mountain, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘDivision Creek Mine (Division Creek-Apex Mine), Goodale Mountain, Inyo County, California, USA
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘGypsy Queen Mine (Eureka), Johnson Spring, Tibbetts Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘEureka Consolidated Quartz Mine (Senator Mine), Johnson Spring, Tibbetts Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘSenator Mine, Mazourka Peak, Tibbetts Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘLucky Boy prospect (Big Ram Mine ?), Lookout Point, Inyo County, California, USA
20.7km (12.8 miles) ⓘCrystal Ridge, Johnson Spring, Tibbetts Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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