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Both zinc ore Sphalerite and calcium plagioclase feldspar Anorthite have perfect cleavage that will split cleanly if you hit them with a hammer, but only one can claim a larger split of your votes!
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Quartz from
Saddle Rock Consolidated Mine (Saddlerock Mine; Emigrant Springs Mine; Saddle Rock claim; Saddle Rock group; Imigrant Springs; Pima claim; Golden Rule claim; Chespeake Fraction claim; K. K. claim), Skidoo, Skidoo Mining District, Wildrose Mining District (Wild Rose 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 Saddle Rock Consolidated Mine (Saddlerock Mine; Emigrant Springs Mine; Saddle Rock claim; Saddle Rock group; Imigrant Springs; Pima claim; Golden Rule claim; Chespeake Fraction claim; K. K. claim), Skidoo, Skidoo Mining District, Wildrose Mining District (Wild Rose Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:327276
Long-form Identifier:1:3:327276:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘSunset Mine (Sunset No. 1 claim; Sunset No. 2 claim; National claim; St Lawrence claim), Skidoo, Skidoo Mining District, Wildrose Mining District (Wild Rose Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘGranite Contact Mine (Gold Birds; Gold Bird; Gold Bird-Contact Mine), Skidoo, Skidoo Mining District, Wildrose Mining District (Wild Rose Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘDel Norte group, Skidoo, Skidoo Mining District, Wildrose Mining District (Wild Rose Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘGold King Mine, Skidoo, Skidoo Mining District, Wildrose Mining District (Wild Rose Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘSkidoo Mine (Silver Bell Mine), Skidoo, Skidoo Mining District, Wildrose Mining District (Wild Rose Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘTreasure Hill Mine, Skidoo, Skidoo Mining District, Wildrose Mining District (Wild Rose Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘFinance Mine, Skidoo, Skidoo Mining District, Wildrose Mining District (Wild Rose Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘIndependent Mine (Independence Mine; Independence No. 1; East Independence; Cashier Mine; Cashier group; Harrisburg Mine), Harrisburg, Aguereberry Point, Wildrose Mining District (Wild Rose Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘNapoleon group (Napoleon Mine), Aguereberry Point, Wildrose Mining District (Wild Rose Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘTucki Mine (Tucki claim; Tucki No. 1 Mine; Tucki Nos. 2; 3; and 4 claims), Skidoo, Skidoo Mining District, Wildrose Mining District (Wild Rose Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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