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Quartz from
Shorty Harris Mine (Shorty Harris prospect), Ubehebe Peak, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, 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 Shorty Harris Mine (Shorty Harris prospect), Ubehebe Peak, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:327310
Long-form Identifier:1:3:327310:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘLead King Mine (Lippincott Lead Mine; Lippincott Mine; Lippencott Mine; Confidence Nos 1 & 2 claims; Lead King Nos. 3 & 5-8 claims; Southern Lead Mine), Big Dodd Spring, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Hornblende occurrence [2], Little Dodd Spring, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘLost Burro Mine, Teakettle Junction, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘShirley Ann group, Big Dodd Spring, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘUbehebe Mine [1](Copper Bell Mine; Ubehebe Lead Mine), Teakettle Junction, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘBird Springs Garnet claim (Nelson Range deposit), Summit 2347 meters, Nelson Range, Lee Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au-Ag-S-Fe occurrence [1], Harris Hill, Goldbelt Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Quartz prospect [1], Dry Mountain, Last Chance Range, Inyo County, California, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘSanta Cruz Mine, Chilula; Gavilan; Montano and San Antino Mine (Gavila Mine; Montano Mine; San Antonio Mine; Benicia Mine; Chilula claim; Gavilan claim), Cerro Gordo Peak, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
22.6km (14.1 miles) ⓘSt. Elmo Mine, Cerro Gordo Peak Area, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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