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Quartz from
Blue Bell Mine (Jumbo Mine; Blue Bell claim; Blue Bell Extension claim; Jumbo claim), Peachtree Bar, Hite Cove Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa 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 Blue Bell Mine (Jumbo Mine; Blue Bell claim; Blue Bell Extension claim; Jumbo claim), Peachtree Bar, Hite Cove Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:328569
Long-form Identifier:1:3:328569:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘTurner group, Jerseydale, Jerseydale Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘMonte Cristo group, Jerseydale, Jerseydale Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘConfidence and Confidence Extension Mine (Confidence No. 2; Confidence placer; Black Mine), Peachtree Bar, Hite Cove Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘDevils Gulch Mine (Clark; Platinum occurrence), Devil Gulch, Peachtree Bar, Hite Cove Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘMexican II Mine (Carmen Mine), Hite Cove, Hite Cove Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘEmma I Mine, Hite Cove, Hite Cove Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘEureka III Mine (Eureka Sky High; Eureka High), Hite Cove, Hite Cove Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘComet Mine, Jerseydale, Jerseydale Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘGeorgia Point Mine (Spring Tunnel claim; Georgia Point claim; South Side claim), Hite Cove, Hite Cove Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘSpring Tunnel Mine, Hite Cove, Hite Cove Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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