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Quartz from
Live Oak Mine, Green Mountain, Green Mountain Mining District (Ben Hur Mining District), 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 Live Oak Mine, Green Mountain, Green Mountain Mining District (Ben Hur Mining District), Mariposa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:328947
Long-form Identifier:1:3:328947:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘGood View Mine (Goodview Mine; Copper King claim; Copper King and M. S. Mine; Little Giant claim; Stonewall Jackson claim; Crown Point claim; San Jose claim; Rothschild claim; S. A. claim; Sunset claim), Green Mountain, Green Mountain Mining District (Ben Hur Mining District), Mariposa County, California, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘJohnnie Green Mine (Johnny Green Mine; Green Mine; Johnny Green Jr. Mine), Copper Hill, Green Mountain Mining District (Ben Hur Mining District), Mariposa County, California, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘAnn Mine, Cow and Calf Mountain, Cathey Mining District (Cathay Mining District), West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
9.6km (5.9 miles) ⓘWhite Rock deposit (White Rock Silica Mine), Helm Ranch, Round Hills, Cathey Mining District (Cathay Mining District), West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘPocohontas Mine, Copper Hill, Green Mountain Mining District (Ben Hur Mining District), Mariposa County, California, USA
11.7km (7.2 miles) ⓘBennett-Pate (Baker dredge ground) [2], Flat Top Mountain, Mariposa County, California, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘBennett-Pate and Baker dredge ground [1], Flat Top Mountain, Mariposa County, California, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘJessie Belle Mine (Jesbel Mine; June Belle Mine [?]), Daulton group, Daulton, Daulton Mining District, Madera County, California, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘFrancis Mine (Frances Mine), Round Hills, Cathey Mining District (Cathay Mining District), West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
15.7km (9.7 miles) ⓘCampo Mine (Campodonica Italian Mine; Campodonics; Italian Mine), Bridgeport, Buckeye Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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