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Quartz from
Silverado Mine (Silverado - Kentuck Mine; Kentuck Mine), Wheeler Peak, Patterson Mining District, Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Acanthite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silverado Mine (Silverado - Kentuck Mine; Kentuck Mine), Wheeler Peak, Patterson Mining District, Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:329599
Long-form Identifier:1:3:329599:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘRattler Mine, Wheeler Peak, Patterson Mining District, Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘFrederick Mine, Wheeler Peak, Patterson Mining District, Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono County, California, USA
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘCalifornia & North Comstock Consolidated Mine, Wheeler Peak, Patterson Mining District, Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono County, California, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘBlue Speck Mine (Blue Metal Mine; Lowman Molybdenum Mine; Lowman Molybdenum Blue Speck), Wheeler Peak, Patterson Mining District, Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono County, California, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘMineral Chief Mining Company Mine (Mineral Chief Minco Mine), Monte Cristo, Wheeler Peak, Patterson Mining District, Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono County, California, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘThoroughbrace Mine, Monte Cristo, Wheeler Peak, Patterson Mining District, Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono County, California, USA
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘSilverado Canyon, South Sister, Patterson Mining District, Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono County, California, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘRed Rock Mine, New York Hill, Masonic Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘChemung Mine (Masonic Mines Association Mine), Masonic Mountain, Masonic Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘFaudre and Welsh group, Masonic Mountain, Masonic Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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