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Quartz from
Conlon Mine (Winding lode; Winding claim; Lafayette claim; Conlin; Conlan; Comet claim; Jefferson claim; Jefferson lode), La Barr Meadows, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada 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 Conlon Mine (Winding lode; Winding claim; Lafayette claim; Conlin; Conlan; Comet claim; Jefferson claim; Jefferson lode), La Barr Meadows, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:329960
Long-form Identifier:1:3:329960:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Comet Mine, Conlon Mine (Winding lode; Winding claim; Lafayette claim; Conlin; Conlan; Comet claim; Jefferson claim; Jefferson lode), La Barr Meadows, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘComet Mine, Conlon Mine (Winding lode; Winding claim; Lafayette claim; Conlin; Conlan; Comet claim; Jefferson claim; Jefferson lode), La Barr Meadows, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘWoodberry Mine, La Barr Meadows, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘSouth Centennial Lode Mine (South Centennial Mine; Wasp; Summit; Lizard), La Barr Meadows, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘBen Franklin Mine (Cleveland claim; Indiana; St.Stephen[s] claim; Wilcox claim; Avondale claim; Alaska claim; Alaska vein; Ben Franklin vein), La Barr Meadows, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘBullion Consolidated Mine (Bullion Con; Bullion Mine; La Bruja; Union Jack Mine; Smuggler Mine), Diamond - Bullion - Alaska Mine group (Consolidated Bullion Mine; Diamond claim; Bullion claim; Alaska claim; Union Jack claim; Galena claim; Ione claim; Big Diamond vein; Galena-Bullion vein; Alaska vein), La Barr Meadows, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘDiamond - Bullion - Alaska Mine group (Consolidated Bullion Mine; Diamond claim; Bullion claim; Alaska claim; Union Jack claim; Galena claim; Ione claim; Big Diamond vein; Galena-Bullion vein; Alaska vein), La Barr Meadows, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘCentennial Mine, Sultana Mine (Electric Mine; Sultana-Orleans Mine), Empire Star group (Empire Star Mines Company holdings), Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘCleveland Mine (Indiana; Ben Franklin; St. Stephens), La Barr Meadows, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘGolden Lily group (Golden Lily Gp.; Golden Lead; Buckskin; Red Rock claims; Silver Pick), La Barr Meadows, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘGold Run Consolidated Mine (Gold Run Con.), La Barr Meadows, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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