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Quartz from
Ruby Mine (Williams and Stark Mine), Evans Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas 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 Ruby Mine (Williams and Stark Mine), Evans Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:331375
Long-form Identifier:1:3:331375:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘTrask and Copper Mine (Trask and Coffer Mine; Moonlight Mine; Beetle Mine), Rattlesnake Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘSuperior Mine, Lights Creek Copper deposits (Moonlight Mine; Sulfide Ridge deposits; Lights Canyon deposits), Moonlight Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘLights Creek Copper deposits (Moonlight Mine; Sulfide Ridge deposits; Lights Canyon deposits), Moonlight Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
13.9km (8.7 miles) ⓘIron Dike Mine (Montgomery Mine; Iron Dyke Mine; Copper Bull Mine; Pettinger vein), Taylorsville, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘPremium Mine, Taylorsville, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘGenesee Valley, Plumas County, California, USA
15.5km (9.7 miles) ⓘGreen Mountain Mine, Moccasin, Plumas County, California, USA
16.8km (10.5 miles) ⓘCalnan Mine (Little Joe Mine; Little Joe claim; Keystone claim; Baltimore claim; Gold Fish claim; Mother Lode claim), Genesee, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘLassen Lumber and Box Company property, Diamond Mountain, Lassen County, California, USA
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘGruss Mine (Genesee Mine; Genesee Valley Mine; Ward Mine), Genesee, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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