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Quartz from
Klau Mine (Sierra Morena Mine; Karl Mine; Santa Cruz Mine; Sunderland Mine; Carson Mine), Klau Mine group, Adelaida, Adelaide Mining District (Adelaide Klau Mining District), Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo 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 Klau Mine (Sierra Morena Mine; Karl Mine; Santa Cruz Mine; Sunderland Mine; Carson Mine), Klau Mine group, Adelaida, Adelaide Mining District (Adelaide Klau Mining District), Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:332778
Long-form Identifier:1:3:332778:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘLittle Bonanza Mine (Modoc; Alice; George; Josephine group; Tartaglia), Adelaida, Adelaide Mining District (Adelaide Klau Mining District), Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘLa Libertad Mine (Belt Mine; Jacks 7X; Thompson Mine), Adelaida, Adelaide Mining District (Adelaide Klau Mining District), Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘBlack Mountain area, Cambria, Cambria-Oceanic Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
14.9km (9.2 miles) ⓘCambria Mine (Bank Mine; Red Hill workings; La Trinidad Mine), Cambria, Cambria-Oceanic Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘDoty Mine, Pine Mountain deposit, Pine Mountain, Cambria, Cambria-Oceanic Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘSan Simeon Creek deposit, South Fork San Simeon Creek, San Simeon Creek, Cambria, Cambria-Oceanic Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘCayucos, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘMoonstone Beach, Cambria, Cambria-Oceanic Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘAvila Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
52.1km (32.4 miles) ⓘStone Canyon, Nelson Creek, Coalinga area, Monterey County, California, USA
References
Woodhouse, C. D., Norris, R. M. (1957) A new occurrence of millerite. American Mineralogist, 42 (1-2) 113-114
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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