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Quartz from
Mohawk Mine, Mohawk Hill, Clark Mountain District (Clark District), Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite3
Pyrite1
Smithsonite1
Hetaerolite1
Chalcophanite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mohawk Mine, Mohawk Hill, Clark Mountain District (Clark District), Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:41640
Long-form Identifier:1:3:41640:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.6km (1.0 miles) Yucca Queen Mine (Yucca Mine; Yucca Metals Mine; Three Wives group), Mohawk Hill, Clark Mountain District (Clark District), Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) Emperor Mine (Vulture Mine [2]), Clark Mountain, Clark Mountain District (Clark District), Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) Mountain Pass Mine, Mountain Pass, Mountain Pass District, Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) Mescal Mine (Cambria Mine; Mollusk Mine), Mescal Range, Ivanpah Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) Mammoth Mine, Clark Mountain, Clark Mountain District (Clark District), Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) Colosseum Mine (Colosseum Gorge prospect; Ivanpah Consolidated Mine; Glitter Gorge; Cal group), Clark Mountain, Clark Mountain District (Clark District), Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) Greene Mine (Green's Mine; Bartlett VI; Cal group), Clark Mountain, Clark Mountain District (Clark District), Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) New Era Mine (New Era No. 1 Mine; New Era Nos. 1 and 2), Kessler Peak, Ivanpah Mountains, Ivanpah Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) Morning Star Mine, Kessler Peak, Ivanpah Mountains, Ivanpah Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
17.5km (10.8 miles) Allured Mine (Allured Copper Mine; Erisman; Hillside claim; Cuprite claim), Kokoweef Peak (Kokoweep Peak; Koko Weef Mountain), Ivanpah Mountains, Ivanpah Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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