| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Quartz |
| Formula: | SiO2 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Elbaite | 137 |
| Tourmaline | 61 |
| - var Rubellite | 16 |
| - var Verdelite | 1 |
| - var Watermelon Tourmaline | 1 |
| Lepidolite | 57 |
| Albite | 45 |
| - var Cleavelandite | 25 |
| Microcline | 37 |
| Fluorapatite | 16 |
| Stilbite Subgroup | 11 |
| Feldspar Group | 7 |
| Hambergite | 5 |
| Cookeite | 4 |
| Fluor-elbaite | 2 |
| Stibiotantalite | 2 |
| Oxy-schorl | 2 |
| Muscovite | 2 |
| Microlite Group | 2 |
| Schorl | 1 |
| Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977) | 1 |
| Spodumene | 1 |
| Quartz | 1 |
| - var Smoky Quartz | 1 |
| Topaz | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Quartz data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (20 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 44598 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:44598:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Quartz in this Region |
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| Braye Mine, Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| Nearest other occurrences of Quartz |
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| 0.1km (0.1 miles) | ⓘTrask Mine, San Diego Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| 0.4km (0.2 miles) | ⓘBraye Mine, Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘMesa Grande Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| 1.1km (0.7 miles) | ⓘGreen Ledge Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| 1.1km (0.7 miles) | ⓘCota Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| 1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘPayne Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| 2.3km (1.4 miles) | ⓘTrail Mine, Mesa Grande, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| 2.5km (1.5 miles) | ⓘEsmeralda Mine, Mesa Grande, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| 2.6km (1.6 miles) | ⓘRose Quartz Mine (Patton lode; Patten lode; Powers group; Crystal Quartz; White Quartz; Sante Fe Gem), Mesa Grande, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| 12.8km (8.0 miles) | ⓘMaple Lode Mine (Maple claim), Aguanga Mountain, Oak Grove, Aguanga Mountain Mining District (Smith Mountain Mining District), San Diego County, California, USA |
| References |
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Foord, E. E., Starkey, H. C., and Taggart, J. E., Jr. (1986) Mineralogy and paragenesis of "pocket" clays and associated minerals in complex granitic pegmatites, San Diego, California. American Mineralogist, 71, 428-439. |
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Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA