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Chalcedony from
Amity Mine (International Mercury; Homestake Mercury; Johnson Creek; New Amity; Paulsen and Saylor), Howard Mining District (Ochoco Mining District; Bolivar Mining District), Crook County, Oregon, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Chalcedony
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcedony data
Locality Data:Click here to view Amity Mine (International Mercury; Homestake Mercury; Johnson Creek; New Amity; Paulsen and Saylor), Howard Mining District (Ochoco Mining District; Bolivar Mining District), Crook County, Oregon, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:470448
Long-form Identifier:1:3:470448:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcedony
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘDevil's Food Occurrence (Ridge Claim; Westbrook; Endicott), Howard Mining District (Ochoco Mining District; Bolivar Mining District), Crook County, Oregon, USA
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘMother Lode (American Almaden; Consolidated Quicksilver; Canyon Creek), Howard Mining District (Ochoco Mining District; Bolivar Mining District), Crook County, Oregon, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘChampion Mine, Howard Mining District (Ochoco Mining District; Bolivar Mining District), Crook County, Oregon, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘLittle Hay Creek Occurrence (Miller Flat; Flag Creek), Howard Mining District (Ochoco Mining District; Bolivar Mining District), Crook County, Oregon, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘJimmy Ann (Beardssmore; Stanley & Culbertson; Staley; Ochoco Mines Corp.; Ochoco Quicksilver Champion; Barney and Staley), Howard Mining District (Ochoco Mining District; Bolivar Mining District), Crook County, Oregon, USA
14.9km (9.2 miles) ⓘRibelin Occurrence, Marks Creek area, Wheeler County, Oregon, USA
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘHumboldt (Bear Creek; Humboldt Metallics Corp.), Ochoco Creek, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘPost, Crook County, Oregon, USA
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘEickemeyer Prospect, Maury Mountain Mining District, Maury Mountains, Crook County, Oregon, USA
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘLost Cinnabar No. 1 (Towner Claim), Maury Mountain Mining District, Maury Mountains, Crook County, Oregon, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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