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Quartz from
Basin Mine, Eagle Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, 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 Basin Mine, Eagle Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:470524
Long-form Identifier:1:3:470524:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘSanger Mine, Eagle Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘSheep Rock Mine (McGee; Summit Dunham Miles; Bradley Creek), Eagle Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘCopper Butte Group (Gilkeson; Copper Queen), Eagle Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘGrull Mine, Medical Springs Mining District, Union County, Oregon, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘEast Eagle (Woodard Group; McGee; Oliver Property), Eagle Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘForster and Thomas Copper Claim (Sovereign), Eagle Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
9.7km (6.1 miles) ⓘTwin Baby (Vindicator Gold Mines), Medical Springs Mining District, Union County, Oregon, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘCopper Creek Prospect (Tungs Ore Hard Rock Group; Rainbow Prospect), Wallowa Range Mining District, Union County, Oregon, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘMother Lode Mine (Goose Creek; Poorman Group; Oregon Copper; Balm Creek Mines), Eagle Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘVeatch Claim, Upper Eagle Creek, Union County, Oregon, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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