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Quartz from
Royal Mine (Lithium Queen claim; Pandora deposit; Royal deposit; Thursday claim), Rodriguez Canyon, Banner Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite3
Tourmaline3
- var Indicolite1
Muscovite2
Lepidolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Royal Mine (Lithium Queen claim; Pandora deposit; Royal deposit; Thursday claim), Rodriguez Canyon, Banner Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:477606
Long-form Identifier:1:3:477606:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘGold Cross group (Fraction; Gold Cross Mine; Gold Cross No. 2 Mine; Cable Mine), Julian, Julian Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘFriday Mine, Julian, Julian Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘFelden deposit (Feldon deposit; Felden & Holloway prospect), Banner, Banner Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘOwens Mine (Old Owens; Janet Mine), Julian, Julian Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘSmitty prospect, Banner, Banner Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘLive Oak group, Mt Laguna, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA
10.5km (6.6 miles) ⓘBest Yet deposit, Mt Laguna, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘHenderson deposit, Mt Laguna, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘSundown Mine, Mt Laguna, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect, Sawtooth Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA
References
Weber, F. Harold Jr. (1963) Geology and mineral resources of San Diego County, California. County Report 3. California Division of Mines and Geology p.188
 
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