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Quartz from
Pincushion Mining & Development Company Mine (Pincushion deposit), Pincushion Peak, Fresno County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Fusing grade material.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pincushion Mining & Development Company Mine (Pincushion deposit), Pincushion Peak, Fresno County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:645338
Long-form Identifier:1:3:645338:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘSierra group (Sierra No. 3 claim; Sierra No. 4 claim; Sierra No. 6 claim), Mammoth Lakes, Lakes Mining District (Lake Mining District; Mammoth Mining District), Mono County, California, USA
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘMammoth Consolidated Mine (Mammoth Mine; Crystal Craig Mine; Argosy group), Mammoth Lakes, Lakes Mining District (Lake Mining District; Mammoth Mining District), Mono County, California, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘBeauregard Mine, Mammoth Lakes, Lakes Mining District (Lake Mining District; Mammoth Mining District), Mono County, California, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘMonte Cristo Mine (Monte Christo Mine), Mammoth Lakes, Lakes Mining District (Lake Mining District; Mammoth Mining District), Mono County, California, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘLisbon Mine (Little Bodie Mine), Mammoth Lakes, Lakes Mining District (Lake Mining District; Mammoth Mining District), Mono County, California, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘStrawberry Mine (Strawberry Tungsten Mine; Strawberry-Macdougald Tungsten; Strawberry Tungsten deposits), Timber Knob, Madera County, California, USA
18.6km (11.5 miles) ⓘFaulk Mine, Mammoth Lakes, Lakes Mining District (Lake Mining District; Mammoth Mining District), Mono County, California, USA
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘSuprise Mine (Old Jackass Brown), Madera Peak (Jackass Mountain), Madera County, California, USA
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘStemwinder Mine, Madera Peak (Jackass Mountain), Madera County, California, USA
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘLaurel Mountain, Mono County, California, USA
References
Ver Planck, Wm. E., Jr. (1962), Vitreous silica: California Division Mines and Geology Mineral Information Service: 15: 1-5, 10
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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