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Quartz from
Victor claim (Victor Mine), Picacho Peak, San Benito County, California, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Victor claim (Victor Mine), Picacho Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:656450
Long-form Identifier:1:3:656450:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘJunnila Mine (Junnila claim), Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘPicacho Mine (Ramirez Consolidated Mine; Picachos Mine; Los Picachos Mine; Picahotes Mine; Benta Mine; Hernandez Mine; Ramirez Mine; Bonanza Mine), Picacho Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘClear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘClear Creek Canyon, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘMolina Mine, Idria (New Idria), San Benito County, California, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘSan Carlos Mine (New Idria-San Carlos Mine), Idria (New Idria), San Benito County, California, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘAnita Mine (Rita Mine; Santa Rita Mine; Chiquita Mine), Wright Mountain, Fresno County, California, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘArcher Mine, Archer Camp, Fresno County, California, USA
26.6km (16.6 miles) ⓘEl Cajon Mine (Clough Mine; Gough Mine; Mathews Mine), Buck Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
35.2km (21.8 miles) ⓘValley View Mine (Panoche Mine), Llanada, Central San Benito Mining District, San Benito County, California, USA
References
Cooper, Joseph F., Jr., Dunning, Gail E., Hadley, Ted A. (2003) Mineralogy of the Victor Claim, Clear Creek Area, New Idria District, San Benito County, California. (occasional web publications of the Bay Area mineralogists). http://baymin.org/Pubs/Victor_Claim.pdf
 
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