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Quartz from
High Sierra claim, Sachse Monument, Emigrant Basin, Tuolumne 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 High Sierra claim, Sachse Monument, Emigrant Basin, Tuolumne County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:660320
Long-form Identifier:1:3:660320:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘSilver Mine Creek prospect, Kennedy Meadow, Tuolumne County, California, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘKennedy Meadow (Kennedy Meadows), Tuolumne County, California, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘOld Mexico occurrence (Old Mexico No. 1), Mono Village, Castle Peak Mining District, Mono County, California, USA
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘTamarack Mine, Mono Village, Castle Peak Mining District, Mono County, California, USA
36.8km (22.9 miles) ⓘDunderburg Mine (Dunderberg Mine), Dunderberg Peak (Castle Peak), Castle Peak Mining District, Mono County, California, USA
36.8km (22.9 miles) ⓘCasa Madera Mine (Casa Madera Gold Mine Syndicate), Thompson Peak, Soulsbyville & Confidence Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘMono Mine, Mount Scowden, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono County, California, USA
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘWolverine Mine (Wasatch claim [?]), Homer Mining and Milling Mine (Wasatch Mine 130; Unidentified mine 129; Wolverine; Homer Mining and Milling property; Nioma Wasatch Gold Hill claims), Mount Scowden, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono County, California, USA
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘHomer Mining and Milling Mine (Wasatch Mine 130; Unidentified mine 129; Wolverine; Homer Mining and Milling property; Nioma Wasatch Gold Hill claims), Mount Scowden, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono County, California, USA
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘGorilla Mine, Mount Scowden, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono County, California, USA
References
U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1261G
 
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