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Quartz from
Crystal Ridge, Johnson Spring, Tibbetts Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA


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Quartz, etc.

Crystal Ridge, Johnson Spring, Tibbetts Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Smoky Quartz

Crystal Ridge, Johnson Spring, Tibbetts Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Amethyst

Crystal Ridge, Johnson Spring, Tibbetts Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Smoky Quartz

Crystal Ridge, Johnson Spring, Tibbetts Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Crystal Ridge, Johnson Spring, Tibbetts Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
09499300017271986565094.jpg
Smoky Quartz

Crystal Ridge, Johnson Spring, Tibbetts Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Amethyst

Crystal Ridge, Johnson Spring, Tibbetts Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Smoky Quartz

Crystal Ridge, Johnson Spring, Tibbetts Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Crystal Ridge, Johnson Spring, Tibbetts Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Smoky Quartz

Crystal Ridge, Johnson Spring, Tibbetts Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Amethyst

Crystal Ridge, Johnson Spring, Tibbetts Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
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Smoky Quartz

Crystal Ridge, Johnson Spring, Tibbetts Mining District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
Locality type:Ridge
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Occurs as crystals coated by chlorite and specularite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Chlorite Group
Specularite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz10
- var Smoky Quartz5
- var Amethyst5
Chlorite Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Crystal Ridge, Johnson Spring, Tibbetts Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:667672
Long-form Identifier:1:3:667672:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘSenator Mine, Mazourka Peak, Tibbetts Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘEureka Consolidated Quartz Mine (Senator Mine), Johnson Spring, Tibbetts Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘGypsy Queen Mine (Eureka), Johnson Spring, Tibbetts Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘGreen Monster Mine, Kearsarge, Kearsarge Mining District [2], Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘBlack Eagle Mine, Kearsarge, Kearsarge Mining District [2], Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘLucky Boy prospect (Big Ram Mine ?), Lookout Point, Inyo County, California, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘDivision Creek Mine (Division Creek-Apex Mine), Goodale Mountain, Inyo County, California, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘNew Era Mine (Never Rest; Buckeye), Fish Springs, Fish Springs Mining District (Tinemaha Mining district), Owens Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘDenman Mine (Squaw Flat Nos. 1-4), Andrews Mountain, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘMontezuma Mine (Montezuma South prospect), Andrews Mountain, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
References
Strong, Mary Frances Berkholz (1964), Crystal ridge in the Inyo Mountains: Gems & Minerals, No. 325: 16-18, Oct. 1964
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 314.
 
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