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Rock Crystal from
Eureka Mine (Eureka & Grizzly Mine; Eureka claim; Grizzly claim), Big Oak Flat, Big Oak Flat Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Rock Crystal
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Native Gold
Talc
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rock Crystal data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eureka Mine (Eureka & Grizzly Mine; Eureka claim; Grizzly claim), Big Oak Flat, Big Oak Flat Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:669342
Long-form Identifier:1:3:669342:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rock Crystal
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘStanislaus Mine, Carson Hill Gold Mining Company Mines (Carson Hill Mines), Melones, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘChili Gulch occurrences, Chili Gulch (Chile Gulch ?), Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
62.5km (38.9 miles) ⓘGreen Mountain Mine (McSorley Mine), Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
62.7km (39.0 miles) ⓘRough Diamond Mine (Rough Diamond Placer Mine; Rough Diamond Crystal Mine), Chili Gulch (Chile Gulch ?), Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
62.8km (39.0 miles) ⓘGreen Mountain Mine (Calaveras Crystal mine), Chili Gulch (Chile Gulch ?), Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
67.7km (42.1 miles) ⓘWest Point, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
72.6km (45.1 miles) ⓘNew York Mine (Anderson Mine), Goat Hill, West Belt, Amador County, California, USA
75.5km (46.9 miles) ⓘVolcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
99.4km (61.8 miles) ⓘBBC Mine, El Dorado County, California, USA
References
Logan, Clarence August (1949), Mines and mineral resources of Tuolumne County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 45(1): 65
Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.
 
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