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Quartz from
White Rock deposit (White Rock Silica Mine), Helm Ranch, Round Hills, Cathey Mining District (Cathay Mining District), West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Occurs as a large mass exhibiting prominent parting.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view White Rock deposit (White Rock Silica Mine), Helm Ranch, Round Hills, Cathey Mining District (Cathay Mining District), West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:672729
Long-form Identifier:1:3:672729:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘAnn Mine, Cow and Calf Mountain, Cathey Mining District (Cathay Mining District), West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘPocohontas Mine, Copper Hill, Green Mountain Mining District (Ben Hur Mining District), Mariposa County, California, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘJohnnie Green Mine (Johnny Green Mine; Green Mine; Johnny Green Jr. Mine), Copper Hill, Green Mountain Mining District (Ben Hur Mining District), Mariposa County, California, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘGivens prospect, Round Hills, Cathey Mining District (Cathay Mining District), West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
8.1km (5.1 miles) ⓘFrancis Mine (Frances Mine), Round Hills, Cathey Mining District (Cathay Mining District), West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘBennett-Pate (Baker dredge ground) [2], Flat Top Mountain, Mariposa County, California, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘBennett-Pate and Baker dredge ground [1], Flat Top Mountain, Mariposa County, California, USA
9.6km (5.9 miles) ⓘArcturas Mine, Catheys Valley, Cathey Mining District (Cathay Mining District), West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
9.6km (5.9 miles) ⓘLive Oak Mine, Green Mountain, Green Mountain Mining District (Ben Hur Mining District), Mariposa County, California, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘGood View Mine (Goodview Mine; Copper King claim; Copper King and M. S. Mine; Little Giant claim; Stonewall Jackson claim; Crown Point claim; San Jose claim; Rothschild claim; S. A. claim; Sunset claim), Green Mountain, Green Mountain Mining District (Ben Hur Mining District), Mariposa County, California, USA
References
Sampson, Reid J. & W. Burling Tucker (1931), Feldspar, silica, andalusite, and cyanite deposits of California: California Mining Bureau. Report 27: 439
Rogers, Austin Flint (1935), Unique occurrence of vein quartz in Mariposa County, California (abstract): Geological Society of America, Proceedings, 1934: 327-328
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 314.
 
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