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Chalcedony from
Volcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Chalcedony
Formula:SiO2
Colour:Blue
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcedony data
Locality Data:Click here to view Volcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:674890
Long-form Identifier:1:3:674890:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chalcedony in this Region
Diamond placer occurrence MRDS No. 10028324, Volcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcedony
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘDiamond placer occurrence MRDS No. 10028324, Volcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘChrysoprase and Moss Opal deposits, River Pines, Fiddletown Mining District (Oleta Mining District), Amador County, California, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘStockton Hill, Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘEllis property (Boss Mine), Chrome Mountain, Pardee Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘCuster prospect (Dooley prospect; Custer Dooley prospect), Sunnybrook, Pardee Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘHooten Ranch deposit, Toyon, Pardee Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
65.7km (40.8 miles) ⓘOphir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
66.9km (41.5 miles) ⓘSpanish Mine [1] (Central Consolidated Mine; Central Cons.; Spanish & Humbug Cons. claims; Humbug Mine; Spanish vein), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
71.3km (44.3 miles) ⓘUnspecified Ferrierite occurrence (1), North Side of Raymond Peak, Raymond Peak, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
89.7km (55.7 miles) ⓘLeviathan Mine, Leviathan Peak, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
References
January, 1954: 211
California Journal of Mines and Geology (1954): 50(1)
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 316.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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