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Quartz from
Unnamed diorite pegmatite [1], Fort Irwin, San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed diorite pegmatite [1], Fort Irwin, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:825921
Long-form Identifier:1:3:825921:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
12.6km (7.9 miles) ⓘLester Mine, Fort Irwin, San Bernardino County, California, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘAlvord Mountain Mine (Alvord Mtn. Mine; Unnamed), Alvord Peak, Alvord District, Alvord Mountain, San Bernardino County, California, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘRoseberry Mine (Starfire North Tungsten prospect), Alvord Peak, Alvord District, Alvord Mountain, San Bernardino County, California, USA
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘCelestial prospect, Jack Spring, San Bernardino County, California, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘMassen group, Alvord Peak, Alvord District, Alvord Mountain, San Bernardino County, California, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘGold Divide Mine, Goldstone, Goldstone Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘRio Hondo Mine, Goldstone, Goldstone Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘAlvord Mine, Alvord Peak, Alvord District, Alvord Mountain, San Bernardino County, California, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘParadise Mountains Tungsten deposit (Paradise Mtns Tungsten deposit), Paradise Springs, Grapevine District, Paradise Range, San Bernardino County, California, USA
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Jasper prospect [1], Alvord Peak, Alvord District, Alvord Mountain, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
Allen, Robert D., Kramer, Henry (1955) Hornblende in diorite pegmatite near Camp Irwin, San Bernardino County, California. American Mineralogist, 40 (5-6) 527-529
 
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