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Quartz from
Brilliant claim (Brilliant Mine; Brilliant ledge), Ord Mountain Mine (Ord Mountain Mine System; Ord Mine; Ord Mountain deposits; Osborn; Rio Vista claim; Brilliant claim; Josephine claim; Belgium claim; Copper Junction claim), Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Brilliant claim (Brilliant Mine; Brilliant ledge), Ord Mountain Mine (Ord Mountain Mine System; Ord Mine; Ord Mountain deposits; Osborn; Rio Vista claim; Brilliant claim; Josephine claim; Belgium claim; Copper Junction claim), Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:845944
Long-form Identifier:1:3:845944:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘGreenback Mine, Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘWhite Dollar Mine (May Day Mine; Mayday Tungsten Mine), Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘPainsville Mine, Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘOrd Mountain Mine (Ord Mountain Mine System; Ord Mine; Ord Mountain deposits; Osborn; Rio Vista claim; Brilliant claim; Josephine claim; Belgium claim; Copper Junction claim), Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘEngland claim, Ord Mountain Mine (Ord Mountain Mine System; Ord Mine; Ord Mountain deposits; Osborn; Rio Vista claim; Brilliant claim; Josephine claim; Belgium claim; Copper Junction claim), Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘCentral tunnel, Ord Mountain Mine (Ord Mountain Mine System; Ord Mine; Ord Mountain deposits; Osborn; Rio Vista claim; Brilliant claim; Josephine claim; Belgium claim; Copper Junction claim), Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘAzucar Mine, Newberry Springs, Newberry Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘMaumee Mine [1] (Maumes Mine; Unnamed prospect), East Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘNew Deal Mine, Goat Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au-Cu prospect [35], Daggett Ridge, Belleville Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
Margerum, W. (2003) The Brilliant Claim. The 783rd meeting of the Mineralogical Society of Southern California (May 2003 bulletin)
 
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