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Quartz from
Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:900866
Long-form Identifier:1:3:900866:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Baltimore Mine (Baltimore group; Unnamed Au-Ag-Cu mine), Baltimore Town, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Belcher Quartz Mine (Belcher Qtz.), Old Man Mountain, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Carlisle Mine (Eagle; Carlyle group; High Grade), Old Man Mountain, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Edison Mine, Old Man Mountain, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
High Grade Group Mine (Washington), Old Man Mountain, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Kentucky Mine (Kentuck and U. S. Grant; Kentuck & US Grant), Old Man Mountain, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Mammoth group (Mammoth Mine), Old Man Mountain, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Sylvanite group (Sylvanite gp.; Bella/Johanna; Bella Qtz.; Bella Quartz Mine; Johanna Quartz Mine), Old Man Mountain, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Three Johns Mine, Old Man Mountain, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Unnamed Au mine [15], Old Man Mountain, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Unnamed Au mine [19], Old Man Mountain, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Lucky Joe Mine, Signal Peak, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Unnamed Au mine [2], Signal Peak, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Unnamed Au mine [5], Signal Peak, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Unnamed Au mine [9], Signal Peak, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Caledonia Mine (Montreal), Summit City, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Confidence Mine, Summit City, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
California Mine (Great Eastern Mine), Excelsior Mine (Excelsior group; Wotall; Lake/Blue Fox/C.B.C./Mammoth; Great Western Extension/California; Green Emigrant/Indian Boy/Pacific; New Hope/North Mammoth/Dam End; Great Eastern/Great Western; Confidence/Golden Eagle; Union No. 1 & 2 claims; Of What No. 1 & 2 claims), Summit City, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Moscow Mine, Excelsior Mine (Excelsior group; Wotall; Lake/Blue Fox/C.B.C./Mammoth; Great Western Extension/California; Green Emigrant/Indian Boy/Pacific; New Hope/North Mammoth/Dam End; Great Eastern/Great Western; Confidence/Golden Eagle; Union No. 1 & 2 claims; Of What No. 1 & 2 claims), Summit City, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Of What Nos. 1 & 2 Mine, Excelsior Mine (Excelsior group; Wotall; Lake/Blue Fox/C.B.C./Mammoth; Great Western Extension/California; Green Emigrant/Indian Boy/Pacific; New Hope/North Mammoth/Dam End; Great Eastern/Great Western; Confidence/Golden Eagle; Union No. 1 & 2 claims; Of What No. 1 & 2 claims), Summit City, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Fraction Mine, Summit City, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Freeman group (Cash-On-Dump), Summit City, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Green Emigrant Mine, Summit City, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Oro Grande Mine (Oro Grande group), Summit City, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Pacific Mine [2], Summit City, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Rusty Mine (Rusty claim), Summit City, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Sunny South Mine (Grey Eagle Mine; Dutch Flat), Summit City, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘRusty Mine (Rusty claim), Summit City, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘConfidence Mine, Summit City, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘCaledonia Mine (Montreal), Summit City, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘCalifornia Mine (Great Eastern Mine), Excelsior Mine (Excelsior group; Wotall; Lake/Blue Fox/C.B.C./Mammoth; Great Western Extension/California; Green Emigrant/Indian Boy/Pacific; New Hope/North Mammoth/Dam End; Great Eastern/Great Western; Confidence/Golden Eagle; Union No. 1 & 2 claims; Of What No. 1 & 2 claims), Summit City, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘOro Grande Mine (Oro Grande group), Summit City, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘFreeman group (Cash-On-Dump), Summit City, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘGreen Emigrant Mine, Summit City, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘMoscow Mine, Excelsior Mine (Excelsior group; Wotall; Lake/Blue Fox/C.B.C./Mammoth; Great Western Extension/California; Green Emigrant/Indian Boy/Pacific; New Hope/North Mammoth/Dam End; Great Eastern/Great Western; Confidence/Golden Eagle; Union No. 1 & 2 claims; Of What No. 1 & 2 claims), Summit City, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘPacific Mine [2], Summit City, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘOf What Nos. 1 & 2 Mine, Excelsior Mine (Excelsior group; Wotall; Lake/Blue Fox/C.B.C./Mammoth; Great Western Extension/California; Green Emigrant/Indian Boy/Pacific; New Hope/North Mammoth/Dam End; Great Eastern/Great Western; Confidence/Golden Eagle; Union No. 1 & 2 claims; Of What No. 1 & 2 claims), Summit City, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
References
Doebrich, J. L.
Garside, L. J.
Shawe, D. R. (1996) Characterization of mineral deposits in rocks of the Triassic to Jurassic magmatic arc of western Nevada and eastern California. USGS Open File report 96-6
 
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