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Chalcedony from
Custer prospect (Dooley prospect; Custer Dooley prospect), Sunnybrook, Pardee Mining District, Amador County, California, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Chalcedony
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcedony data
Locality Data:Click here to view Custer prospect (Dooley prospect; Custer Dooley prospect), Sunnybrook, Pardee Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:925203
Long-form Identifier:1:3:925203:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcedony
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘEllis property (Boss Mine), Chrome Mountain, Pardee Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘStockton Hill, Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘHooten Ranch deposit, Toyon, Pardee Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘChrysoprase and Moss Opal deposits, River Pines, Fiddletown Mining District (Oleta Mining District), Amador County, California, USA
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘVolcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘDiamond placer occurrence MRDS No. 10028324, Volcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
63.6km (39.5 miles) ⓘOphir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
65.0km (40.4 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
93.6km (58.2 miles) ⓘAllison Ranch Quartz Mine (Allison Ranch Mine; Allison Ranch vein; Allison Ranch Qtz.; Crossus Consolidated Mine; Stanton Mine), La Barr Meadows, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
95.4km (59.3 miles) ⓘUnspecified Ferrierite occurrence (1), North Side of Raymond Peak, Raymond Peak, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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