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Quartz from
Badger Hill Quartz Mine (Badger; Badger Hill Qtz.), Empire Star group (Empire Star Mines Company holdings), Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Badger Hill Quartz Mine (Badger; Badger Hill Qtz.), Empire Star group (Empire Star Mines Company holdings), Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:948969
Long-form Identifier:1:3:948969:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘCrown Point Consolidated Quartz Mine (Crown Point Mine; Crown Point Con. Qtz.; Confidence; Wm Penn; William Penn), Empire Star group (Empire Star Mines Company holdings), Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘMcKay Mine (Mackay Mine), Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘSims Consolidated Quartz Mine (Sims Cons. Qtz; Nuttal; Telegraph), Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘMagenta Quartz Mine (Magenta Mine), Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘMother Neal Mine, Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘHome Quartz Mine (Home Qtz.; Deer Creek), Champion Mine (Champion Consolidated Quartz Mine; Champion Con Qtz; Champion Fraction Lode), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘMoorehouse Quartz Mine (Moorehouse Qtz.; Morehouse), Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘGolden Center group (Cabin Flat Mine; Rock Roche Mine; Dromedary Mine; Scotia Mine; Peabody Mine; Garage/Dromedary/Berriman/Peabody), Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘTunnel Discovery Mine, Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘPowning Quartz Mine (Powning Mine), Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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