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Quartz from
Metropolitan Quartz Mine (Metropolitan Qtz.; Metropolitan), Orleans Flat, Moores Flat 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 Metropolitan Quartz Mine (Metropolitan Qtz.; Metropolitan), Orleans Flat, Moores Flat Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:955862
Long-form Identifier:1:3:955862:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘAndy Fitz Mine (Fruitvale Mine), Minnesota Flat, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘSleeping Beauty Mine, Minnesota Flat, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘSleeping Beauty Mine, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au mine [11], Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘPurcell & Muller Mine (Purcell and Muller; Maid of Orleans), Orleans Flat, Moores Flat Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘMaryland Mine, Minnesota Flat, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘUnidentified Au mine [30], Minnesota Flat, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘCracker Jack and Cracker Jack Extension Mine (Cracker Jack and Cracker Jack Ext.; Crackerjack; Crackerjack Ext.), Orleans Flat, Moores Flat Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘIrelan Mine (Ireland Mine), Minnesota Flat, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘDurston Gold Mining Company Mine (Durston Gold Mng Co), Minnesota Flat, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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