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Quartz from
Cowboy Mine (Old Cowboy Mine; Gold Peak Mine; Gold Peak and Cowboy Mines; Zada Mine), Loraine, Loraine Mining District, Kern 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 Cowboy Mine (Old Cowboy Mine; Gold Peak Mine; Gold Peak and Cowboy Mines; Zada Mine), Loraine, Loraine Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:968470
Long-form Identifier:1:3:968470:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘBlackhawk Mine, Millersville, Loraine Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘMinnehaha Mine (Mayflower Mine; Claude Mine), Twin Oaks, Loraine Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘWilliams Ranch deposit, Piute Peak (Piute Mountain), Green Mountain District, Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘLocarno and Gwynne Mine (Locarno Mine; Gwynne Mine; Locarno-Simon group), Sorrell Peak, Piute Mountain District (Mount Sinai District), Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘGwynne Mine (Gwynne vein; Kersey vein; Dead Tree; Deadtree; Dearborne; Shasta claim; Gwynne-Jenette: Chief claim; Mace; Jennete; Jennette vein; Kern County Consolidated Gold Mines; Hard Luck claim), Weldon Peak, Green Mountain District, Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘNaja Mine (Hobby; Naja Scheelite), Piute Peak (Piute Mountain), Green Mountain District, Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘHorse Canyon Agate Beds (Cache Creek), Sugarloaf Mountain, Loraine Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘBasin View Mine, Havilah, Clear Creek Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘDonlevy Mine (Orrell group), Sorrell Peak, Piute Mountain District (Mount Sinai District), Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘBuckhorn Mine, Havilah, Clear Creek Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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