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Quartz from
Birch Creek, White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA


Locality type:Creek
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Birch Creek, White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:978555
Long-form Identifier:1:3:978555:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘTarget Mine (Victory Tungsten Syndicate), Deep Springs, Deep Springs Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘWaterfall prospect, Cuna Spring, White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘPine Mountain group (Pine Mountain Mine), Antelope Spring, White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘEmergency Mine (Emergency group), Crystal Peak (Crystal Hill), White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘCrystal Peak (Crystal Hill), White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘScheelite Nugget, Cuna Spring, White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘGold Wedge Mine (Southbend Mine; Del Masso Mine), Index Hill, White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘShasta Rose occurrence (Mountain View), Index Hill, White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘVictor group (Victor Consolidated; Victor No. 8 prospect), Lime Hill, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘLincoln Mine (Silver Dome Mine), Sugarloaf Mountain, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
References
Barton, M. D. (2000) Overview of the lithophile-element-bearing magmatic hydrothermal system at Birch Creek. White Mountains, California: Society of Economic Geologists Guidebook Series, 32, 9-26.
 
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