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Quartz from
Mitchell Mine (Hottinger Mine), Otter Hill, Moneta-Forest, Bedford County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Almandine3
Muscovite3
Feldspar Group2
- var Perthite2
Biotite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mitchell Mine (Hottinger Mine), Otter Hill, Moneta-Forest, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:98452
Long-form Identifier:1:3:98452:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘBells Mine (Old River Mine; Goggins Ford Mine), Egypt Mines, Moneta-Forest, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘHarris Prospect, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘBig Harris Mine, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘR. E. Nance prospect, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘNance Mine, Moneta-Forest, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘEverett Mine (Walton Mine), Moneta-Forest, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘBishop Mine, Lynch Station, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
17.0km (10.5 miles) ⓘWheatley Pegmatite Mine (Big Hicks Mine; Moneta Mine), Moneta-Forest, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
17.0km (10.5 miles) ⓘYoung Feldspar Mine, Moneta-Forest, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
17.0km (10.5 miles) ⓘSeaboard Mine (Newman Mine), Egypt Mines, Moneta-Forest, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
References
Rocks & Min.: 60:165.
Bulletin 33.
Pegau, Arthur A. (1932) Pegmatite Deposits of Virginia. Bulletin 33. Virginia Geological Survey 123pp.
 
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