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Quartz from
Durkee, Baker County, Oregon, USA


Locality type:Unincorporated Community
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Durkee, Baker County, Oregon, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:988097
Long-form Identifier:1:3:988097:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Durkee Fire Opal Mine, Durkee, Baker County, Oregon, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘGold Hill (Porcupine; Spring Gulch; Panting; Weathearby; Bonanza; Judas; Gone Goose), Weatherby Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘIndiana Mine, Rye Valley Mining District (Mormon Basin Mining District), Baker County, Oregon, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘSeminole Claim, Pleasant Valley Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘSheep Mountain Group (Kent; Sheep Mountain Prospect), Lower Burnt River Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘJay Bird Claim, Pleasant Valley Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘChicken Creek Mine (Hallock Mine; Flaming Arrow; Demas; Leona G), Chicken Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘRandall Occurrence (Regal), Malheur Mining District (Mormon Basin Mining District), Malheur County, Oregon, USA
20.0km (12.5 miles) ⓘOra Marmo Occurrence, Malheur Mining District (Mormon Basin Mining District), Malheur County, Oregon, USA
20.5km (12.8 miles) ⓘMorton Occurrence, Malheur Mining District (Mormon Basin Mining District), Malheur County, Oregon, USA
21.3km (13.3 miles) ⓘLiddy Group, Conner Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
References
MacFall, Russell P. (1951) Gem hunter's guide. Science and Mathematics Publishing Company. p.1-187.
 
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