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Quartz from
Dawley Canyon area, Valley View Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Area
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dawley Canyon area, Valley View Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:283267
Long-form Identifier:1:3:283267:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘMica mine (Mick mine; Locality K2), Valley View Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘErrington-Thiel mica mine (Big Mica Mine; Holiday?), Valley View Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘValley View mine (Owl claim; Hankins property), Road Canyon area, Valley View Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Beryl prospect (MRDS10045568), Gilbert Canyon Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
9.6km (5.9 miles) ⓘStar Tungsten Mine (Star Mine; Ogilvie Mine; Harrison Pass Mine), Harrison Pass Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
10.2km (6.4 miles) ⓘLakeview Mine, Harrison Pass Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘFawn Creek prospect, Ruby Valley Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘBattle Creek Mine (Noonday Mine; High Ore Mine; Bowring Mine; Friday Mine; Crescent Mine; Ruby Valley Mine; Galenite claims; Battle Creek group; BC claims), Ruby Valley Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘCopper King mine, Ruby Valley Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘSummit View Mine (Ruby Mountain Zinc claims - in part; Lang prospect; Streeter Mine), Corral Creek Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
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