Quartz

The Quartz is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 1,099 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Quartz  

State:  California

County:  Mariposa

Elevation: 1,099 Feet (335 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.51, -120.20111

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Satelite image of the Quartz

Quartz MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Quartz


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Mariposa


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): UTM EST; LAT-LONG VALUES FROM USGS NATIONAL ATLAS ARE BASED UPON GIVEN TOWNSHIP, RANGE AND SECTION INFO.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN

Comment (Deposit): 22 ACRES, PATENTED ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): LAIZURE, C. MCK., 1928 , SAN FRANCISCO FIELD DIVISION IN TWENTY - FOURTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 127


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