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Rock Crystal from
West Point, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA


Classification
Species:Quartz var: Rock Crystal
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rock Crystal data
Locality Data:Click here to view West Point, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:685160
Long-form Identifier:1:3:685160:6
GUID (UUID V4):aa5445e2-7a31-4d03-aa4f-4ca8906a72f8
Nearest other occurrences of Rock Crystal
10.3km (6.4 miles) Volcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
21.3km (13.3 miles) Green Mountain Mine (Calaveras Crystal mine), Chili Gulch (Chile Gulch ?), Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) Green Mountain Mine (McSorley Mine), Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
21.5km (13.4 miles) Rough Diamond Mine (Rough Diamond Placer Mine; Rough Diamond Crystal Mine), Chili Gulch (Chile Gulch ?), Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
25.8km (16.0 miles) Chili Gulch occurrences, Chili Gulch (Chile Gulch ?), Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) New York Mine (Anderson Mine), Goat Hill, West Belt, Amador County, California, USA
42.1km (26.1 miles) Stanislaus Mine, Carson Hill Gold Mining Company Mines (Carson Hill Mines), Melones, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
43.8km (27.2 miles) Eclipse Mine, El Dorado County, California, USA
43.8km (27.2 miles) BBC Mine, El Dorado County, California, USA
67.7km (42.1 miles) Eureka Mine (Eureka & Grizzly Mine; Eureka claim; Grizzly claim), Big Oak Flat, Big Oak Flat Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
References
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Report (issue)
Minerals of California By ARTHUR S. EAKLE, MARCH, Ph.D. 1914 Issued by California State Mining Bureau...Hon Hiram W. Johnson, Governor of the State of California. Sir: I have the honor to transmit Bureau...Minerals of herewith Bulletin 67 of the State Mining California. This work was made possible at this date...Bureau. and Mineralogy of the University of California, with this Eakle has given freely of his time...Minerals Distribution by Counties Bibliography on California Minerals Index to Minerals — 197 204 210 220
Report (issue)
M^iajKaMVMtrVMMIMMVW^- 'Vv s > MINERALS Of CALIFORNIA BULl,ETIN N«, 91 issei0 BY rr: ^ ;wIFORNIA...BULLETIN [November, 1922 No. 91 Minerals of California $ BY ARTHUR S. EAKLE, Ph. D. Professor...Mineralogy, University of California COMPLIMENTS OF ^^^foyd Sc, c/iosty GIST CALIFORNIA STATE PRINTING OFFICE...Stephens, Governor of the State of California, Sacramento, California Sir: I have the honor to transmit...upon the minerals of California. This bulletin records our knowledge of California minerals to date,
Journal (volume)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES GEORGE D. NORDENHOLT, Director DIVISION OF MINES...BRADLEY State Mineralogist JANUARY, 1936 No. CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY QUARTERLY CHAPTER...FERRY RUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA 0373 LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OP< CALIFORNIA DAVIS 1 DIVISION OF MINES...Logan, District Mining Engineer McK. Laizure, District W. Burling Tucker, Reid J. Mining Engineer...Engineer District Sampson, Assistant Mining Engineer District Engineer Chas. V. Averill, District Mining
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA THE GOLDEN BEAR The Golden Bear Nugget of Yankee is NUGGET said to have...have been found in the mining the nugget Jim, Placer County, California, in 1871 by a small girl in...are nuggets. The nugget was acquired by the California Federation of Minerologicol Societies insignia...in in the Cali- San Francisco MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA CENTENNIAL VOLUME by JOSEPH (1866-1966) MURDOCH...Ian Campbell and Eleanor M. Learned BULLETIN California Division of Ferry Building, San 189 Mines
Report (issue)
] \ I ^,_|^_g|g„gy. MMM STATE OF CALIFORNIA GOODWIN I. KNIGHT, Governor DEPARTMENT OF... Chief BULLETIN December 173 MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA By JOSEPH MURDOCH University of Caliiomia,...ROBERT W. WEBB University of California, Santa Barbara College Goleta, California Price $3.00 LIBRARY UNIVERSITY...Goodwin J. Knight Governor of ihe State of California Dear Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith...JenlCalifornia, Chief of the Division of Mines. Minerals of California is one of the Division's
Report (volume)
............................................ California....................................................................................... 102 District of Columbia ................................................................................... West Virginia..........................................about 1,250,000 barrels. The production of natural rock cement was five times the combined production and...than 86,000,000 barrels. The production of natural rock cement and the imports of foreign cement are so
Journal (volume)
Archive in 2012 with funding from University of California, Davis Libraries http://archive.org/details...org/details/californiajourna40cali STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF MINES... 40 State Mineralogist JANUARY 1944 No. CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY QUARTERLY CHAPTER...MINERALOGIST'S REPORT XL 33963 LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS 1 DIVISION OF MINES EXECUTIVE AND...Chief Geologist Logan, District Mining Engineer W. Burling Tucker, District Mining Engineer Reid J. Sampson
Journal (volume)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES GEORGE D. NORDENHOLT, Director DIVISION OF MINES...BRADLEY State Mineralogist JANUARY, 1938 No. CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY QUARTERLY CHAPTER...BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA 5478! LIBRARY UNIVERSITY C- CALIFORNIA D:\ViS 1 DIVISION OF...Geologist C A. Logan, District Mining Engineer C. McK. Laizure, District W. Burling Tucker, Reid...Reid J. Frank Sanborn, District Mining Engineer District Engineer Mining Engineer Mineral Technologist
Book
MINERALS OF CALIFORNlA 299" 257889 PEMBERTON' HOFE CALIFORNIA MINERALS 2995 SEP 1933 OINCO Digitized by...org/details/mineralsofcalifo00pemb MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA - MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA H. Earl Pemberton ~ VAN NOSTRAND...Published by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. L35 West 50th Street, New York, N.Y. 10020 Van Nostrand Reinhold...H. Earl, 1907Minerals of California. An updating of: Minerals of California: centennial volume, 1866-1966...index. 1. Mineralogy - California. 2. Mines and mineral resources - California. I. MUidoch, J oseph, 1890Minerals
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^ '“ P r . . . I West Orange SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY 9048 00992838 7 257989 R q549...q549 PEMBERTON, H.E MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA P 2995 IpSl q 49 f 07. 257889 ^ pe B T 5 w! balJ E...org/details/mineralsofcalifoOOpemb MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA H. Earl r i L ] Pemberton ...Published by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. 135 West 50th Street, New York, N.Y. 10020 Van Nostrand...H. Earl, 1907Minerals of California. An updating of: Minerals of California: 1866-1966 / by Joseph Murdoch
Report (volume)
about 1,250,000 barrels. The production of natural rock cement was five tunes the combined production and...than 80,000,000 barrels. The production of natural rock cement and the imports of foreign cement are so...it helpful to refer to Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant, it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals of wide distribution...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products but because they furnish
Report (issue)
05428 8494 LjJ I en S5 ^s CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU. Henry G. Hanks, State Mineralogist...his Excellency George Stoneman, Governor of California: you the fourth annual Sir I have the honor...to submit report of the State Mineralogist of California, in compliance with section three of an Act of...provide for the establishment and maintenance of a Mining Bureau," approved April 16, 1880. to : I have...Mineralogist feels it his duty to warn the people of California of the danger of destruction by fire of the now
Journal (volume)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES GEORGE D. NORDENHOLT. Director DIVISION OF MINES...BRADLEY State Mineralogist JANUARY, 1939 No. CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY QUARTERLY CHAPTER...BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA 70803 LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS 1 DIVISION OF MINES...Logan, District Mining Engineer O. McK. Laizure, District W. Burling Tucker, Reid J. Mining Engineer...Engineer District Sampson, Assistant Mining Engineer District Engineer Ohas. V. Averill, District Mining
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March 4, 5—Redmond, Washington. 29th An­ nual East Kingco Rock & Gem Show. Rose Hill J.H.S., 13505 NE 75th...& Mineral Show sponsored by the Rock & Arrowhead Club. Klamath County Fairgrounds. Information: Bob Williams...Dinosaur Park Association. Dinosaur State Park, West Street, Exit 23 off 1-91. Information: Richard Krueger...Swap-Sell-Learn sponsored by the Rock and Mineral Club of Lower Bucks County. Northminster Presbyterian Church...black-and-white photomicrographs, sketches, and crystal drawings. Five appendices present special­ ized
Book (edition)
interesting facts about the people involved in mining, current price lists of various stones, and numerous...Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E. Wilson...Division of Litton Educational Publishing, Inc. 450 West 33rd Street, New York, NY 10001 V.-\..'- NOSTR.-\...information is included on the persons involved in mining the deposits, with dates and other pertinent information...literature in North America. J. s. San Diego, California 1975 Acknowledgments The folio\\ ing persons
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A STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES v CALIFORNIA IOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY ...Fiscal Year, July 1, 1952, to June 30, 1953..- California Mineral Commodities in 1951 Mines and Mineral...*',. ( ? SAN FRANCISC6 CALIFORNIA*- DAVIS California 149 California OF MlNE&siTY of AV,S RY ... I ( 59 Amador County, IRY BUILDING, 9 LIBRARY STATE OF CALIFORNIA GOODWIN I. KNIGHT. Governor...11 1954 CALIFORNIA IOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY Price $1.00 No. 1 STATE OF CALIFORNIA GOODWIN
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3007 12DD172 California Stale Library S EeceiVe(i....S.tP..1893...._... Accessions ifo,92D.^> G1msL^M&&*...generally adopted by the best reduction works in the East, and are found to The regular sizes are 36 give...nounced in the to take place in The North Star Mining Company, of Grass Valley, has recently declared...contain metals - Academy of Sciences. — At California but fuel and ore. : ' SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY...expected to have the machinery in place The Champion Mining Company, Nevada and everything in readiness for
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LIBRARY Call No. D >PxL GU A. OS SOD? lEODIID California State Library 7 s VOLUME LXXIV. Nn IQAA...Nevada w^.- *HKI£K UOLXuVKH fKK ANNUM. 2, 1897. Mining Legislation. 'City. \\\'-- Bloffle Copies. ...The Champion Mining Company's properties near The Committee on Legislation of the California Nevada City...hand the proposed well equipped and well managed California mines. bills for presentation to the State Legislature...reopening of the old G win mine in Calaveras proposed by the Mining and Scientii-io Pkess and A 10-stamp
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stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...Jay in this of popular the Ellis Ransom, Rock-huntefs Range Guide, tells everything you need to...prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present...commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...as well as a dis- cussion of the basic kinds of rock: igneous, sedimentary, Once and metamorphic.
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Thesaurus am Guide to Indexing Fourth Edition Crystal S. Palmer, Editor 7 ia Published by th AMERICAN...Exmin Corporation Dorothy McGarry University of California, Los Angeles Ann Coppin Chevron Oil Field Research...largest groups of new terms have been U.S. county names; rock-formation names (mostly North American);...granite-granodiorite family was eliminated. Many specific rock types which had been autoposted narrower terms under...These include local geographic terms, U.S. county names, rock-formation names, and fossil names. Indexing
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Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip
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Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip
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A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States GEORGIA Georgia’s nearly 59,000 square miles makes...lie some of the oldest crystalline rocks in the East, both igneous and metamorphic, strongly mineralized...discovered Diamonds, the largest a pale yellow crystal of 4½ carats picked up near Morrow Station in Clayton...occasionally washed out of gold pans. Many other gem crystal species occur in pegmatite exposures, such as Aquamarine...deposits usually consist of Quartz veins in solid rock, while placer deposits occur in a great many regional
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p^^a^lfj. " 2DD7 lEQlOn state Ubraty 4 California was obtained, J „„ ihit avdhow « volume .from...other parts to break or which discussing, the point mentioned bronze. would soon be lost. The crank...mineral is valuable, but like other rare ping of the Rock Springs trouble. Missouri river at Omaha. That structure...000 in dividends during the year, §2,000,000. Mining and Scientific Press distributed among the fortunate...largely to the prosThe perity of this section of the county. business men of the town seems to be drifting
 
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