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Crystal Tips No. 2 pit, Red Rock, Lassen County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types
Crystal Tips No. 2 pitPit
Red Rock- not defined -
Lassen CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 52' 50'' North , 119° 59' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Chilcoot-Vinton454 (2011)14.5km
Doyle678 (2011)18.7km
Cold Springs8,544 (2011)22.4km
Lemmon Valley5,040 (2011)30.3km
Loyalton702 (2017)30.7km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Comstock Gold ProspectorsReno, Nevada42km
Reno Gem and Mineral SocietyReno, Nevada42km
Mindat Locality ID:
25101
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:25101:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A gemstone occurrence/pit located 4.0 km (2.5 miles) SSE of Red Rock locale, on/near the summit of Petersen Mountain, on the California-Nevada state line. Elevation approx. 5822' AMSL.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2

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