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Smoky Quartz from
Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA


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Smoky Quartz

Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Sentinel rock, Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
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Smoky Quartz

Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
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Smoky Quartz

Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
02807340017339893376915.jpg
Smoky Quartz

Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
02539440017272012505958.jpg
Smoky Quartz, etc.

Sentinel rock, Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
01343060017272012526842.jpg
Smoky Quartz

Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
08494110017272012534104.jpg
Smoky Quartz

Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
02807340017339893376915.jpg
Smoky Quartz

Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
02539440017272012505958.jpg
Smoky Quartz, etc.

Sentinel rock, Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
01343060017272012526842.jpg
Smoky Quartz

Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
08494110017272012534104.jpg
Smoky Quartz

Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Peak
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Smoky Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Microcline31
- var Amazonite12
Goethite7
Topaz3
Elbaite2
Beryl1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smoky Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:119691
Long-form Identifier:1:3:119691:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Smoky Quartz in this Region
Sentinel rock (Specimen rock), Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Astro Mine, Sentinel rock (Specimen rock), Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Astro Pocket No. 1, Astro Mine, Sentinel rock (Specimen rock), Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Astro Pocket No. 2, Astro Mine, Sentinel rock (Specimen rock), Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Smoky Quartz
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘGlen Cove, Pikes Peak batholith, Teller County, Colorado, USA
7.6km (4.8 miles) ⓘCameron Cone, Crystal Park, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘSentinel rock (Specimen rock), Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘSpecimen Rock, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘStove Mountain (Cookstove Mountain), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘZenobia Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘSt Peters Dome, Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘBuck Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘCrystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘRay Ziegler pegmatite pocket, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
References
Mason, Anita (1976) The World of Rocks and Minerals. Larousse & Co., Inc., New York.
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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