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Quartz from
Vernal Mesa Quartz Monzonite, Black Canyon of the Gunnison River, Montrose County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Pluton
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vernal Mesa Quartz Monzonite, Black Canyon of the Gunnison River, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1305287
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1305287:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘGoat Hill No. 1 occurrence, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘGunnison River Gorge, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘBlack Canyon Beryl Prospect, Curecanti Needle Area, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
26.8km (16.6 miles) ⓘStumpy Creek, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
30.5km (19.0 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine (Unpatented Claim: Peifer; Peifer Quarry), Curecanti Needle Area, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
44.2km (27.4 miles) ⓘThorium Prospect (MRDS - 10094675), Marion-Vanguard Area, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Lead Mine (MRDS - 10101886), Marion-Vanguard Area, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
44.8km (27.9 miles) ⓘThorium Prospect (MRDS - 10014399), Marion-Vanguard Area, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘThorium Prospect (MRDS - 10014402), Marion-Vanguard Area, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
45.8km (28.4 miles) ⓘThorium Prospect (MRDS - 10014400), Marion-Vanguard Area, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
References
Hansen, Wallace R. (1965), Black Canyon of the Gunnison: Today and Yesterday. USGS Bulletin 1191, 76 p.
Hansen, Wallace R. (1971), Geologic map of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison River and vicinity, western Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map 1-584, scale 1:31,680.
 
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