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


Locality type:Pluton
Classification
Type:Quartz-monzonite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz-monzonite 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:1305814
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1305814:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz-monzonite
63.4km (39.4 miles) ⓘAberdeen Quarry, Gunnison Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
71.2km (44.3 miles) ⓘParadise Pass Occurrence, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
71.4km (44.4 miles) ⓘGold Basin District Occurrence (MS 1984; Patented Claim: Belle Flora), Green Mountain Mining District (Gold Basin Mining District; Iris Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
78.3km (48.7 miles) ⓘSherman Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘBlack Jack Lode; Ruth Occurrence, Indian Springs, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
81.0km (50.4 miles) ⓘOphir Valley occurrence (New Dominion; Nevada Gulch; Silver Tip Lower Yellow Jacket; Chapman Gulch), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
83.2km (51.7 miles) ⓘRidgeway No. 3 Claim, Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
83.8km (52.1 miles) ⓘRock of Ages Mine (Patented Claims: Rock of Ages; MS 19205a; Rock of Ages No. 2; MS 19205a; Rock of Ages Mill Site; MS 19205b; Peak View; MS 19205a), Mount Wilson Mining District, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
83.8km (52.1 miles) ⓘCochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
84.0km (52.2 miles) ⓘSpecial Session Mine (Polar No. 1; MS 12908; Polar No. 2; MS 12908; Oasis; MS 12908; Slide Rock; MS 12908), Mount Wilson Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
References
Hunter, J.F. (1925), Precambrian rocks of Gunnison River, Colorado. USGS Bulletin 777, 94 p.
 
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