Locality type: Mine Classification Species: 'Lepidolite' (not an IMA approved species) Comments: Purchased in April 2001 at "Spring Show of the Rockies" in Denver, Colorado, USA. Confirmation Validity: Believed Valid Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: Quartz 12 Elbaite 4 Feldspar Group 4 Albite 4 - var Cleavelandite 4 Tourmaline 4 - var Rubellite 4 Stibiotantalite 2 Microlite Group 1 Monazite-(Sm) 1 Data Mineral Data: Click here to view Lepidolite data Locality Data: Click here to view Brown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA Photo Gallery View Gallery (15 photos) Data Identifiers Mindat Occurrence Record ID: 28510 Long-form Identifier: 1:3:28510:6 GUID (UUID V4 ): 0 Localities for Lepidolite in this Region Brown Derby No. 1, Brown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA Brown Derby No. 4 Mine, Brown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA Brown Derby No. 5 Mine, Brown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA Nearest other occurrences of Lepidolite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘ Brown Derby No. 1, Brown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA 1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘ Brown Derby No. 5 Mine, Brown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA 1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘ Bazooka, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA 4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘ Bucky pegmatite (New Anniversary; Willow Creek), Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA 50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘ Comet group (Comet prospect), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA 87.9km (54.6 miles) ⓘ Unnamed Pegmatite (MRDS - 10010897), Bull Ridge Area/Devils Hole Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA 91.4km (56.8 miles) ⓘ Chief lithium pegmatite, Texas Creek Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA 97.2km (60.4 miles) ⓘ Rito Alto Peak, Sangre de Cristo, Custer County, Colorado, USA References Meeves, H.; Harrer, C.M.; Salsbury, M.H.; Konselman, A.S; Shannon, S.S. Jnr. (1966) Reconnaissance of beryllium-bearing pegmatite deposits in six western states: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8298. United States Department of the Interior 34 pp. p.26 - (Table A-1) Search for references including Lepidolite Brown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
Brown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA