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Quartz from
Platt Pegmatite Mine, Big Creek pegmatite District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Albite (variety cleavelandite)
Columbite (excellent single crystals of columbite to 3 inches)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Platt Pegmatite Mine, Big Creek pegmatite District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:41132
Long-form Identifier:1:3:41132:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘBig Creek Mine, Encampment Mining District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
0.1km (0.0 miles) ⓘBig Creek Mine, Big Creek pegmatite District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘSunset Mine, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Lead-Silver-Copper Prospect, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘCaprock prospect, Pearl Mining District, Jackson County, Colorado, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘGolden Key, Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
17.6km (11.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au mine, Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘCopper Prospect (MRDS - 10254456), Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘTroutman Draw, Pearl Mining District, Jackson County, Colorado, USA
18.9km (11.8 miles) ⓘWolverine Mine, Pearl Mining District, Jackson County, Colorado, USA
References
Rocks & Minerals: 58:215.
R. S. Houston (1961) The Big Creek Pegmatite Area, Carbon County, Wyoming. Wyoming Geological Survey Preliminary Report 1.
Hausel, W. Dan, Jacobson, Mark (2001) Wyoming Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 76 (6) 380-393 doi:10.1080/00357520109603245p.384
Sutherland W.M. and Cola E.C. (2016) A Comprehensive Report on Rare Earth Elements in Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey, Report of Investigations, no. 71, 137 p.
 
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