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Quartz from
Topeka Mine, Gray Copper Gulch, Ouray County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite11
Baryte1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Topeka Mine, Gray Copper Gulch, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:437022
Long-form Identifier:1:3:437022:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘSilver Mountain Mine, Gray Copper Gulch, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘTopeka-Kentucky Giant vein, Gray Copper Gulch, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘIndiana Mine, Gray Copper Gulch, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘBeaver and Belfast Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘBrown Mountain Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘAlaska Mine, Poughkeepsie Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘBrown Mountain, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘAcapulco adit, Alaska Mine, Poughkeepsie Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘSaxon Mine, Poughkeepsie Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘAmador Occurrence, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
References
Kile, Daniel E., Tribbey, E. Gene, Kile, Dianne L. (1994) Minerals from the Topeka-Kentucky Giant and Indiana Veins, Ouray County, Colorado. The Mineralogical Record, 25 (5) 371-376
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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