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Albite from
Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA


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Albite

Crystal Creek, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
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Albite, etc.

Dreamtime claim, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
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Albite

Crystal Creek, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
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Albite, etc.

Dreamtime claim, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
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Albite

Crystal Creek, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
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Albite, etc.

Dreamtime claim, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Peak
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Microcline35
- var Amazonite24
Fluorite19
Quartz14
- var Smoky Quartz13
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:489916
Long-form Identifier:1:3:489916:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Albite in this Region
Dreamtime claim, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Ray Ziegler pegmatite pocket, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Smoky Hawk claim, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Hawk Feathers pocket, Smoky Hawk claim, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Lucky Monday pocket, Smoky Hawk claim, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘRay Ziegler pegmatite pocket, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘLake George ring complex, Pikes Peak batholith, Teller County, Colorado, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘTen-Percenter Mine, Teller County, Colorado, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘNC No. 1 claim (Clarence Coil claim), Lake George, Park County, Colorado, USA
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘLake George, Park County, Colorado, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘBlack Cloud Mine, Teller County, Colorado, USA
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘTopaz Mountain Gem Mine (Matucat Road deposits), Park County, Colorado, USA
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘSnowflake Feldspar Mine, Teller County, Colorado, USA
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘHay Creek, Park County, Colorado, USA
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘPikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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