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Smoky Quartz from
Amethyst carbonatite, McClure Mountain Complex, Fremont County, Colorado, USA


Classification
Species:Quartz var: Smoky Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smoky Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Amethyst carbonatite, McClure Mountain Complex, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:509643
Long-form Identifier:1:3:509643:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smoky Quartz
30.0km (18.7 miles) ⓘTuttle Ranch Occurrence (Willis Tuttle Ranch), McKinley Mountain Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘBuck Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘZenobia Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘLittle Maud Claim, McKinley Mountain Area, Custer County, Colorado, USA
37.7km (23.4 miles) ⓘAtomic Mountain Claim (Atomic Mountain; Starbuck; General Ike; Thorium Mountain Claims; Nightengale; Mystery; Lucky Find), McKinley Mountain Area, Custer County, Colorado, USA
46.2km (28.7 miles) ⓘBeardsley Deposit (Zabel-Beardsley Lease), Custer County, Colorado, USA
48.3km (30.0 miles) ⓘPikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘGlen Cove, Pikes Peak batholith, Teller County, Colorado, USA
50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘLake George, Park County, Colorado, USA
51.0km (31.7 miles) ⓘSt Peters Dome, Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
References
Am. Min. 51:1088-1106
 
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