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Quartz from
Mt. Emmons/Crested Butte (Chautauqua; Daisey; Daisey Mine; Mt. Emmons; Crested Butte), Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Table/Butte
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Galena1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mt. Emmons/Crested Butte (Chautauqua; Daisey; Daisey Mine; Mt. Emmons; Crested Butte), Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:737723
Long-form Identifier:1:3:737723:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘRedwell Basin occurrence, Ruby Mining District (Elk Mountain Mining District; Irwin Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘStandard Mine, Ruby Mining District (Elk Mountain Mining District; Irwin Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
6.0km (3.8 miles) ⓘRare Earth Occurrence (MRDS - 10094767), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘRuby King, Ruby Mining District (Elk Mountain Mining District; Irwin Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
6.8km (4.3 miles) ⓘRuby Chief Occurrence (Bird; Little Bonnie; Perhaps; Staten Island; Monte Cristo; No. 7; Bullion King; Crystal; Hopewell; Alfreda), Ruby Mining District (Elk Mountain Mining District; Irwin Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘSylvanite, Dorchester Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘYule Creek Occurrence, Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘWest Maroon Pass Area, Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
18.9km (11.8 miles) ⓘNorth Pole Mine, Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘInez, Marble Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
References
Dowsett, F. R., Jr., M. W. Ganster, D. E. Ranta, D. J. Baker, and H. J. Stein, (1981) Geology of the Mount Emmons molybdenum deposit, Crested Butte, Colorado. in 32nd Field Conference New Mexico Geological Society, pp. 325-332.
Junxing Zhao, Kezhang Qin, Guangming Li, and Jinxiang Li (2011): Characteristics of alteration and mineralization in the Sharang porphyry molybdenum deposit in the northern margin of Gangdese and comparison with typical porphyry molybdenum deposits in the world. Geology and Exploration 47(1), 54-70.
 
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