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Smoky Quartz from
Tuttle Ranch Occurrence (Willis Tuttle Ranch), McKinley Mountain Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
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 Tuttle Ranch Occurrence (Willis Tuttle Ranch), McKinley Mountain Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:798789
Long-form Identifier:1:3:798789:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smoky Quartz
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘLittle Maud Claim, McKinley Mountain Area, Custer County, Colorado, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘAtomic Mountain Claim (Atomic Mountain; Starbuck; General Ike; Thorium Mountain Claims; Nightengale; Mystery; Lucky Find), McKinley Mountain Area, Custer County, Colorado, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘBeardsley Deposit (Zabel-Beardsley Lease), Custer County, Colorado, USA
30.0km (18.7 miles) ⓘAmethyst carbonatite, McClure Mountain Complex, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
52.7km (32.8 miles) ⓘBuck Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
53.7km (33.4 miles) ⓘZenobia Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
63.2km (39.3 miles) ⓘSt Peters Dome, Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
64.5km (40.1 miles) ⓘStove Mountain (Cookstove Mountain), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
67.4km (41.9 miles) ⓘPikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
68.3km (42.5 miles) ⓘSentinel rock (Specimen rock), Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
References
Armbrustmacher, T. J. (1988) Geology and resources of thorium and associated elements in the Wet Mountains area, Fremont and Custer counties, Colorado. USGS Professional Paper: 1049-F
 
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