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Quartz from
West Maroon Pass Area, Pitkin County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Area
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view West Maroon Pass Area, Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:811819
Long-form Identifier:1:3:811819:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘSylvanite, Dorchester Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘNorth Pole Mine, Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘInez, Marble Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘYule Creek Occurrence, Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘSnowmass Mountain, Snowmass Area, Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘHayden Peak, Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘMontezuma Mine (Yellow Boy; MS 2177; Emma; MS 6976), Columbia Mining District (Ashcroft Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘColumbia District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘRare Earth Occurrence (MRDS - 10094767), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘRedwell Basin occurrence, Ruby Mining District (Elk Mountain Mining District; Irwin Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
References
Truebe, Henry A. (1977) Orthoclase from West Maroon Pass, Colorado. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (5) 363-367
 
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