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Quartz from
Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA


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Quartz

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
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Quartz

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
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Quartz

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
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Quartz

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
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Quartz

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
00396910017272012416019.jpg
Quartz

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
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Quartz

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
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Quartz

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
07886750017271981189823.jpg
Quartz

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
00396910017272012416019.jpg
Quartz

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
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Quartz

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
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Quartz

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite36
- var Manganese-bearing Calcite6
Sphalerite25
Native Gold24
- var Electrum3
Pyrite19
Rhodochrosite18
Chalcopyrite11
Galena10
Hübnerite6
Pyroxmangite4
Chlorite Group3
Quartz2
- var Amethyst2
Epidote1
Fluorite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (29 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:9359
Long-form Identifier:1:3:9359:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘTreasury Tunnel, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘYankee Girl Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘGenesee-Vanderbilt Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘGuston Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘNational Belle Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘRed Mountain, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘBarstow Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘLongfellow Mine, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘGalena Queen Mine (Silver Pitcher), Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘBeaver and Belfast Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
References
2009 New Mexico Mineral Symposium abstracts
Crook, Wilson W. and Oswald, Stanley G. (1979) Calaverite from the Idarado Mine. Friends of Mineralogy Colorado Chapter Newsletter: 2(1).
Foord, E. E.; Shawe, D. R. (1989) The Pb-Bi-Ag-Cu-(Hg) Chemistry Of Galena And Some Associated Sulfosalts: A Reviewand Some New Data From Colorado, California And Pennsylvania. The Canadian Mineralogist, 27 (3). 363-382
Muntyan, Barbara L. (1995) Colorado Calcite: Featured Mineral at the 1995 Denver Show. Rocks & Minerals, 70(5), 298-310.
 
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