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Quartz from
Mount White, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA


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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Mount White, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Mount White, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
01763390017368487906324.jpg
Smoky Quartz, etc.

Mount White, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
04172010017368487899802.jpg
Smoky Quartz, etc.

Mount White, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
01763390017368487906324.jpg
Smoky Quartz, etc.

Mount White, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
04172010017368487899802.jpg
Smoky Quartz, etc.

Mount White, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Rutile1
Brannerite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount White, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:997068
Long-form Identifier:1:3:997068:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘTilden, Chalk Cliff Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘCalifornia Mine, Upper Browns Creek area, Nathrop, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘTom Cat mine, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘUncle Sam Mine (Cyclone Creek), Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
8.0km (4.9 miles) ⓘClinton Mine, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘMichigan Group, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘMissouri Hill, Garfield, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘMay Queen Mine, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘLittle Orphan Annie Mine, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘPride of the West, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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