| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | 'Lepidolite' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Comments: | Purchased in April 2001 at "Spring Show of the Rockies" in Denver, Colorado, USA.
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| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | 12 |
| Tourmaline | 4 |
| - var Rubellite | 4 |
| Albite | 4 |
| - var Cleavelandite | 4 |
| Elbaite | 4 |
| Feldspar Group | 4 |
| Stibiotantalite | 2 |
| Monazite-(Sm) | 1 |
| Microlite Group | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Lepidolite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Brown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (15 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 28510 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:28510:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Lepidolite in this Region |
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| Brown Derby No. 1, Brown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA |
| Brown Derby No. 4 Mine, Brown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA |
| Brown Derby No. 5 Mine, Brown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA |
| Nearest other occurrences of Lepidolite |
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| 0.1km (0.1 miles) | ⓘBrown Derby No. 1, Brown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA |
| 1.1km (0.7 miles) | ⓘBrown Derby No. 5 Mine, Brown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA |
| 1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘBazooka, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA |
| 4.5km (2.8 miles) | ⓘBucky pegmatite (New Anniversary; Willow Creek), Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA |
| 50.9km (31.6 miles) | ⓘComet group (Comet prospect), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA |
| 87.9km (54.6 miles) | ⓘUnnamed Pegmatite (MRDS - 10010897), Bull Ridge Area/Devils Hole Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA |
| 91.4km (56.8 miles) | ⓘChief lithium pegmatite, Texas Creek Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA |
| 97.2km (60.4 miles) | ⓘRito Alto Peak, Sangre de Cristo, Custer County, Colorado, USA |
| References |
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Meeves, H.; Harrer, C.M.; Salsbury, M.H.; Konselman, A.S; Shannon, S.S. Jnr. (1966) Reconnaissance of beryllium-bearing pegmatite deposits in six western states: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8298. United States Department of the Interior 34 pp.p.26 - (Table A-1) |
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Brown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA