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Schorl from
Bald Mountain pegmatite (Evans Ranch), Upper Bear Creek, Bald Mountain, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Pegmatite
Notes:Visited pegmatite and owner of property let me know to not dig there and that the park up the road has similar rules.
Classification
Species:Schorl
Formula:NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bald Mountain pegmatite (Evans Ranch), Upper Bear Creek, Bald Mountain, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:489143
Long-form Identifier:1:3:489143:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘGuy Hill pegmatite area, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
59.1km (36.7 miles) ⓘTopaz Mountain Gem Mine (Matucat Road deposits), Park County, Colorado, USA
65.1km (40.4 miles) ⓘBadger Mountain, Park County, Colorado, USA
67.5km (41.9 miles) ⓘPipe Springs Campground, Wilkerson Pass Area, Park County, Colorado, USA
89.5km (55.6 miles) ⓘDrake, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
93.8km (58.3 miles) ⓘEast-West Pegmatite Occurrence (West-West Pegmatite), Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
94.1km (58.5 miles) ⓘMeyers Ranch, Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
95.0km (59.0 miles) ⓘPikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
97.7km (60.7 miles) ⓘClora May Mine, Newett, Buena Vista, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing. 676pp.
 
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