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Smoky Quartz from
Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Peak
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Smoky Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Microcline221
- var Amazonite182
Albite31
- var Cleavelandite18
Goethite24
Fluorite13
Onegite6
Quartz5
- var Amethyst4
Hematite2
Hydroxylapatite1
- var Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite1
Orthoclase1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smoky Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (18 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:489669
Long-form Identifier:1:3:489669:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Smoky Quartz in this Region
Crystal Creek, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Jack Rabbit claim, Crystal Creek, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Dreamtime claim, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Ray Ziegler pegmatite pocket, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Rocket claim, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Smoky Hawk claim, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Hawk Feathers pocket, Smoky Hawk claim, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Lucky Monday pocket, Smoky Hawk claim, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Take 5 claim (Take Five claim), Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Ute claim, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Smoky Quartz
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘRay Ziegler pegmatite pocket, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘLake George ring complex, Pikes Peak batholith, Teller County, Colorado, USA
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘQuartz Hill, Lake George, Park County, Colorado, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘSky Hawk Claim, Teller County, Colorado, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘCrystal Creek, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘNC No. 1 claim (Clarence Coil claim), Lake George, Park County, Colorado, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘpegmatite (1), Lake George (Badger Flats) Area, Park County, Colorado, USA
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘLake George, Park County, Colorado, USA
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘpegmatite (2), Lake George (Badger Flats) Area, Park County, Colorado, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘGlen Cove, Pikes Peak batholith, Teller County, Colorado, USA
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