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Brown Derby Mine, Ohio City, Quartz Creek District, Gunnison Co., Colorado, USA

A REE (microlite)-Li-Be mine on 2 claims located in the NW¼ NE¼ sec 3, .49N., R.R.3E. New Mexico principle meridian), near Ohio City.
Mineralization is a series of 15 zoned pegmatite dikes (3 detailed), in metadiorite.
Workings include 16 pits, 2 inclines and 2 tunnels.

Refs.:
Rocks & Min.: 24:233-234; 71(3):193.
Pearl, 1958 Colorado Gem Trails & Mineral Guide, pp 59-61.
Oregon Mineralogist 2:23.
American Mineralogist 20:333.
Meeves, H., et al. (1966), Reconnaissance of beryllium-bearing pegmatite deposits in six western states, US Bur. Mines Info. Circ. 8298: 26 (Table A-1).





Map Reference: 38°32'30"N , 106°37'32"W

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Mineral List:
'Adularia'
Albite
var: Cleavelandite
'Albite-Anorthite Series'
'Apatite'
Beryl
var: Aquamarine
var: Morganite
var: Vorobyevite
Betafite ?
Biotite
Columbite
Columbite-(Fe)
Columbite-(Mn)
Elbaite
Euxenite-(Y)
'Fergusonite'
Fluorite
Gahnite
'Garnet Group'
Lepidolite
Magnetite
Microcline
Microlite
'Monazite'
Monazite-(Ce)
Muscovite
Pollucite
Pyrochlore
Quartz
Rynersonite
Samarskite-(Y)
Schorl
'Sericite'
Spessartine
Stibiconite
Stibiotantalite
Tantalite
Topaz
'Tourmaline'
'var: Rubellite'
'var: Verdelite'
Trilithionite
Uranpyrochlore
Zinnwaldite


63 entries listed. 26 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region:
USA
 
  • Colorado
    • Gunnison Co.
      • Quartz Creek District
        • Ohio City
          • Brown Derby Mine

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