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


    45 entries listed. 26 valid minerals.

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

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