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Regional Report: 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).

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  • 'Adularia' - 1
  • Albite - 1, 3
  • 'Albite-Anorthite Series' - 2
  • 'Apatite' - 1, 6
  • 'Aquamarine' - 1
  • Beryl - 1, 5, 6
  • Betafite - 1
  • Biotite - 1
  • 'Cleavelandite' - 1
  • Columbite - 1, 3
  • Columbite-(Fe) - 1
  • Columbite-(Mn) - 2
  • Elbaite - 1, 2
  • Euxenite-(Y) - 1, 2
  • 'Fergusonite' - 1
  • Fluorite - 1
  • Gahnite - 1
  • 'Garnet Group' - 1, 6, 3
  • Lepidolite - 1, 5, 6
  • Magnetite - 1
  • Microcline - 1
  • Microlite - 1, 6
  • 'Monazite' - 1, 3
  • Monazite-(Ce) - 1
  • Monazite-(Sm) - 2
  • 'Morganite' - 1
  • Muscovite - 1
  • Pollucite - 1
  • Pyrochlore - 1
  • Quartz - 1, 3
  • 'Rubellite' - 1
  • Rynersonite - 1
  • Samarskite-(Y) - 1
  • Schorl - 1, 3
  • 'Sericite' - 1
  • Spessartine - 1
  • Stibiconite - 1
  • Stibiotantalite - 1
  • Tantalite - 1, 2
  • Topaz - 1, 5, 6
  • 'Tourmaline' - 4
  • Trilithionite - 1
  • Uranpyrochlore - 2
  • 'Verdelite' - 1
  • 'Vorobyevite' - 1
  • Zinnwaldite - 3


  • 46 minerals listed.

    Locality Key
    1Brown Derby Mine, Ohio City, Quartz Creek District, Gunnison Co., Colorado, USA
    2Brown Derby No. 1, Brown Derby Mine, Ohio City, Quartz Creek District, Gunnison Co., Colorado, USA
    3Brown Derby No. 2, Brown Derby Mine, Ohio City, Quartz Creek District, Gunnison Co., Colorado, USA
    4Brown Derby No. 3, Brown Derby Mine, Ohio City, Quartz Creek District, Gunnison Co., Colorado, USA
    5Brown Derby No. 4 Mine, Brown Derby Mine, Ohio City, Quartz Creek District, Gunnison Co., Colorado, USA
    6Brown Derby No. 5 Mine, Brown Derby Mine, Ohio City, Quartz Creek District, Gunnison Co., Colorado, USA

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