Color:  Windy Ridge Quartzite ranges in color from a yellowish tan to a rosy pink or a  grayish silver.  Gray undertones may be present.

Texture: Medium to fine grain

Luster: Dull

Translucency:  Opaque

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Distribution Comments:

Windy Ridge Quartzite is associated with the Dakota Formation and has primary outcroppings along Windy Ridge, Grand county, Colorado.