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Tantalite Prospect, Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USAi
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Columbite-(Fe)

Tantalite Prospect, Cochetopa Mining District, Saguache County, Colorado, USA
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Columbite-(Fe)

Tantalite Prospect, Cochetopa Mining District, Saguache County, Colorado, USA
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Columbite-(Fe)

Tantalite Prospect, Cochetopa Mining District, Saguache County, Colorado, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 19' 44'' North , 106° 46' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.32889,-106.76972
GRN:
N26W61
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gunnison6,076 (2018)27.7km
Creede405 (2011)55.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
118644
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:118644:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: OLSON, J.C., AND STEVEN, T.A., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAWTOOTH MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-733
Deposit:: HANLEY, J.B., AND OTHERS, 1950, PEGMATITE INVESTIGATIONS IN COLORADO, WYOMING, AND UTAH, 1942-44: USGS
Commodities (Major) - Tantalum
Development Status: Occurrence
Structure: Cochetopa Pluton, Unnamed Fault, San Juan Volcanic Field; Gunnison Uplift
Host Rock: Pegmatite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)

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ⓘ 'Tantalite'
Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6

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ⓘ'Tantalite'-(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6

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OOxygen
Oⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
FeIron
Feⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
TaTantalum
Taⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6

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