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Biotite gneiss from
Wapaca Occurrence, Buena Vista Area, Free Gold Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Type:Biotite gneiss
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite gneiss data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wapaca Occurrence, Buena Vista Area, Free Gold Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1044354
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1044354:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite gneiss
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine (E.W.; Turret Deposit), Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
57.6km (35.8 miles) ⓘSchool Section Prospect (B&G Claim), Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘEast-West Pegmatite Occurrence (West-West Pegmatite), Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
63.8km (39.6 miles) ⓘGuffey District; West Occurrence, Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
64.2km (39.9 miles) ⓘBetty Mine (Lone Chimney Mine; Betty Lowe), Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
64.8km (40.3 miles) ⓘUnknown Beryllium - Mica - Feldspar (MRDS - 10107950), Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
67.6km (42.0 miles) ⓘHallie Prospect (Hallie Claim), Tarryall Springs Mining District (Puma City), Park County, Colorado, USA
67.6km (42.0 miles) ⓘSt. Joe Group Prospect, Tarryall Springs Mining District (Puma City), Park County, Colorado, USA
67.6km (42.0 miles) ⓘWest Ranch Deposit (West Deposit), Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘScheelite No. 1 and No. 2 Prospects, Tarryall Springs Mining District (Puma City), Park County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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