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Monzonite from
Bowen Claims (Sun Set; Senator Vest; Senator Teller; Senator Spooner; Senator Sawyer; Dick Quay; Cuyhoga; Jen; Fred Du Bois; Noonday; Choppy; Accident Extension; Kismet; Ellecks Placer), Saguache Park Area, Saguache County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Type:Monzonite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Monzonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bowen Claims (Sun Set; Senator Vest; Senator Teller; Senator Spooner; Senator Sawyer; Dick Quay; Cuyhoga; Jen; Fred Du Bois; Noonday; Choppy; Accident Extension; Kismet; Ellecks Placer), Saguache Park Area, Saguache County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1047368
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1047368:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Monzonite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘSky City Mine (Hector; Cabin; Sky City; Apollo; Bellview; Del Norte; Lawrence; Saguache; Albany; Denver), Saguache Park Area, Saguache County, Colorado, USA
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘSilver - Gold Prospect (MRDS - 10012931), Sargents Area, Saguache County, Colorado, USA
58.6km (36.4 miles) ⓘLarson Volcano Occurrence (Larson Center), Larson Creek Area, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
59.1km (36.7 miles) ⓘCopper - Silver - Lead Prospect (MRDS - 10014019), Crater Mining District, Archuleta County, Colorado, USA
60.3km (37.5 miles) ⓘEurydice Mine (No. 10; MS 7000; Orpheus; MS 7760; Louisa; MS 7760; Patented Claims: Eurydice; MS 7760), Decatur West Mining District (Stunner Mining District), Conejos County, Colorado, USA
65.3km (40.5 miles) ⓘCat Creek Area Occurrence, Cat Creek Area, Conejos County, Colorado, USA
70.7km (43.9 miles) ⓘYellow Medicine Mine (Mountain Bell; MS 5187; Patented Claims: Yellow Medicine; MS 5187), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
71.5km (44.4 miles) ⓘGallic - Vulcan Group (Weatherhorn), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
72.8km (45.2 miles) ⓘSilver Jack Mine (Unpatented Claims: Silver Jack Nos. 2-10; 12-14; Silver Jack Extension; Patented Claim: Silver Jack; MS 20073), Cimarron Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
73.3km (45.5 miles) ⓘMonzonite Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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