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Quartzite from
Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Type:Quartzite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartzite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1047382
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1047382:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartzite
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘDomingo Mining District (Vulcan Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘMidland Mine (Lone Star; Boston; Fairview; Little Hope; Noah; S. Beaver Mill Site; Golden Ark; Mascot; Pueblo), Domingo Mining District (Vulcan Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘIroncap Mine (Patented Claims: Iron Cap; MS 8973; Iron Band; MS 8973), Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
28.4km (17.7 miles) ⓘLittle Johnnie Mine (Cathey Nos. 1-5; Unpatented Claims: Little Johnnie Nos. 1-2; Charley Nos. 1-5; Little Johnnie Extension), Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘChampion Shaft Occurrence (MS 9184; Patented Claim: Champion), Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘGunnison Mine (Patented Claim: Gunnison; MS 11846), Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘAnaconda Mine, Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘIron King Prospect, Blake Mining District (Mirage Mining District; Cotton Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘThorium Prospects (MRDS - 10014451), Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
37.1km (23.0 miles) ⓘLamphere Lakes Occurrence, Quartz Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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