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Phenakite from
Florissant (Topaz Butte), Teller County, Colorado, USA


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Phenakite, etc.

Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA
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Phenakite, etc.

Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA
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Phenakite, etc.

Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Phenakite
Formula:Be2SiO4
Habit:flat rhombohedral
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Phenakite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Florissant (Topaz Butte), Teller County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1068331
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1068331:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Phenakite
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘCrystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘRay Ziegler pegmatite pocket, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘTen-Percenter Mine, Teller County, Colorado, USA
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘTopaz Mountain Gem Mine (Matucat Road deposits), Park County, Colorado, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘBadger Flats Area (China Wall Cupola; Boomer Mine; Mary Lee Mine; Redskin Mine), Lake George Beryllium area (Badger Flats Beryllium area; Mountain Dale), Park County, Colorado, USA
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘCameron Cone, Crystal Park, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
35.8km (22.2 miles) ⓘSentinel rock (Specimen rock), Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
35.8km (22.2 miles) ⓘSpecimen Rock, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘHunters Run, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘStove Mountain (Cookstove Mountain), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
References
Belsher, Don and Dee (1979) The mineral phenacite. Friends of Mineralogy Colorado Chapter Newsletter 2(1) (February 1979), 2.
 
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