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Schorl from
Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Peak
Classification
Species:Schorl
Formula:NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:136657
Long-form Identifier:1:3:136657:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
42.1km (26.2 miles) ⓘTopaz Mountain Gem Mine (Matucat Road deposits), Park County, Colorado, USA
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘPipe Springs Campground, Wilkerson Pass Area, Park County, Colorado, USA
46.1km (28.7 miles) ⓘMica Lode Mine (Mica Hill Mine), Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
46.1km (28.7 miles) ⓘMeyers quarry (Meyers Quarry; Meyers-Halstead Quarry; Suzana Claims; Suzanna Claims; Royal Gorge No. 2), Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘEight Mile Park, Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
46.9km (29.1 miles) ⓘBadger Mountain, Park County, Colorado, USA
48.2km (30.0 miles) ⓘMeyers Ranch, Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
48.5km (30.1 miles) ⓘBorder Feldspar Prospect No. 1 and No. 2, Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
50.3km (31.3 miles) ⓘEast-West Pegmatite Occurrence (West-West Pegmatite), Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
60.6km (37.7 miles) ⓘGreen Mountain Mine (Copper Boy Mine), Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
References
Muntyan, Barbara, Muntyan, John (1985) Minerals of the Pikes Peak Granite [Colorado]. The Mineralogical Record, 16 (3) 217-230pp.217-230
 
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