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Allanite Group from
Crystal No. 8 Mine, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA


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Allanite-(Ce)

Crystal No. 8 Mine, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
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Allanite-(Ce)

Crystal No. 8 Mine, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
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Allanite-(Ce)

Crystal No. 8 Mine, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Allanite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Allanite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Crystal No. 8 Mine, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:149015
Long-form Identifier:1:3:149015:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Allanite Group
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘClora May Mine, Newett, Buena Vista, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘNachtrieb pegmatite, Buena Vista, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘAce High - Jackpot Prospect, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
40.8km (25.4 miles) ⓘGuffey District; West Occurrence, Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘBetty Mine (Lone Chimney Mine; Betty Lowe), Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘBaumer Pegmatite Prospect, Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘMount Silverheels, Park County, Colorado, USA
57.3km (35.6 miles) ⓘBill and Bud 2 and 4 (LGO Lode Claims), Cottonwood Creek Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
57.4km (35.7 miles) ⓘCotopaxi Pegmatite area, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
57.4km (35.7 miles) ⓘCotopaxi Area Occurrence, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
References
Heinrich, E. Wm. (1948) Fluorite-rare earth mineral pegmatites of Chaffee and Fremont Counties, Colorado. American Mineralogist, 33 (1-2). 64-75
Hanley, J.B., Heinrich, E.W., Page, L.R. (1950) Pegmatite investigations in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah, 1942-1944. Professional Paper 227. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp227
Pearl, Richard M. (1958) Colorado Gem Trails and Mineral Guide (1st ed.) Sage Books, Denver, CO.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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