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Garnet Group from
Cinderella, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:'Garnet Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:X3Z2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Garnet Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cinderella, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1745160
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1745160:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
10.4km (6.4 miles) ⓘCree Camp, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘClinton Mine, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘPoncha Pass Claim (3 Claims; Lucky Nos. 1), Poncha Pass Area, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘCongress Tunnel Occurrence, Tomichi Mining District (White Pine Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘIron King, Tomichi Mining District (White Pine Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘMount White, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘEureka - Nest Egg, Tomichi Mining District (White Pine Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘErie Mine (Eureka), Tomichi Mining District (White Pine Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘStella Mountain, Tomichi Mining District (White Pine Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘShirley group, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
References
Berke, Edward H., Spry, Paul G., Heimann, Adriana, Teale, Graham S., Johnson, Benjamin, von der Handt, Anette, Alers, Brian, Shallow, John M. (2023) The genesis of metamorphosed Paleoproterozoic massive sulphide occurrences in central Colorado: geological, mineralogical and sulphur isotope constraints. Geological Magazine, 160 (7) 1345-1375 doi:10.1017/s0016756823000407
 
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