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Tantalite from
Bucky pegmatite (New Anniversary; Willow Creek), Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:'Tantalite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tantalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bucky pegmatite (New Anniversary; Willow Creek), Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:310796
Long-form Identifier:1:3:310796:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tantalite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘWillow Creek occurrence, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘMonazite claims, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘMonzonite Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘBrown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘBrown Derby No. 1, Brown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘCochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘTantalite Prospect, Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
55.3km (34.4 miles) ⓘShirley group, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
58.7km (36.5 miles) ⓘSilver Rocker group, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
88.4km (55.0 miles) ⓘBull Gulch Mica Mine, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
References
Meeves, H.; Harrer, C.M.; Salsbury, M.H.; Konselman, A.S; Shannon, S.S. Jnr. (1966) Reconnaissance of beryllium-bearing pegmatite deposits in six western states: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8298. United States Department of the Interior 34 pp.p.27 - (Table A-1)
 
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