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Tantalite from
Bigger Mica Mine (Sweitzer Lode), Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Bigger Mica Mine (Sweitzer Lode), Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:310830
Long-form Identifier:1:3:310830:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tantalite
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘBurroughs Mine (Traut-Rudin-Anderson Pegmatite; Sunrise Peak Mine), Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘOld Soda Creek School Pegmatite, Clear Creek Pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
25.5km (15.9 miles) ⓘCressmans Gulch Mine (Cressmans Gulch pegmatite), Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
26.8km (16.6 miles) ⓘGrover Mine (Grover pegmatite; Windsor), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘBeryl No. 1 Prospect, Ward Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
62.5km (38.8 miles) ⓘBig Sheep Horn Mine, Park County, Colorado, USA
64.4km (40.0 miles) ⓘNew Girl Prospect, Left Hand Creek Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
69.5km (43.2 miles) ⓘMona No. 9 Claim, Crystal Mountain, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
69.7km (43.3 miles) ⓘBlack Cloud Mine, Teller County, Colorado, USA
92.1km (57.3 miles) ⓘEast-West Pegmatite Occurrence (West-West Pegmatite), Guffey Mining District, Park 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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