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Chlorite Group from
Alice Mine, Alice Mining District (Yankee Mining District; Lincoln Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Chlorite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chlorite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alice Mine, Alice Mining District (Yankee Mining District; Lincoln Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:34768
Long-form Identifier:1:3:34768:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chlorite Group
12.3km (7.7 miles) ⓘStanley Mine (Gehrmann; Cooper; York; Whale; Golden Link), Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine, Boulder County Tungsten Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘCopper Glance, Sunset, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘEureka Mine (Eureka Alta), Boulder County Tungsten Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
30.5km (19.0 miles) ⓘMena Mine (Hoffmeister Homestead Prospect; Black Judge Shaft), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘSchwartzwalder Mine (Ralston Creek Mine), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
33.4km (20.8 miles) ⓘLadwig Group (Ladwig No. 2; Ladwig No. 3; Claims: Ladwig No. 1), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘUnion Pacific Shaft Occurrence (Union Pacific Prospect), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
33.7km (21.0 miles) ⓘGrand Republic Occurrence, Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
35.0km (21.7 miles) ⓘCash Mine, Gold Hill, Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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