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Ilmenite from
St Peters Dome, Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Dome
Classification
Species:Ilmenite
Formula:Fe2+TiO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ilmenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view St Peters Dome, Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:34930
Long-form Identifier:1:3:34930:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ilmenite
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘHillside Park claims, Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘStove Mountain (Cookstove Mountain), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘMount Rosa, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘPikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘCrystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
50.3km (31.2 miles) ⓘBaumer Pegmatite Prospect, Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
51.0km (31.7 miles) ⓘAmethyst carbonatite, McClure Mountain Complex, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
56.6km (35.1 miles) ⓘBetty Mine (Lone Chimney Mine; Betty Lowe), Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
56.8km (35.3 miles) ⓘGuffey District; West Occurrence, Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
59.3km (36.9 miles) ⓘGreen Mountain Mine (Copper Boy Mine), Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District), Fremont 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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