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Monazite-(Ce) from
Road Gulch, Fremont County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Gulch
Classification
Species:Monazite-(Ce)
Formula:Ce(PO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Monazite-(Ce) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Road Gulch, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:35148
Long-form Identifier:1:3:35148:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Monazite-(Ce)
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘVermiculite Mine (MRDS - 10013422), Gem Park complex, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘCotopaxi Feldspar Mine (Cotopaxi Feldspar prospect; Henry pegmatite), Cotopaxi Pegmatite area, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘEight Mile Park, Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘRam Lode and Pam Lode (Ramdohrite lode), Blake Mining District (Mirage Mining District; Cotton Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘBob Cat Mine, Crestone Mining District (Baca Grant Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘBaumer Pegmatite Prospect, Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
68.7km (42.7 miles) ⓘCrystal No. 8 Mine, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
71.1km (44.2 miles) ⓘSt Peters Dome, Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
72.2km (44.9 miles) ⓘBlack Cloud Mine, Teller County, Colorado, USA
77.4km (48.1 miles) ⓘKatydid Mine (Rogers Publishing Company Mine), Wilkerson Pass Area, Park 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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