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Pitchblende from
Golden Fleece Mine, Lake City, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Uraninite var: Pitchblende
Formula:UO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pitchblende data
Locality Data:Click here to view Golden Fleece Mine, Lake City, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:355375
Long-form Identifier:1:3:355375:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pitchblende
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘBeth Group, Uncompahgre Peak Area, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
60.1km (37.4 miles) ⓘShurshot Claims, Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
64.1km (39.8 miles) ⓘWhite Spar and Black King Occurrence, Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
64.3km (39.9 miles) ⓘCochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
65.1km (40.5 miles) ⓘThornburg Mine (Los Ochos claims; Los Ochos Mine; Thornburg No. 1 Mine; T-1 Mine), Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
66.0km (41.0 miles) ⓘKathy Jo and Irishman's Dream Claims (East Mine; Lost Nueve Mine), Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
66.2km (41.2 miles) ⓘBelle Lode and Freeman Group (Balls Lode), Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
67.0km (41.6 miles) ⓘBlack King Mine (Black King No. 4; Black King No. 5; Black King No. 5 Claim; Unpatented Claims: Black King No. 1; Evans Claims; Weatherly Claims), Placerville Mining District, Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
96.3km (59.8 miles) ⓘApache No. 4 Prospect, Saguache County, Colorado, USA
99.8km (62.0 miles) ⓘPitch Mine, Saguache County, Colorado, USA
References
Econ Geol (1980) 75:963-991
Econ Geol (1985) 80:410-417
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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