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Tantalite from
Mona No. 9 Claim, Crystal Mountain, Boulder County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Claim
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 Mona No. 9 Claim, Crystal Mountain, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:372010
Long-form Identifier:1:3:372010:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tantalite
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘNew Girl Prospect, Left Hand Creek Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘBeryl No. 1 Prospect, Ward Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘHyatt Ranch Mine (Hyatt Mine), Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
39.5km (24.5 miles) ⓘBig Boulder Mine (Big Boulder Beryl Mine), Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
42.4km (26.3 miles) ⓘTantalum Prospect (MRDS - 10087861), Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
44.2km (27.4 miles) ⓘCressmans Gulch Mine (Cressmans Gulch pegmatite), Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
49.8km (31.0 miles) ⓘGrover Mine (Grover pegmatite; Windsor), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
51.1km (31.8 miles) ⓘOld Soda Creek School Pegmatite, Clear Creek Pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
54.8km (34.0 miles) ⓘBurroughs Mine (Traut-Rudin-Anderson Pegmatite; Sunrise Peak Mine), Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
69.5km (43.2 miles) ⓘBigger Mica Mine (Sweitzer Lode), Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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