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Sillimanite from
Whopper Mine and Prospect, Micanite Mining District (Currant Creek Mining District), Colorado, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Sillimanite
Formula:Al2(SiO4)O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sillimanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Whopper Mine and Prospect, Micanite Mining District (Currant Creek Mining District), Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:374968
Long-form Identifier:1:3:374968:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sillimanite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘClimax Mine (Mine No. 8 U.S. Mica Company; Climax Mica Mine), Micanite Mining District (Currant Creek Mining District), Colorado, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘFamous Lode Mica Prospect (Famous Lodge Pegmatites; Little Joe From Kokomo Claim Adjoining), Micanite Mining District (Currant Creek Mining District), Colorado, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘBetty Mine (Lone Chimney Mine; Betty Lowe), Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘDevil's Hole Mine, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘRed Mountain, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
28.4km (17.7 miles) ⓘFive Points Gulch, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘBlue Mountain Mine, Tarryall Springs Mining District (Puma City), Park County, Colorado, USA
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘGneiss, Bryan Ranch area, Park County, Colorado, USA
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘCopper Girl (Copper Girl 1906; Patented Claims: Valley View), Copper Gulch Area, Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘEl Plomo Mine, Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
References
American Mineralogist,Vol.38 p139
Hanley, J.B., Heinrich, E.W., Page, L.R. (1950) Pegmatite investigations in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah, 1942-1944. Professional Paper 227. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp227
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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