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Pitchblende from
Quatman Lease, Idledale Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA


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 Quatman Lease, Idledale Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:377590
Long-form Identifier:1:3:377590:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pitchblende
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘWright lease (Foothills Mine), Idledale Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘIdledale Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘLadwig, Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘUnion Pacific Shaft Occurrence (Union Pacific Prospect), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘLadwig Group (Ladwig No. 2; Ladwig No. 3; Claims: Ladwig No. 1), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘBuckman Property (Golden Gate Canyon Prospect No. 2), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘOhman Mine (Nare Lease), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘCervi Lease Occurrence, Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘAubrey - Ladwig Mine (Aubrey Ladwig Lease; Gary Mine), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘSchwartzwalder Mine (Ralston Creek Mine), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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