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Hornblende Root Name Group from
Balfour Mines, Elevenmile Canyon Area, Park County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Hornblende Root Name Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hornblende Root Name Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Balfour Mines, Elevenmile Canyon Area, Park County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:378973
Long-form Identifier:1:3:378973:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hornblende Root Name Group
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘBetty Mine (Lone Chimney Mine; Betty Lowe), Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘWest Ranch Deposit (West Deposit), Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘClora May Mine, Newett, Buena Vista, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
27.6km (17.1 miles) ⓘHayman Mine (Haymon), Tarryall Springs Mining District (Puma City), Park County, Colorado, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘSouth Park Basalt (2), South Park, Park County, Colorado, USA
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘBuffalo Peaks, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
46.0km (28.6 miles) ⓘSedalia Mine (Sedalia Copper Mine), Sedalia Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
50.6km (31.5 miles) ⓘBull Gulch Mica Mine, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘDevil's Hole Mine, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
51.2km (31.8 miles) ⓘStockton Mine (Gertrude Vein), Cleora Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
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