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Monazite Group from
Unnamed Pegmatite Mine (MRDS - 10013994), Blake Mining District (Mirage Mining District; Cotton Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Monazite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:REE(PO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Monazite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed Pegmatite Mine (MRDS - 10013994), Blake Mining District (Mirage Mining District; Cotton Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:380346
Long-form Identifier:1:3:380346:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Monazite Group
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘMocking Bird Claim (Little Joe), Hayden Pass Area, Saguache County, Colorado, USA
28.4km (17.6 miles) ⓘNiles Mine, Gem Park complex, Custer County, Colorado, USA
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘLetha Lee Prospect, Gem Park complex, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘGem Park Complex Prospect (Wet Mountains), Custer County, Colorado, USA
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘGem Mine, Gem Park complex, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘBenton Prospect (Hilltop prospect), Cottonwood Creek Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
35.2km (21.8 miles) ⓘPine Creek drainage (Pine Gulch), Gem Park complex, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘHomestake No. 2 Claim (Homestake No. 6; Homestake Claims), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘDreamers Hope Claim, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
36.9km (23.0 miles) ⓘCotopaxi Mine (Cotopaxi lode; Gumaer Mine; Fannie lode; Fannie Mill), Mine Gulch, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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