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Pitchblende from
White Spar and Black King Occurrence, Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
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 White Spar and Black King Occurrence, Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:380963
Long-form Identifier:1:3:380963:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pitchblende
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘBlack King Mine (Black King No. 4; Black King No. 5; Black King No. 5 Claim; Unpatented Claims: Black King No. 1; Evans Claims; Weatherly Claims), Placerville Mining District, Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
50.4km (31.3 miles) ⓘBeth Group, Uncompahgre Peak Area, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
64.1km (39.8 miles) ⓘGolden Fleece Mine, Lake City, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
75.6km (47.0 miles) ⓘAEC Lease Tract Unit C-SM-18 Prospect, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
79.7km (49.5 miles) ⓘGolden Cycle Mine (Bowen), Montrose County, Colorado, USA
94.2km (58.5 miles) ⓘYellow Bird Mine, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
96.6km (60.0 miles) ⓘBlack Hat Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
98.4km (61.1 miles) ⓘVanadium Queen Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
99.5km (61.8 miles) ⓘGray Daun Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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