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Uraninite from
North Star claims, Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Uraninite
Formula:UO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uraninite data
Locality Data:Click here to view North Star claims, Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:431270
Long-form Identifier:1:3:431270:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uraninite
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘMargo claim group (Vickie-Lee; Delores-Marie), Tomichi Mining District (White Pine Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘDominican Mine, Augusta Mountain, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘBelle Lode and Freeman Group (Balls Lode), Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘCochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘThornburg Mine (Los Ochos claims; Los Ochos Mine; Thornburg No. 1 Mine; T-1 Mine), Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
42.4km (26.3 miles) ⓘKathy Jo and Irishman's Dream Claims (East Mine; Lost Nueve Mine), Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
42.9km (26.6 miles) ⓘShurshot Claims, Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
43.5km (27.0 miles) ⓘInez, Marble Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘSmuggler Mine (I. X. L.; Leadville; Trueworthy; Glendale; Arkansaw; Ground Hog; Accident; Williams Ranch; General Jackson; Claims: Smuggler; Emma; Smuggler - Durant; Silver Brick), Aspen, Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
49.7km (30.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect, Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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