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Carnotite from
Horse Mountain Uranium Mines, Brush Creek Mining District, Eagle County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Carnotite
Formula:K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Carnotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Horse Mountain Uranium Mines, Brush Creek Mining District, Eagle County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:433236
Long-form Identifier:1:3:433236:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Carnotite
29.5km (18.3 miles) Arrowhead Occurrence, Piney River, Eagle County, Colorado, USA
36.1km (22.4 miles) Tipton Ranch occurrence, McCoy Mining District, Eagle County, Colorado, USA
65.4km (40.7 miles) Troublesome Creek, Middle Park, Grand County, Colorado, USA
68.4km (42.5 miles) End of Trail No. 2 Occurrence, Rifle Creek Mining District, Garfield County, Colorado, USA
70.0km (43.5 miles) Lotti B Mine (Canary Mine), Rifle Creek Mining District, Garfield County, Colorado, USA
71.6km (44.5 miles) End of Trail Mine, Rifle Creek Mining District, Garfield County, Colorado, USA
73.4km (45.6 miles) Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10091403), Troublesome Creek, Grand County, Colorado, USA
77.1km (47.9 miles) Elk Van Tunnel and UV Claims, Rifle Creek Mining District, Garfield County, Colorado, USA
80.2km (49.8 miles) Rifle Mine, East Rifle Creek area, Garfield County, Colorado, USA
81.6km (50.7 miles) Garfield Mine, East Rifle Creek area, Garfield County, Colorado, USA
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