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Monazite Group from
Black Bear Prospect, Lemhi Pass Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Black Bear Prospect, Lemhi Pass Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:445049
Long-form Identifier:1:3:445049:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Monazite Group
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘCago No. 12 Claim, Lemhi Pass Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘAgency Claim, McDevitt Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘBlack Bull Group Claims (Black Bull No. 2 and No. 3 and Fraction Claims), McDevitt Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘContact Prospect, Lemhi Pass Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘBuffalo Mine (Stenson S), McDevitt Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘBeaverhead Occurrence (Staatz Location No. 64), Lemhi Pass Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Th occurrence [10] (Staatz Location No. 61), Lemhi Pass Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘNo. 4 Thorium Prospect, Lemhi Pass Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘLucky Horseshoe prospect, Lemhi Pass Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘLucky Horseshoe Claim Group, McDevitt Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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