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Kainosite-(Y) from
Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA


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Kainosite-(Y)

Cotopaxi Feldspar Mine, Cotopaxi Pegmatite area, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
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Kainosite-(Y)

Cotopaxi Feldspar Mine, Cotopaxi Pegmatite area, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
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Kainosite-(Y)

Cotopaxi Feldspar Mine, Cotopaxi Pegmatite area, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
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Kainosite-(Y)

Cotopaxi Feldspar Mine, Cotopaxi Pegmatite area, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
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Kainosite-(Y)

Cotopaxi Feldspar Mine, Cotopaxi Pegmatite area, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
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Kainosite-(Y)

Cotopaxi Feldspar Mine, Cotopaxi Pegmatite area, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Kainosite-(Y)
Formula:Ca2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3) · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kainosite-(Y) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:488540
Long-form Identifier:1:3:488540:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Kainosite-(Y) in this Region
Cotopaxi Feldspar Mine (Cotopaxi Feldspar prospect; Henry pegmatite), Cotopaxi Pegmatite area, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Kainosite-(Y)
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘCotopaxi Feldspar Mine (Cotopaxi Feldspar prospect; Henry pegmatite), Cotopaxi Pegmatite area, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
79.8km (49.6 miles) ⓘStove Mountain (Cookstove Mountain), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
References
AmMin 47:328
 
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