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Sillimanite from
Turkey Creek, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA


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Sillimanite

Turkey Creek, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
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Sillimanite

Turkey Creek, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
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Sillimanite

Turkey Creek, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Creek
Classification
Species:Sillimanite
Formula:Al2(SiO4)O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sillimanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Turkey Creek, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:489902
Long-form Identifier:1:3:489902:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sillimanite
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘLadwig Group (Ladwig No. 2; Ladwig No. 3; Claims: Ladwig No. 1), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘCreswell Mine, Bergen Park area, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
20.0km (12.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Rutile Occurrence (MRDS - 10090176), Clear Creek Pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘGuy Hill pegmatite area, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘAjax Mica Mine (Floyd Hill Mica Mine), Clear Creek Pegmatite Province, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘVigilant; Banta Hill; Gold; Bunkhouse Occurrence, Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘJennie Lind Tunnel No. 1, Idaho Springs, Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘOld Town Shaft, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘBonanza, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘMurry Mine, Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek 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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