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Spessartine from
Mica Lode Mine (Mica Hill Mine), Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Spessartine
Formula:Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Djurleite2
Malachite2
Almandine1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spessartine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mica Lode Mine (Mica Hill Mine), Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:492230
Long-form Identifier:1:3:492230:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spessartine
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘEight Mile Park, Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘChief lithium pegmatite, Texas Creek Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
61.6km (38.3 miles) ⓘBob Cat Mine, Crestone Mining District (Baca Grant Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
65.1km (40.5 miles) ⓘWilkerson Pass Area, Park County, Colorado, USA
73.0km (45.3 miles) ⓘRuby Mountain, Nathrop, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
References
Hanley, J.B., Heinrich, E.W., Page, L.R. (1950) Pegmatite investigations in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah, 1942-1944. Professional Paper 227. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp227
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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