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Dolomite from
Continental Chief Mine, Dyer Mountain, Horseshoe District, Mosquito Range, Lake County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Azurite2
Baryte2
Quartz2
Hemimorphite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Continental Chief Mine, Dyer Mountain, Horseshoe District, Mosquito Range, Lake County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:492253
Long-form Identifier:1:3:492253:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘSherman Mine (Sherman tunnel; Leadville Corporation Mine; Day Mines; Hilltop Mine), Upper Iowa Gulch, Lake County, Colorado, USA
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘHill Top Mine, Horseshoe Basin Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘBlack Cloud Mine (Resurrection Mine 0080650339; Yak Tunnel; Leadville Unit; Irene Shaft), Iowa Gulch, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘSherwood Mine, Alma, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘEmily Shaft Hollis Property, Lake County, Colorado, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘMudsill Mine, Horseshoe Basin Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘSacramento Mine, Sacramento, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘLillian Mines, Printer Boy Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘBallard - President - Big Six Mine, Lake County, Colorado, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘNew York Mountain, Alma, Alma Mining District, Park 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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