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Uraninite from
Thunder Mountain, Needle Mountain Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Uraninite
Formula:UO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uraninite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Thunder Mountain, Needle Mountain Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:493466
Long-form Identifier:1:3:493466:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Uraninite in this Region
Cornucopia Vein, Thunder Mountain, Needle Mountain Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
Johnson Vein, Thunder Mountain, Needle Mountain Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Uraninite
14.9km (9.2 miles) ⓘClyde Long property, Elk Park, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘTuckerville prospects, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘSurprise Occurrence (Elk Mine), Elk Park Area, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘCarbonate King Mine, Corkscrew Gulch, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘNational Belle Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘPearl and Ruby Groups (Ruby; MS 12860; Patented Claims: Pearl; MS 12860), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
41.9km (26.0 miles) ⓘMichael Breen Mine, Upper Uncompahgre River, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘSchafer Ranch Deposit (Claim: Uranium Queen; Uranium Queen Mine?), Durango Area, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
42.7km (26.6 miles) ⓘDunmore Mine, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘCamp Bird Mine, Imogene Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray 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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