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Titanite from
Cotopaxi Mine (Cotopaxi lode; Gumaer Mine; Fannie lode; Fannie Mill), Mine Gulch, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Titanite
Formula:CaTiO(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Titanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cotopaxi Mine (Cotopaxi lode; Gumaer Mine; Fannie lode; Fannie Mill), Mine Gulch, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:509583
Long-form Identifier:1:3:509583:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Titanite
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘMcClure Mountain, Iron Mountain complex, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘFour Claim Group, Currant Creek Area, Guffey Mining District (Freshwater Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘCalumet Mine, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘSedalia Mine (Sedalia Copper Mine), Sedalia Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘMill Gulch Mine, Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine (Copper Queen Mine), Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
54.6km (34.0 miles) ⓘNachtrieb pegmatite, Buena Vista, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
56.1km (34.9 miles) ⓘMount White, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
79.7km (49.5 miles) ⓘCheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
82.1km (51.0 miles) ⓘStove Mountain Mineral Locality (Cook Stove Mountain Mineral Locality), Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
References
Am Min 50:1179-1212
 
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