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Garnet Group from
Pitkin Mine, Independence (Independence Pass), Columbia Mining District (Ashcroft Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Garnet Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:X3Z2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Garnet Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pitkin Mine, Independence (Independence Pass), Columbia Mining District (Ashcroft Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:664716
Long-form Identifier:1:3:664716:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
45.5km (28.3 miles) ⓘCumberland; Sinbad; York; Deadlock; Michigan Occurrence, Tincup Mining District (Pieplant Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘBon Ton Mine, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘClimax Mine, Climax, Climax Mining District, Lake County, Colorado, USA
48.7km (30.2 miles) ⓘBuena Vista Occurrence, Buena Vista Area, Free Gold Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
49.3km (30.7 miles) ⓘBoulder Lake, Gold Brick Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
53.5km (33.2 miles) ⓘD & G Mine, Kokomo-Tenmile area, Summit County, Colorado, USA
57.7km (35.8 miles) ⓘBucky pegmatite (New Anniversary; Willow Creek), Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘCrystal No. 8 Mine, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
58.0km (36.0 miles) ⓘMonazite claims, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
58.3km (36.3 miles) ⓘMonzonite Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
References
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1073
 
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