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Cordierite from
Ladwig Group (Ladwig No. 2; Ladwig No. 3; Claims: Ladwig No. 1), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA


Classification
Species:Cordierite
Formula:Mg2Al4Si5O18
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cordierite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ladwig Group (Ladwig No. 2; Ladwig No. 3; Claims: Ladwig No. 1), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:695498
Long-form Identifier:1:3:695498:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cordierite
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘF.M.D. Mine, Evergreen Mining District (Malachite Mining District), Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘHigh Lonesome occurrence, Grand County, Colorado, USA
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘEast Inlet area, Grand County, Colorado, USA
83.0km (51.6 miles) ⓘBadger Mountain, Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
92.5km (57.5 miles) ⓘBlue Mountain Mine, Tarryall Springs Mining District (Puma City), Park County, Colorado, USA
References
USGS Open-File Report 79-1615
 
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