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Pyrophyllite from
Chicago Basin, Needle Mountain Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Basin
Classification
Species:Pyrophyllite
Formula:Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrophyllite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chicago Basin, Needle Mountain Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:706346
Long-form Identifier:1:3:706346:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrophyllite
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘChicago Basin Disseminated Molybdenum Deposit, Needle Mountain Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘBrooklyn Mine, Brown's Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘLongfellow Mine, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘRico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Montezuma County, Colorado, USA
92.8km (57.7 miles) ⓘSummitville Mine, Summitville, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA
94.3km (58.6 miles) ⓘLookout Mountain, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA
References
USGS Bull 1434
 
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