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Ilmenite from
Niles Mine, Gem Park complex, Custer County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Ilmenite
Formula:Fe2+TiO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ilmenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Niles Mine, Gem Park complex, Custer County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:798742
Long-form Identifier:1:3:798742:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ilmenite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘVermiculite Mine (MRDS - 10013422), Gem Park complex, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘIlmenite Pegmatite Occurrence (MRDS - 10010868), Lookout Mountain Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘGoldie carbonatite, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘIron Mountain Mine (Iron Mountain Deposit; Iron Mountain Titaniferous Magnetite Deposit), McClure Mountain Complex, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘIron Mountain, Iron Mountain complex, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘCotopaxi Mine (Cotopaxi lode; Gumaer Mine; Fannie lode; Fannie Mill), Mine Gulch, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
18.6km (11.5 miles) ⓘGreen Mountain Mine (Copper Boy Mine), Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘFive Points Gulch, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘAmethyst carbonatite, McClure Mountain Complex, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘBaumer Pegmatite Prospect, Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
References
Armbrustmacher, T. J. (1988) Geology and resources of thorium and associated elements in the Wet Mountains area, Fremont and Custer counties, Colorado. USGS Professional Paper: 1049-F
 
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