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Phenakite from
Specimen Rock, El Paso County, Colorado, USA


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Phenakite, etc.

Specimen Rock, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
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Phenakite, etc.

Specimen Rock, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
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Phenakite, etc.

Specimen Rock, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
05971370017272050546419.jpg
Phenakite, etc.

Specimen Rock, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
01196850017363651504129.jpg
Phenakite, etc.

Specimen Rock, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
03497560017363651506935.jpg
Phenakite, etc.

Specimen Rock, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
05971370017272050546419.jpg
Phenakite, etc.

Specimen Rock, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
01196850017363651504129.jpg
Phenakite, etc.

Specimen Rock, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
03497560017363651506935.jpg
Phenakite, etc.

Specimen Rock, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Phenakite
Formula:Be2SiO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Phenakite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Specimen Rock, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:8574
Long-form Identifier:1:3:8574:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Phenakite in this Region
Bear Creek Canyon, Specimen Rock, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Phenakite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘSentinel rock (Specimen rock), Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘHunters Run, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘStove Mountain (Cookstove Mountain), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘCameron Cone, Crystal Park, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
35.8km (22.2 miles) ⓘFlorissant (Topaz Butte), Teller County, Colorado, USA
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘCrystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
40.8km (25.4 miles) ⓘRay Ziegler pegmatite pocket, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘTen-Percenter Mine, Teller County, Colorado, USA
52.9km (32.8 miles) ⓘTopaz Mountain Gem Mine (Matucat Road deposits), Park County, Colorado, USA
55.0km (34.2 miles) ⓘBadger Flats Area (China Wall Cupola; Boomer Mine; Mary Lee Mine; Redskin Mine), Lake George Beryllium area (Badger Flats Beryllium area; Mountain Dale), Park County, Colorado, USA
References
Pearl, Richard M. (1974) Minerals of the Pikes Peak Granite [Colorado]. The Mineralogical Record, 5 (4) 183-189pp.187-187
 
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