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Zircon from
Independence (Independence Pass), Columbia Mining District (Ashcroft Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Pass
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Independence (Independence Pass), Columbia Mining District (Ashcroft Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:896885
Long-form Identifier:1:3:896885:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
37.7km (23.4 miles) ⓘSnowmass Creek Mine, Snowmass Creek Area, Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘSweet Home Mine, Detroit City Claim Block, Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘBon Ton Mine, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
56.5km (35.1 miles) ⓘClora May Mine, Newett, Buena Vista, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
56.7km (35.2 miles) ⓘNachtrieb pegmatite, Buena Vista, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
59.2km (36.8 miles) ⓘMonazite claims, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
59.6km (37.1 miles) ⓘMonzonite Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
60.9km (37.9 miles) ⓘMargo claim group (Vickie-Lee; Delores-Marie), Tomichi Mining District (White Pine Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
71.8km (44.6 miles) ⓘAce High - Jackpot Prospect, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
72.7km (45.2 miles) ⓘSedalia Mine (Sedalia Copper Mine), Sedalia Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
References
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