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Uraninite from
Silver Cliff Mine (Rochelle Mine), Lusk, Niobrara County, Wyoming, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Uraninite
Formula:UO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite1
Quartz1
Uranophane1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uraninite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silver Cliff Mine (Rochelle Mine), Lusk, Niobrara County, Wyoming, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:985648
Long-form Identifier:1:3:985648:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uraninite
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘPhillip and Flanagan Claims, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘWest Shirley Basin Occurrence, Goshen County, Wyoming, USA
77.9km (48.4 miles) ⓘTrail Creek Mine, Converse County, Wyoming, USA
87.1km (54.1 miles) ⓘRunge Mine, Edgemont Uranium Mining District, Fall River County, South Dakota, USA
91.0km (56.5 miles) ⓘFreezeout mine, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
91.6km (56.9 miles) ⓘFreezeout No. 3 (Pilsner Group; S. Red Canyon Group), Edgemont Uranium Mining District, Fall River County, South Dakota, USA
93.1km (57.8 miles) ⓘHighland Uranium Operation, Highland Flats-Box Creek Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA
98.3km (61.1 miles) ⓘMorton Ranch Uranium Mine, Southern Powder River Basin Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA
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