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Zircon from
Climax Mine (Mine No. 8 U.S. Mica Company; Climax Mica Mine), Micanite Mining District (Currant Creek Mining District), Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Climax Mine (Mine No. 8 U.S. Mica Company; Climax Mica Mine), Micanite Mining District (Currant Creek Mining District), Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:998920
Long-form Identifier:1:3:998920:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘBetty Mine (Lone Chimney Mine; Betty Lowe), Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
33.4km (20.8 miles) ⓘLake George, Park County, Colorado, USA
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘCotopaxi Feldspar Mine (Cotopaxi Feldspar prospect; Henry pegmatite), Cotopaxi Pegmatite area, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘBlack Cloud Mine, Teller County, Colorado, USA
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘGreen Mountain Mine (Copper Boy Mine), Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
37.1km (23.0 miles) ⓘLake George ring complex, Pikes Peak batholith, Teller County, Colorado, USA
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘCrystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘIron Mountain, Iron Mountain complex, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
39.5km (24.6 miles) ⓘRoad Gulch, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘCotopaxi Mine (Cotopaxi lode; Gumaer Mine; Fannie lode; Fannie Mill), Mine Gulch, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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