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Uraninite from
Cotopaxi Feldspar Mine (Cotopaxi Feldspar prospect; Henry pegmatite), Cotopaxi Pegmatite area, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Uraninite
Formula:UO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uraninite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cotopaxi Feldspar Mine (Cotopaxi Feldspar prospect; Henry pegmatite), Cotopaxi Pegmatite area, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:34992
Long-form Identifier:1:3:34992:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uraninite
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘSheila I Prospect, Texas Creek Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘGood Hope Dreamer Mine (Delano; Delano 5-12), Texas Creek Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘRainbow - Moose Pit, Tallahassee Creek Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘEast Big Wash Prospect (Sputnik No. 1), Tallahassee Creek Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘDickson - Snooper Mine (Ponderosa Ore Body; Snooper-Dickson Mine), Tallahassee Creek Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘHansen Ore Body Occurrence, Tallahassee Creek Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘGlen Williams Mine (Williams Mine), Tallahassee Creek Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘPicnic Tree Mine (Picnic Tree Claims; Picnic Tree-Hall; Hall Homestead), Tallahassee Creek Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘSection 36 Mine (Glen Williams Mine?), Tallahassee Creek Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘTallahassee Creek Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
References
Hanley, J.B., Heinrich, E.W., Page, L.R. (1950) Pegmatite investigations in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah, 1942-1944. Professional Paper 227. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp227
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing. 676pp.pp.14-15
 
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