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Chlorite Group from
Star of the West Mine (Ainsworth; Upper Star of the West Mine), Grayback Mining District (Russell Mining District), Costilla County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Chlorite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chlorite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Star of the West Mine (Ainsworth; Upper Star of the West Mine), Grayback Mining District (Russell Mining District), Costilla County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:373247
Long-form Identifier:1:3:373247:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chlorite Group
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘLower Star of the West Mine (Stoddard Mine), Grayback Mining District (Russell Mining District), Costilla County, Colorado, USA
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘIron Mountain Mine (Iron Mine; Iron Hill Mine), Rosita Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘJohn Spalding Occurrence (Spaulding), Custer County, Colorado, USA
73.6km (45.8 miles) ⓘSouth Fremont County prospects, Southern Grape Creek Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
77.4km (48.1 miles) ⓘRed Mountain Prospect (Mowe; Hollister and Drake Operation Claims: Mary Jean; Lucky Strike; Shamrock Claims), Copper Gulch Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
84.9km (52.7 miles) ⓘGreen Mountain Mine (Copper Boy Mine), Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
86.5km (53.8 miles) ⓘDawson Gold project, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
86.6km (53.8 miles) ⓘEl Plomo Mine, Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
93.3km (58.0 miles) ⓘCotopaxi Mine (Cotopaxi lode; Gumaer Mine; Fannie lode; Fannie Mill), Mine Gulch, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
94.7km (58.9 miles) ⓘBorder Feldspar Prospect No. 1 and No. 2, Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
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