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Pitchblende from
Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Uraninite var: Pitchblende
Formula:UO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pitchblende data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:379797
Long-form Identifier:1:3:379797:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Pitchblende in this Region
Belle Lode and Freeman Group (Balls Lode), Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
Kathy Jo and Irishman's Dream Claims (East Mine; Lost Nueve Mine), Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
Shurshot Claims, Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
Thornburg Mine (Los Ochos claims; Los Ochos Mine; Thornburg No. 1 Mine; T-1 Mine), Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Pitchblende
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘThornburg Mine (Los Ochos claims; Los Ochos Mine; Thornburg No. 1 Mine; T-1 Mine), Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘBelle Lode and Freeman Group (Balls Lode), Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘKathy Jo and Irishman's Dream Claims (East Mine; Lost Nueve Mine), Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘShurshot Claims, Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘApache No. 4 Prospect, Saguache County, Colorado, USA
41.1km (25.5 miles) ⓘPitch Mine, Saguache County, Colorado, USA
42.2km (26.2 miles) ⓘLookout No. 22 claim, Saguache County, Colorado, USA
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘMarshall Pass No. 5 prospect, Saguache County, Colorado, USA
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘMarshall Pass Nos. 33 Claim (Marshall Pass Nos. 34 Claim; Marshall Pass Nos. 35 Claim; Marshall Pass Nos. 58 Claim; Olympia Extension; Marshall Pass Nos. 36 Claim), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘRawley Mine, Bonanza Mining District (Kerber Creek Mining District; Blake Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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