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Melonite from
Keystone Mine, Magnolia Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Melonite
Formula:NiTe2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Keystone Mine, Magnolia Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:463582
Long-form Identifier:1:3:463582:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Melonite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘLady Franklin Mine, Magnolia Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘFortune Occurrence, Magnolia Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘEmpress (Sylvan Ute), Boulder County Tungsten Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘEmpress Mine & Post Boy Tunnel, Sugarloaf Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘWild Tiger Mine, Boulder County Tungsten Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘAlpine Horn, Sugarloaf Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘLittle Johnny Mine (Emancipation group; Home Sweet Home occurrence), Gold Hill, Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘIngram mine (Valley Forge Occurrence; Critic and Railroad Boy; Sunshine; Three Brothers; Atchison; Belle; Golden Eagle; Melvina; Baron; Richmond), Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘMelvina, Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘSunshine Group, Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing. 676pp.
Missen, O. P., Back, M. E., Mills, S. J., Roberts, A. C., LePage, Y., Pinch, W. W., & Mandarino, J. A. (2021). Crystal Chemistry of Zemannite-Type Structures: III. Keystoneite, the Ni2+-Analogue of Zemannite, and Ferrotellurite Discredited. The Canadian Mineralogist, 59(2), 355-364.
 
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