| Locality type: | Mining District |
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| Species: | Uraninite |
| Formula: | UO2 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Lignite | 1 photo of Uraninite associated with Lignite at this locality. |
| Thucholite | ⓘ1 photo of Uraninite associated with Thucholite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Uraninite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Placerville Mining District, Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 130598 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:130598:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 5aec93ea-c74f-45c3-be56-675572e010f6 |
| Localities for Uraninite in this Region |
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| Black King Mine (Black King No. 4; Black King No. 5; Black King No. 5 Claim; Unpatented Claims: Black King No. 1; Evans Claims; Weatherly Claims), Placerville Mining District, Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA |
| New Discovery (Barbara Jo Claim; White Spur; White Spar), Placerville Mining District, Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA |
| Sunnyside Claims, Placerville, Placerville Mining District, Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA |
| Robinson Property, Placerville Mining District, Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA |
| Nearest other occurrences of Uraninite |
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| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | ⓘRobinson Property, Placerville Mining District, Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA |
| 1.5km (0.9 miles) | ⓘWhite Spar and Black King Occurrence, Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA |
| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘBlack King Mine (Black King No. 4; Black King No. 5; Black King No. 5 Claim; Unpatented Claims: Black King No. 1; Evans Claims; Weatherly Claims), Placerville Mining District, Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA |
| 3.1km (1.9 miles) | ⓘPocahontas Mine, Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA |
| 5.7km (3.6 miles) | ⓘSunnyside Claims, Placerville, Placerville Mining District, Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA |
| 7.6km (4.7 miles) | ⓘNew Discovery (Barbara Jo Claim; White Spur; White Spar), Placerville Mining District, Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA |
| 28.9km (17.9 miles) | ⓘCamp Bird Mine, Imogene Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA |
| 32.8km (20.4 miles) | ⓘNational Belle Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA |
| 33.2km (20.6 miles) | ⓘAmerican Nettie Mine, Gold Hill, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA |
| 34.2km (21.2 miles) | ⓘBear Creek, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA |
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| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | deposits which are well known from the Colorado Plateau, USA. Most mineralization at Bigrlyi occurs as...purple–red sandstone succession. A larger halo of lower grade vanadium mineralization extends beyond the...sites for, U-V mineralization. Coffinite and uraninite are the main uranium minerals, with the former...Basin and Uravan Mineral Belt districts of the Colorado Plateau. In these deposits it is believed that...[6]. The distribution of U-V ore bodies of the Colorado Plateau is described as being mostly controlled |
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Placerville Mining District, Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA