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Corundum from
Cresson open pit, Cripple Creek, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Corundum
Formula:Al2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Corundum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cresson open pit, Cripple Creek, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:884103
Long-form Identifier:1:3:884103:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Corundum
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘWHEX Open Pit (Wild Horse Extension Pit), Cripple Creek, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘRed Mountain, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘBetty Mine (Lone Chimney Mine; Betty Lowe), Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
70.4km (43.8 miles) ⓘCalumet Mine, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
78.2km (48.6 miles) ⓘSedalia Mine (Sedalia Copper Mine), Sedalia Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
82.1km (51.0 miles) ⓘMarion Mine, Custer County, Colorado, USA
84.7km (52.6 miles) ⓘAmethyst Prospect, Custer County, Colorado, USA
References
Linda Semenyna P.Geo. (2014) at FLSmidth. Mineral Identification and Analysis MP-1 thru MP-12
 
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