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Perry Park, Douglas County, Colorado, USAi
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Perry Park gypsum satin spar site from Perry Park Blvd., 3 July 2020

Perry Park, Douglas County, Colorado, USA
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Vein of gypsum satin spar at Perry Park, Colorado, 3 July 2020

Perry Park, Douglas County, Colorado, USA
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Sedimentary formations surrounding the Perry Park gypsum satin spar locality, 3 July 2020

Perry Park, Douglas County, Colorado, USA
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Perry Park gypsum satin spar site from Perry Park Blvd., 3 July 2020

Perry Park, Douglas County, Colorado, USA
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Vein of gypsum satin spar at Perry Park, Colorado, 3 July 2020

Perry Park, Douglas County, Colorado, USA
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Sedimentary formations surrounding the Perry Park gypsum satin spar locality, 3 July 2020

Perry Park, Douglas County, Colorado, USA
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Perry Park gypsum satin spar site from Perry Park Blvd., 3 July 2020

Perry Park, Douglas County, Colorado, USA
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Vein of gypsum satin spar at Perry Park, Colorado, 3 July 2020

Perry Park, Douglas County, Colorado, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 15' 23'' North , 104° 59' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Perry Park1,646 (2011)0.0km
Larkspur194 (2017)9.6km
Palmer Lake2,590 (2017)16.3km
Castle Rock55,591 (2017)17.4km
Westcreek129 (2011)18.7km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Littleton Gem and Mineral Club, Inc.Littleton, Colorado40km
Lake George Gem & Mineral clubLake George, Colorado44km
Colorado Springs Mineral SocietyColorado Springs, Colorado49km
Mindat Locality ID:
6109
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:6109:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Perry Park is 10 mi northwest of Palmer Lake. It can be reached easily from either Larkspur or Palmer Lake, and is about 1 mi west of the junction of the roads westward from these towns. ("Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 13, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997)

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum
var. Alabaster
7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘvar. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘvar. Satin Spar Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Glauconite'-K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Gypsum var. AlabasterCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Gypsum var. Satin Spar GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Gypsum var. AlabasterCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ Gypsum var. Satin Spar GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ Gypsum var. AlabasterCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ Gypsum var. Satin Spar GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Gypsum var. AlabasterCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ Gypsum var. Satin Spar GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2

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