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Metaschoepite from
Burro Mine, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Metaschoepite
Formula:(UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 10H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Metaschoepite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Burro Mine, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1300787
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1300787:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Metaschoepite
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘGray Daun Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
66.4km (41.2 miles) ⓘHubbard Homestead Mine, Beaver Mesa, Gateway Mining District, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
References
Kampf, Anthony R., PlÃĄÅĄil, Jakub, Nash, Barbara P., Marty, Joe (2019) Ammoniomathesiusite, a new uranyl sulfate–vanadate mineral from the Burro mine, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA. Mineralogical Magazine, 83 (1) 115-121 doi:10.1180/mgm.2018.112
 
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