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Vermiculite from
Vermiculite Mine (MRDS - 10013422), Gem Park complex, Fremont County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Vermiculite
Formula:Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vermiculite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vermiculite Mine (MRDS - 10013422), Gem Park complex, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:35301
Long-form Identifier:1:3:35301:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vermiculite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘUnknown Vermiculite (MRDS - 10018411), Gem Park Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘNiles Mine, Gem Park complex, Custer County, Colorado, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘLetha Lee Prospect, Gem Park complex, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘGem Park; Goldenite; Silverite Occurrence, Custer County, Colorado, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘPhares & Allen Occurrence, Custer County, Colorado, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘShorty Robinson Lode (Marjorie Lode), Rosita Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘYoung Mine, Rosita Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘIron Queen, Rosita Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘMorning Star Claims 1943, McIntyre Gulch Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘHaputa Ranch (Haputa Extension), Custer County, Colorado, USA
References
USGS Prof Paper 649
Armbrustmacher, T. J. (1988) Geology and resources of thorium and associated elements in the Wet Mountains area, Fremont and Custer counties, Colorado. USGS Professional Paper: 1049-F
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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