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Vermiculite from
Tung Ash Mine, Chaffee 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 Tung Ash Mine, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:493583
Long-form Identifier:1:3:493583:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vermiculite
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘTurret Deposit, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘCalumet Mine, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘAbe Lincoln No. 2 occurrence, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘSpinney Mountain Deposit, Park County, Colorado, USA
62.2km (38.6 miles) ⓘMorning Star Claims 1943, McIntyre Gulch Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
62.9km (39.1 miles) ⓘHaymon, Lake George (Badger Flats) Area, Park County, Colorado, USA
64.0km (39.8 miles) ⓘLetha Lee Prospect, Gem Park complex, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
65.0km (40.4 miles) ⓘUnknown Vermiculite (MRDS - 10018411), Gem Park Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
65.3km (40.6 miles) ⓘVermiculite Mine (MRDS - 10013422), Gem Park complex, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
65.4km (40.7 miles) ⓘNiles Mine, Gem Park complex, Custer County, Colorado, USA
References
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Open-File Report 01-475
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing. 676pp.
 
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