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Epidote from
Unnamed Prospects, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
| Locality type: | Prospect | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Epidote | |
| Formula: | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) | |
| Comments: | The epidote is mostly massive, filling spaces between other minerals. there are a few better formed crystals I found, although they were in quartz and not freely exposed in vugs or in calcite like they are in other nearby areas. | |
| Colour: | green | |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) | |
| Abundance at site: | Very common | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Grossular | 2 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Epidote data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Unnamed Prospects, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 632216 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:632216:8 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Epidote | ||
| 3.0km (1.8 miles) | ⓘCalumet Mine, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA | |
| 8.8km (5.5 miles) | ⓘSedalia Mine (Sedalia Copper Mine), Sedalia Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA | |
| 24.0km (14.9 miles) | ⓘMount White, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA | |
| 26.5km (16.5 miles) | ⓘCinderella, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA | |
| 27.6km (17.1 miles) | ⓘPoncha Pass Claim (3 Claims; Lucky Nos. 1), Poncha Pass Area, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA | |
| 28.5km (17.7 miles) | ⓘTom Cat mine, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA | |
| 29.2km (18.1 miles) | ⓘJoker Lode Iron Deposit (Iron Age Mine; Long Gulch Lode Claims; Iron Mine), Long Gulch Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA | |
| 29.4km (18.3 miles) | ⓘCree Camp, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA | |
| 30.0km (18.6 miles) | ⓘTaylor Gulch, Garfield, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA | |
| 32.9km (20.5 miles) | ⓘSchool Section Prospect (B&G Claim), Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA | |
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