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Beryl from
Middle Mountain prospect, La Plata Mining District (Winfield Mining District), Chaffee County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Beryl
Formula:Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Beryl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Middle Mountain prospect, La Plata Mining District (Winfield Mining District), Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:997070
Long-form Identifier:1:3:997070:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Beryl
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘBanker Mine, La Plata Mining District (Winfield Mining District), Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘCool Beans Claim, Cross Mountain, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘComet group (Comet prospect), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘParakeet Mine, Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
39.7km (24.6 miles) ⓘCalifornia Mine, Upper Browns Creek area, Nathrop, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
40.5km (25.1 miles) ⓘMount White, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘAtlas Group, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘClora May Mine, Newett, Buena Vista, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
46.1km (28.6 miles) ⓘBucky pegmatite (New Anniversary; Willow Creek), Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
46.3km (28.7 miles) ⓘWillow Creek occurrence, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing. 676pp.
 
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