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Uranophane from
Opera Box Mine (Aztec Mine), Gypsum Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA


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Uranophane

Opera Box Mine, Gypsum Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
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Uranophane, etc.

Opera Box Mine, Gypsum Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
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Uranophane

Opera Box Mine, Gypsum Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
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Uranophane, etc.

Opera Box Mine, Gypsum Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
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Uranophane

Opera Box Mine, Gypsum Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
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Uranophane, etc.

Opera Box Mine, Gypsum Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Uranophane
Formula:Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Montroseite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uranophane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Opera Box Mine (Aztec Mine), Gypsum Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1243349
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1243349:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uranophane
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘLucky no. 1 Mine, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘGray Daun Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘFirefly–Pigmay Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
43.7km (27.2 miles) ⓘSmall Fry Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘUnknown Uranium (Bridger Jack Mesa 1 - 14; MRDS - 10079027), Moab - Bridger Jack Mesa, San Juan County, Utah, USA
65.3km (40.6 miles) ⓘBlack King Mine (Black King No. 4; Black King No. 5; Black King No. 5 Claim; Unpatented Claims: Black King No. 1; Evans Claims; Weatherly Claims), Placerville Mining District, Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
77.2km (47.9 miles) ⓘHoney Bee No. 1 (Atomic King No. 2; Monte Cristo Group), Lower Kane Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘSchool Section 32 Mines, Lower Kane Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
81.2km (50.5 miles) ⓘUtah School Section 32 (Kane Creek Incline No. 1), Lower Kane Creek Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
97.8km (60.8 miles) ⓘRepete Mine, Montezuma Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
References
Nikischer, T. (2015), A new Locality for Magnesiocpascoite, Mineral News, Vol. 31, No. 2
 
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