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Sandstone from
Pickett Corral Mine, Montrose County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Sandstone
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Trebiskyite1
Corvusite1
Montroseite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sandstone data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pickett Corral Mine, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1335911
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1335911:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sandstone
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘHummer Mine, Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘUnknown Vanadium - Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10018072), Montrose County, Colorado, USA
16.3km (10.2 miles) ⓘCliff Dweller Mine, La Sal Mining District (Paradox Valley Mining District), Montrose County, Colorado, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘCougar Mine, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘBurro Mine, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘLa Salle Mine (La Salle Group), Montrose County, Colorado, USA
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘUravan No. 2 Mine, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘClub Group; J. M., Montrose County, Colorado, USA
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘUnknown Vanadium - Uranium (MRDS - 10017809), Montrose County, Colorado, USA
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘYellow Bird Mines (Yellow Bird Vanadium), La Sal Mining District (Paradox Valley Mining District), Montrose County, Colorado, USA
References
Kampf, Anthony R., Hughes, John M., Nash, Barbara P., Marty, Joe (2019) Bicapite, KNa2Mg2(H2PV5+14O42)·25H2O, a new polyoxometalate mineral with a bicapped Keggin anion from the Pickett Corral mine, Montrose County, Colorado, U.S.A. American Mineralogist, 104 (12) 1851-1856 doi:10.2138/am-2019-7027
Olds, T.A.; Emproto, C.; Kampf, A.R.; Ma, C.; Marty, J. (2026) Szilagyiite, a new uranyl carbonate-selenite mineral related to schröckingerite from the Pickett Corral mine, Montrose County, Colorado, USA. Journal of Geosciences, 70 (3). p.177-188. doi:10.3190/jgeosci.0049.25
 
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