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Epidote from
Platt Pegmatite Mine, Big Creek pegmatite District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Platt Pegmatite Mine, Big Creek pegmatite District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1597084
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1597084:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘDouglas Mine (Morning Star claims 1868 & 1871; Douglas Gold and Copper Company), Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘNew Rambler mine (Rambler Mine; Holmes Mine; Electrolytic Mine; Great Rambler Mine), New Rambler Mining District, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘAlbany Mine, Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘCuprite Mine, Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘUtopia Mine, Centennial Ridge Mining District (La Plata Mining District), Albany County, Wyoming, USA
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘItmay Mine, Encampment Mining District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘCentennial Mine, Centennial Ridge Mining District (La Plata Mining District), Albany County, Wyoming, USA
51.6km (32.1 miles) ⓘSilver King prospect, Cooper Hill District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
52.9km (32.9 miles) ⓘAlbion Mine, Cooper Hill District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘGreenville Mine (Greenville Shaft prospect), Clark, Routt County, Colorado, USA
References
Sutherland W.M. and Cola E.C. (2016) A Comprehensive Report on Rare Earth Elements in Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey, Report of Investigations, no. 71, 137 p.
 
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