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Fuchsite from
Purgatory Gulch prospect, Encampment Mining District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA


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Fuchsite, etc.

Purgatory Gulch prospect, Encampment Mining District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
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Fuchsite, etc.

Purgatory Gulch prospect, Encampment Mining District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
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Fuchsite, etc.

Purgatory Gulch prospect, Encampment Mining District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
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Fuchsite, etc.

Purgatory Gulch prospect, Encampment Mining District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
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Fuchsite, etc.

Purgatory Gulch prospect, Encampment Mining District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
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Fuchsite, etc.

Purgatory Gulch prospect, Encampment Mining District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Fuchsite
Formula:K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2
Native Gold2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fuchsite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Purgatory Gulch prospect, Encampment Mining District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1600829
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1600829:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fuchsite
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘAnderson Ranch, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
67.0km (41.6 miles) ⓘQuartz pebble conglomerate, Cooper Hill District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
67.7km (42.1 miles) ⓘMedicine Bow Mountains, Jackson County, Colorado, USA
References
Frank KarastiIdentified by Frank Karasti: Visual Identification
 
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