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Corvusite from
Parco No. 23 Mine, Parco Mines, Yellow Cat Mesa, Thompsons Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Corvusite
Formula:(Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20 · 6-10H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Corvusite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Parco No. 23 Mine, Parco Mines, Yellow Cat Mesa, Thompsons Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:183318
Long-form Identifier:1:3:183318:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Corvusite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘLittle Eva Mine, Yellow Cat Mesa, Thompsons Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘSchool Section 32; 22-22, Thompsons Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘCactus Rat Mine, The Poison Strip, Thompsons Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘJuniper Mine, Thompsons Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘLost Dutchman Mine, Beaver Mesa, Gateway Mining District, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
50.0km (31.1 miles) ⓘHubbard Homestead Mine, Beaver Mesa, Gateway Mining District, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
62.3km (38.7 miles) ⓘSmall Spot Mine, Calamity Mesa, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
64.0km (39.8 miles) ⓘValley View Mine, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
66.9km (41.6 miles) ⓘLittle Peter Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
67.0km (41.6 miles) ⓘGray Daun Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
References
Thomspon, M. E., Roach, Carl, Braddock, William (1956) New occurrences of native selenium. American Mineralogist, 41 (1-2) 156-157
Weeks, A. D., Lindberg, M. L., Truesdell, A. H., Meyrowitz, R. (1964) Grantsite, a new hydrated sodium calcium vanadate from New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah. American Mineralogist, 49 (11-12) 1511-1526
Bullock, Kenneth C. (1981) Minerals and mineral localities of Utah. Bulletin 117. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey
 
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