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Alunite from
Christmas Mine, Alunite Ridge, Mount Baldy-Ohio Mining District, Piute County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Alunite
Formula:KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Alunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Christmas Mine, Alunite Ridge, Mount Baldy-Ohio Mining District, Piute County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:185883
Long-form Identifier:1:3:185883:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Alunite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘAetna Mine (Edna Mine), Mount Baldy-Ohio Mining District, Piute County, Utah, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘMineral Products Mine (Bradburn Deposit), Alunite Ridge, Mount Baldy-Ohio Mining District, Piute County, Utah, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘL and N Mine, Alunite Ridge, Mount Baldy-Ohio Mining District, Piute County, Utah, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘAlunite prospect (MRDS 10088093), Mount Baldy-Ohio Mining District, Piute County, Utah, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘDeer Trail Mountain, Piute County, Utah, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘCrystal Fraction Occurrence, Mount Baldy-Ohio Mining District, Piute County, Utah, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘCrystal Mine, Mount Baldy-Ohio Mining District, Piute County, Utah, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘClose In Mine, Mount Baldy-Ohio Mining District, Piute County, Utah, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘGrey Eagle Nos. 2; 7; 11 and 12 Occurrence, Piute County, Utah, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘMoffat Occurrence, Gold Mountain Mining District (Kimberly Mining District), Deer Creek, Piute County, Utah, USA
References
Bullock, Kenneth C. (1981) Minerals and mineral localities of Utah. Bulletin 117. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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