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Carnotite from
Morning Star Mine (Moonlight; November), Montrose County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Carnotite
Formula:K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Carnotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Morning Star Mine (Moonlight; November), Montrose County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:187109
Long-form Identifier:1:3:187109:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Carnotite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘMorning Star Mine, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘAngle Mine, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘWedge Mine, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘMarjorie Ann Mine, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘEvening Star Mine, La Sal Mining District (Paradox Valley Mining District), Montrose County, Colorado, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘSumner Mine, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘGramlich Group, La Sal Mining District (Paradox Valley Mining District), Montrose County, Colorado, USA
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘConfusion Mine, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘVista Grande Mine, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘYellow Bird Mines (Yellow Bird Vanadium), La Sal Mining District (Paradox Valley Mining District), Montrose County, Colorado, USA
References
Bullock, Kenneth C. (1981) Minerals and mineral localities of Utah. Bulletin 117. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey
 
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