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Montroseite from
Bitter Creek Mine, Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA


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Montroseite

Bitter Creek Mine, Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
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Montroseite

Bitter Creek Mine, Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
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Montroseite

Bitter Creek Mine, Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Montroseite
Formula:(V3+,Fe3+)O(OH)
Comments:The Bitter Creek mine is the type locality for montroseite (Weeks and others, 1950, 1953). The microscopic, bladed prismatic crystals and compact crystalline aggregates of montroseite were also noted by Heyl (1957).
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Montroseite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bitter Creek Mine, Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:30126
Long-form Identifier:1:3:30126:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Montroseite
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘWhitney Mine, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘJ J Mine, Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘJo Dandy Mine, Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘOpera Box Mine (Aztec Mine), Gypsum Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘDuggan Adit, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘPeanut Mine, Bull Canyon, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘSpring Creek Mesa, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘBlue Streak Mine, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘPickett Corral Mine, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘAEC Lease Tract Unit C-SM-18 Prospect, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
References
USGS Bull 1042F
"Mmer,Min.(1951) 36, 326-327 (abstract)
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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