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Autunite from
Globe Hill Mine, Globe Hill, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Autunite
Formula:Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Comments:possibly erroneously reported. At least some small greenish-yellow platey crystals from this locality have been identified as the hydrous strontium uranyl vanadate finchite. If "autunite" from this locality has only been visually identified and has not been chemically verified, it may in fact be finchite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Autunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Globe Hill Mine, Globe Hill, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:303432
Long-form Identifier:1:3:303432:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Autunite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘGlobe Hill, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘHigh Park Prospect, High Park Area, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘEight Mile Park, Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
38.2km (23.8 miles) ⓘCrescent Deposit, Tallahassee Creek Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘFirst Chance Mine, Tallahassee Creek Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
39.2km (24.3 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine (Last Chance Pit), Tallahassee Creek Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘPicnic Tree Mine (Picnic Tree Claims; Picnic Tree-Hall; Hall Homestead), Tallahassee Creek Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
41.9km (26.0 miles) ⓘHansen Ore Body Occurrence, Tallahassee Creek Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
45.3km (28.2 miles) ⓘHass 1-12 Prospects, Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
References
Carnein, Carl R., Bartos, Paul J. (2005) Famous mineral localities: The Cripple Creek Mining District, Colorado, in March - April 2005. The Mineralogical Record, 36 (2) 143-185
 
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