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Beryl from
Big Sheep Horn Mine, Park County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Beryl
Formula:Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Beryl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Big Sheep Horn Mine, Park County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:310983
Long-form Identifier:1:3:310983:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Beryl
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘJ & S Group (J & S No. 1; J & S No. 2; J & S No. 3), Lake George Beryllium area (Badger Flats Beryllium area; Mountain Dale), Park County, Colorado, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘChampell Mine, Lake George Beryllium area (Badger Flats Beryllium area; Mountain Dale), Park County, Colorado, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘBoomer Mine (East Boomer; Outhouse Lode; Mammoth Lode; Florman Shaft), Lake George Beryllium area (Badger Flats Beryllium area; Mountain Dale), Park County, Colorado, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘBadger Flats Area (China Wall Cupola; Boomer Mine; Mary Lee Mine; Redskin Mine), Lake George Beryllium area (Badger Flats Beryllium area; Mountain Dale), Park County, Colorado, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘBlue Jay Mine, Lake George Beryllium area (Badger Flats Beryllium area; Mountain Dale), Park County, Colorado, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘA & C Claims (A & C No. 2 Claim; China Wall Cupola), Lake George Beryllium area (Badger Flats Beryllium area; Mountain Dale), Park County, Colorado, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘHazel Marie Group, Lake George Beryllium area (Badger Flats Beryllium area; Mountain Dale), Park County, Colorado, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘHappy Thought Mine (Fort De Vincennes), Lake George Beryllium area (Badger Flats Beryllium area; Mountain Dale), Park County, Colorado, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘTennessee Mine (Tennessee No. 2), Lake George Beryllium area (Badger Flats Beryllium area; Mountain Dale), Park County, Colorado, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘMary Lea-Little Bear Mine (Mary Lee Mine; Little Bear No. 2 Mine), Lake George, Park County, Colorado, USA
References
Meeves, H.; Harrer, C.M.; Salsbury, M.H.; Konselman, A.S; Shannon, S.S. Jnr. (1966) Reconnaissance of beryllium-bearing pegmatite deposits in six western states: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8298. United States Department of the Interior 34 pp.p.31 - (Table A-1)
 
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